Watermelon Tourmaline (polished slice)

Item Description

Tourmaline is one of the most beloved, diverse and highly colorful gems in the world. The diversity of the material lies in the fact that it is not just seen in faceted stones, or even carvings, as crystals can be sliced and polished to show off the beautiful color of the material. One of the favorites of many collectors are "Watermelon" Tourmaline (green and pink) slices. When Tourmaline is sliced and polished like this, it gives the collector a great opportunity to see the unique way in which these crystals grow and change in color as they form in the pocket. As you can see, this very gemmy slice has a lovely pink core surrounded by a very thin light green rind on the outside edge. This is TRUE "Watermelon" Tourmaline with the pink hue in the center and the green on the exterior. It's a beautiful piece for display, jewelry (wire-wrapping?) or whatever you wish.