Tourmaline (classic locale) ex. Ken Rippere Coll.

Item Description

Tourmaline specimens are rare from this classic, old Russian locale and are very seldom on the market. This gemmy and lustrous, bi-colored beauty has an unusually showy and striking, modified pinacoidal termination. The termination is dark purple and is surrounded by beautiful hot pink corners. The hot pink grades downward into a gemmy, light cinnamon orange and has a gem nodule at the base. The high luster and striated faces add much charcter. Some faces are preferentially lightly frosted/etched. Pristine. It GLOWS with rich colors when backlit! 48 grams. Ex Ken Rippere Collection (though note he had his locality wrong on label). Valued at $1500 for sharpness,rarity and quality.