Tourmaline (multicolor) (5.86 grams) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)

Item Description

A single prism of multicolored Tourmaline featuring a dark yellow-green pyramidal terminations which grades into a somwhat silvery-blue colored zone, then immediately into a soft pink zone, and then the majority of the prism goes back to the silvery-blue (semi Indicolite) color. No damage, and very attractive for a thumbnail sized Tourmaline, as there is a lot going on in a 4 cm prism. Specimen weight is 5.86 grams. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").