Tourmaline slice pendant (classic locale)

Item Description

A fine pendant of a polished on both sides slice of a bi-colored, trigonal tourmaline from the famous Tourmaline Queen Mine. A pretty translucent teal-blue rind surrounds the opaque black schorl core on this lustrous slice. Rare, old-time tourmaline from the 1950s from the Queen. Formerly in the John Sinkankas Collection, who passed away in 2002. John was a famous author, mineralogist, bibliophile, field collector and gemologist. See: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/sinkankasjohn/ for more history on John. Ex Kerith Graeber Collection, a well-known California dealer and collector.