A nicely translucent, champagne brown and lightly etched topaz crystal hosts a 1.3 cm, unterminated tourmaline crystal. The etched texture lends interest. The topaz is complete all around, suggesting it is a cleavage piece with a healed (recrystallized) or etched cleavage face. The topaz color is somewhat uneven, suggesting it to be natural (not heated or irradiated). An interesting association specimen that displays nicely. Superb condition. A previous dealer label gives the locality as Marki Khel, Afghanistan but this is very doubtful, as the minerals listed at Mindat (andradite, clinochlore, epidote, etc.) suggest an Alpine cleft environment and not one conducive to topaz and tourmaline. The actual location is probably Pakistan.