Phantom Garden Quartz Underwater Koi Fish Hand-Carved Intaglio Reverse Lens Carving (Video) uv light Weight 700g

Weight 700g

These rare specimens came out in the early 2000s

translucent pale pink Rubellite Tourmaline with tiny blue Indicolite Tourmaline inclusions (only visible with backlight)

You can also see  internal "phantoms" and "needles" with a reddish hue due to Hematite iron inclusions

A medium sphere of polished Orange Selenite (AKA Satin Spar) with excellent shine

Phantom Garden Quartz Underwater Koi Fish Hand-Carved Intaglio Reverse Lens Carving (Video) uv light Weight 700gThis is an exquisite lens of Quartz with excellent clarity and phantom green chlorite inclusions of 'Garden', that has been reverse 'Intaglio' carved with a pair of koi carp fish swimming underwater feeding on kelp. Intaglio carving is the process of etching out a design from the rear, so it can be viewed as a 3D picture from the front. This process is done by hand by master carvers and is a painstakingly long process to complete each individual