- MD-207522
- Elbaite, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)
- Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
- Miniature, 4.5 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
- Ex. Martin Zinn
- SOLD
A superb combination piece from the Himalaya Mine and the Marty Zinn Collection. The gorgeous, gemmy and lustrous, 3.2 cm, polychrome tourmaline is beautifully set in the side of a pristine, complete all-around, doubly terminated, glassy, smoky quartz crystal. A tiny, purple lepidolite is a super accent. The striking tourmaline grades from cranberry-red to classic, watermelon-pink and there is even a narrow, green zone at the other termination. The pinacoidal termination is pristine. Several of the faces on the smoky quartz are contacted and lightly frosted.