"Sword in the Stone" Smoky Quartz with Tourmaline Back to MIXED MINERAL AUCTIONS from Collections & New Finds - ENDS MARCH 4

• Starting Time:3/1/2010 01:30:00 AM(CST)
• Ending Time:3/4/2010 06:30:00 PM(CST)

• Time Left:Auction Is Closed

• Size:24.5 x 14.3 x 10.6 cm
• Size Description:LARGE CABINET

Description:A truly impressive LARGE CABINET specimen from a NEW FIND at a new locality in Minas Gerais - the Lapa da Onca Mine near Aracuai. This was found in October of 2009. The huge, very nearly pristine, complete all-around, glassy and transparent, smoky quartz crystal has a noticeable, smoky termination .It has preferential, lightly frosted faces and is pretty good on its own merits. However, it is strikingly impaled by a 8.5 cm-long, teal-blue indicolite to dark green tourmaline crystal!! The flanking beds of cleavelandite on albite are an excellent accent. Trivial bruising to the smoky termination is noted, but is certainly only a very modest detraction. Seldom do you see such a large specimen in such good condition from these mines. NO REPAIRS. And the tourmaline, is gorgeous especially when backlit as its all so transparent! 8.4 pounds or 3.8 kilos. Valued at $2500