cranberry-red, gem Tourmaline (Smale Coll.)

Item Description

A gorgeous, old-time tourmaline from the famed Cruzeiro Mine and the Steve Smale Collection. This gemmy, lustrous, well-striated beauty has intense cranberry-red color. The amazing color saturation is uniform. The lower part of the crystal is just super gemmy! This is more intense cranberry-red than the famous Jonas tourmalines! The termination is a very interesting, modified pinacoid. Tourmalines of this rare and very desirable color came out in the 1960s and 70s, with none since. Complete all-around and pristine. The backlit photo highlights the gorgeous color and gemminess. A rare and juicy Cruzeiro Fairly valued at $1000. Seldom on the market in this quality. 9 grams.