Indicolite Tourmaline with rare purple ''cap''

Item Description

There are thousands of places on Earth where various Tourmaline species have been found. With that said, the prestigious Pederneira Mine has produced specimens that are certainly in the highest of echelons. This magnificent locality has been producing some of the most iconic and highly displayable Tourmaline specimens in the world for decades. It is celebrated for the superior quality and size of crystals that are found in a rainbow of colors. This beautiful small cabinet sized piece is a classic gemmy Indicolite Tourmaline from circa 2010 finds. The lustrous, striated, steel-blue prismatic trigonal crystal shows good internal gemminess and is complete all around. If you look closely, the basal termination has a thin, but rarely seen purple "cap", which is not unheard of, but certainly rare for Tourmaline. The piece has two clean repairs, which is certainly acceptable in the context of these specimens, as nearly all of the bigger crystals from this mine have been repaired. VERY DIFFICULT to photograph correctly with the gemminess, luster and striations. Specimen weight is 7.1 grams. A fine, classic gem Pederneira Indicolite. Priced at $800 in the inventory.