SOLD
MD-156100
Elbaite, Quartz
Barra de Salinas district, Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 5.5 x 2.4 x 1.9 cm
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An incredibly cool specimen from Brazil, where a super-gemmy quartz crystal has wrapped itself around an equally gemmy, in fact gem-grade and cutter quality, tourmaline crystal! When this happens, these typically cannot be removed with terminations intact, but in this case, the most important termination of the tourmaline, sticking up from the top of the quartz termination, IS intact! The clarity of both the quartz and the tourmaline make this really special. There is a smaller crystal in back, also with one termination complete. Collection of French dealer in Brazilian minerals, Michel Jactat.