Tourmaline

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Nicknamed "The Elbow," this was one of the more well-known and distinct Himalaya Mine pieces in the collection, and is easily unique for its odd geometry. It also was shown in the AMT case at Tucson 2008 as one of the Himalaya specimens in the locality case (lower-left corner of photo), perhaps diminutive but worthy of being in there for the uniqueness and style! The piece consists of two intergrown crystals intersecting at an unlikely angle, and the whole cluster is complete all around - a floater! It is almost entirely without damage (just a few very minor dings, only), and is remarkable for being a cluster from this severely disrupted pegmatite that is NOT repaired! The slender, upwards pointing crystal is 5.5 x 4 x 1.5 cm in size. The other is 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm and is basally flat on one end and shows a pyramidal termination on the other. It can be displayed any number of ways and when set on a sehelf, is totally translucent as well. Out of all the Himalaya Mine tourmalines in this case, and as you can see there are a number, this was a favorite of most people I asked for its sheer aesthetics and crazy geometry.