8lhmrtg ((TOURMALINE on QUARTZ)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego, California, 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm, Cabinet | |
Here is a pegmatite specimen from the famous Himalaya Mine. It is a terminated Quartz crystal with two Tourmaline crystals, one 2.4 cm and one 2.8 cm. They are pale green with the larger having some pink near the Termination. The terminations are flat with the larger looking like a natural termination on the pink end and the other end is either a natural termination or a natural healed break. The smaller tourmaline dos look like both ends are healed breaks. There are also several smaller pale pink Tourmaline protruding on the backside. |