Beryl var: Morganite (rough and cut set)

Item Description

A rarely seen rough and cut set of Morganite from the famed Santa Rosa Mine in Brazil. The specimen is a showy miniature display piece hosting a doubly-terminated, rather sharp, highly lustrous, GEM QUALITY, hexagonal prism of light pink Morganite measuring 1.7 cm aesthetically flaring off a matrix composed of dark green Tourmaline and slightly smoky colored Quartz. The stone has a wonderful "Oval Brilliant" cut with eye-clean clarity and weight 7.01 cts. You'd be hard-pressed to find another set like this from the Santa Rosa Mine, as it easily dates back to the 1970s era, and they are simply not seen on the market today. The set is valued at $2,000 together.
From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer (Pala International) as well as a miner and collector. Bill traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens from many important gem-producing localities. You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/