Bi-colored Tourmaline w/ Muscovite

Item Description

Dramatically intergrown sprays of striking, tapered, strongly trigonal, parallel-growth clusters of a multitude of gemmy to translucent trigonal tourmaline crystals. The mid-2000s finds of these highly unusual bi-colored Vietnam tourmalines caused quite a stir in the mineral world. The lustrous, glassy crystals in the primary spray are a pinkish-tan with a beautiful narrow 2 mm cranberry-red to brown zone, just below the gem terminations. The embedded muscovite plates on one side are a fine accent. The crystals in the distinctively different secondary spray are pastel-pink to brown. The healed terminations are a pretty pink with the terminated crystals have striking, contrasting yellow-green tips. The broken base reveals the translucent violet to lavender to tan core of the piece. A very fine and colorful 360-degree example from the limited find. Pristine. 83 grams mass. MUCH BETTER IN PERSON! The glassiness and luster subdued the true colors in the photos. This fine piece certainly has exotic trigonal form!