Tourmaline (tricolor) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection) (5.58 grams)

Item Description

A beautiful miniature specimen featuring a GEMMY, tricolor Tourmaline crystal with beautiful pastel pink and blue coloration throughout the prism, and capped off by a stark green basal termination This beautiful specimen unfortunately doesn't have a more specific locality than Minas Gerais, which means it could be from dozens of different mines. The piece is in good shape on the font, but the back has a separation mark where another crystal once grew. The fantastic color and incredible gemminess are both noteworthy for the material. Weight is 5.58 grams. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").