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MD-49325
Tourmaline (Var: Indicolite), Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)
Cruzeiro mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Miniature, 9.0 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm
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A DRAMATIC and AESTHETIC specimen of a gemmy and lustrous, 3.9 cm, blue-green indicolite tourmaline nicely attached to the side of a lustrous, translucent and etched, smoky quartz crystal from the famous Cruzeiro Mine of Brazil. This fine piece is from the collection of Steve Smale. Steve tells me, that this is one of the very first Brazilian pieces he bought on his first trip to Brazil in the 1960s. 9.0 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm