Tourmaline (matched pair)

Item Description

These are some of the most famous and sought after Tourmalines from the United States. Long before the pegmatite localities in San Diego County, California were producing anything, the various pegmatites in Maine were the source of some of the most sought after, vivid colors of Tourmaline in the world. Here we have a matched pair of stones that were cut from the same piece of rough which mined by Dean McCrillis in the early 1970's. The piece of rough was a gift to Richard Kosnar in 1983, but the stones were faceted a few years ago. This set features two beautiful, pale blue color, nearly eye clean (very often the material from Maine has some slight inclusions), gemstones with "Round Brilliant" cuts from this spectacular New England locality. These gems are prized by collectors and dealers alike, and this set would make a great addition to a Tourmaline suite, a collection of U.S. gemstones, or even a collection of gemstones from Maine.