Tourmaline (bi-color) on Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)

Cruzeiro Mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Toenail, 3.2 x 3.0 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 11/01/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 11/08/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Here we have a beautiful 1.7 c, crystal of bi-color Tourmaline with lustrous, striated prism faces and good saturation for the size sitting on translucent white / colorless Quartz matrix. A beautiful green colored pyramidal termination on the Tourmaline gives way to an alluring and rarely seen silvery-lavender hue throughout the rest of the crystal. The piece is in good shape and would make a nice addition to any Tourmaline suite, a gem crystal collection, or a Brazilian collection. 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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