Great cockatoo pair made of amethyst and rose quartz on a watermelon tourmaline

A pair of cockatoos made of amethyst and rose quartz on a watermelon tourmaline from Brazil. The three-material composition combines two quartz varieties for the bird figures with a gemological premium tourmaline slice as a base.

Watermelon tourmaline is a zoned form with a green outer shell and a red core; the color division is reminiscent of a sliced watermelon. Brazilian pegmatite deposits in Minas Gerais provide this gemological premium material.

The two cockatoo figures with raised crests are classic bird sculptor anatomy. The choice of materials, purple amethyst and pink rose quartz, brings two quartz varieties into play as bird materials.

Three mineral components in a composite sculpture are a Brazilian workshop tradition. Each piece is unique due to the natural tourmaline zoning.