This is a rare matrix specimen from these mines, with a deep wine-red crystal enclosed in a quartz point, grown together somehow. The quartz is frosted or altering on its surface, giving a stark matte white background to the tourmaline which offsets it nicely. Complete, no repairs...this is rare, for the location, where most tourmalines are found as loose singles or big chunky matrix specimens but few in aesthetic associations. 188 grams