Elbaite, Quartz

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This is a very unusual Himalaya mine tourmaline crystal, 3.5 x 2.2 cm, and varying to 1 cm thick. It is delicately but firmly ensconced in a doubly-terminated quartz crystal, making the whole piece a floater. A small, slender tourmaline is stuck inside, and shows just the tip coming out at the base of the major crystal. This is from the Irv Brown San Diego Collection, which was displayed at the Fallbrook Museum for number of years.