Bi-colored Tourmaline & Quartz (de Monmonier & Univ. of Arizona Coll.)

Himalaya Mine, San Diego Co. California
Miniature, 3.4 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 03/25/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/31/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A beautiful, gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored tourmaline from the famous Himalaya Mine. The base of the crystal is the pretty, classic "Himalaya-pink" and even has a bit of achroite (colorless) tourmaline on one side. The upper portion, including the complex pyramidal termination, is a beautiful strawberry-red color. Strikingly and aesthetically attached to the side is a 2.2 cm, glassy, doubly terminated quartz crystal. Complete all-around and pristine. A classic, well-striated, polychrome, combination beauty from this renowned locale. 32 grams. Ex Hubert de Monmonier & University of Arizona Museum Collections (definitely an older piece).

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