Elbaite Tourmaline: Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California USA

Description

Species: Elbaite Tourmaline

Locality: Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California USA

Dimensions: 9 x 3 x 3.2 cm. (194 grams)

BIG, beautiful, and classic, this is what Himalaya mine tourmaline is all about! A stellar large bi-color gem tourmaline crystal from this iconic American mineral locality, with super size, color zoning, and transparency. A lustrous, perfect flat termination crowns this wonderful gem crystal at one end, while the other end terminates into unusual slightly fibrous green tourmaline (could be cleaned further). Comes with a whole raft of old labels from the well-known collections of Martin Zinn III, Cliff Krueger, Al McGuinness, and more. No damage. Mark Cross photo. Wow!