Large Smoky Quartz w/ Tourmaline plate (Madrid Coll.)

Item Description

Glassy smoky quartz crystals and lustrous schorl needles are richly strewn on this impressive and aesthetic large plate from this well-known Nevada pegmatite. The gemmy smokies are beautifully multi-hued and reach about 4 cm. The schorls are up to 1.6 cm and many are embedded or are included in the smokies, adding pizzazz. Schorl is uncommon from Zapot. The mounded matrix of quartz and microcline is covered with sharp, small microcline crystals, adding character and color contrast. Overall, this large piece is in excellent shape for the size. Only one broken smoky is noted in the interior and only two bruised or broken smokies are noted on the periphery, which are certainly only very modest detractions to this very showy large combination.