Elbaite, Quartz

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This would be a fabulous quartz specimen even without the accenting tourmaline. It is a gemmy, tabular crystal that is complete all the way around, with sharp edges - a floater! Even for Pakistan, which is known for its various quartz forms including tabular ones, this would be a fine quartz specimen. But from the Cruzeiro, it is rare and really desirable! The gemmy tourmaline measures 1.7 cm, and fortunately, they were able to get this piece out with one of the terminations intact. The quartz has partly grown around the tourmaline. Ex. Michel Jactat collection.