Gem bi-colored Rubellite Tourmalines (rare locale) Strauss Coll.

Item Description

A stunning 5-piece thumbnail tourmaline collection from Nigeria. These are absolutely gem quality from top to bottom, with a fantastic range of colors captured pretty well in the photos. Four crystals have frosted pyramidal terminations and the striking concave crystal has a gem pinacoidal termination. The various shades of pink to cranberry-red are luscious against the green zones. Essentially pristine. Only one crystal has a lightly bruised edge and another crystal has a contacted base with no damge, per se. These are seldom on the market and came out of alluvial deposits between 1998 and 2000. Most of these gorgeous crystals went to the gem trade for cutting, as you would expect. 15 grams or 75 carats total mass. Ex Uwe Strauss Collection.