Tourmaline, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)
Ambatomigaby, Ampanivana area, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
5.4 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm. The pyramidal termination area on this highly lustrous, well-striated tourmaline crystal is a pleasing, gemmy and lustrous, rose-red. The remainder of the crystal is an opaque reddish-brown and the crystal is aesthetically, partially wrapped in smoky quartz. The back is contacted, but has no damage, per se. Ex. Wes Parker ...
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