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MD-138023
Elbaite, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)
Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Small Cabinet, 5.4 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm
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An OLD-TIME, CLASSIC and very showy Himalaya Mine specimen. A 3.2 cm, pristine, gemmy and lustrous, green, pink and green tourmaline is very aesthetically attached to the side of a smoky quartz cleavage. The gemmy, green termination really sets the tourmaline off. The old label has a 1923 date on it! This historic piece could easily date to the late 1800s-early 1900s, when the mine was very active for the China trade.