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DT red gem Tourmaline (NEW find!)
- Cruzeiro Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazi
- Miniature, 5.0 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm
- Start Time: 08/18/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 08/25/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A stunning, bi-colored, red gem tourmaline from a NEW January, 2011 find at the famous Cruzeiro Mine! The limpid body is a pleasing cranberry-pink and the complex pinacoidal termination is cranberry-red, like famous Jonas Mine tourmalines. The body and termination also have inclusions of lighter pink tourmaline. This crystal has an unusually scalloped termination, but no damage. This is technically a doubly terminated crystal. The base was broken and is admittedly, roughly rehealed. Complete all-around and very nearly pristine, with only a bit of side wear at one spot. Red tourmalines have always been very highly desirable and here is your chance to get a real beauty from a brand-new find. 12 grams. This was ONE pocket.