Rose Quartz on Quartz
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Auction Closed
July 26, 08:15 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Rose Quartz on Quartz
Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.3 x 10.2 x 5.65 cm (6 x 4 x 2¼ in).
Ex. Collection of R. Borgomanero
A gorgeous specimen from the Sapucaia Mine that is so rightly famous for its rose quartz. This piece consists of two twinned prismatic quartz crystals — one shading from clear to smoky quartz, the other from smoky to milky quartz — ringed on one side by a flowing tutu of rose quartz. Nicknamed "The Pink Tutu," this specimen evokes the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe holding her dress above a windy subway grate, although in this case the white dress has been replaced by a billowing pink tutu. This specimen was mined in the late 1960s and was once part of the important local mineral collection of R. Borgomanero.