Tourmaline (bi-color) (ex Rolando Gioia Collection) (6.33 grams)

Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm
Start Time: 08/16/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/23/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Here we have a beautiful crystal of bi-icolor Tourmaline with lustrous, striated prism faces and good saturation for the size. A beautiful pink colored pyramidal termination gives way to an alluring silvery-blue hue in the center / base. The piece is in good shape, and complete all the way around, and would make a nice addition to any Tourmaline suite, a gem crystal collection, or a Brazilian collection. The piece weighs 6.33 grams. Classic material and great quality from the standpiont of color. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").

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