Elbaite, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Albite (Var: Cleavelandite)

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A classic, older combination specimen from the Himalaya Mine. Two gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored tourmalines are aesthetically set on the side of a sharply terminated, water-clear smoky quartz crystal. The tourmalines have beautifully gemmy pink bodies with striking gray terminations. The large tourmaline is 3.7 cm and the single cleavelandite blade is a fine accent. This fine and seldom available Himalaya combination piece probably dates to the 1970s or 1980s, possibly earlier. Ex. Saller Collection.