Deep black, shiny TURMALINE crystal in a rough quartz matrix.
On the KORALPE in eastern Carinthia there are always PEGMATITE in which you can find black TURMALINE crystals, in the old crystalline MARMOR the crystals are rather matt and rough, only in quartz occurring TURMALINE crystals have a luster, but these are rarely found.
This piece is from the Groflen Speickkogel summit area, found in 2002.
Weight: 120 g Dimensions: Step 8 x 5 x 3.5 cm Tourmaline: 2.5 cm long