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Tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil
No. 103N: Step Cut, VS, 0.75 ct., 8.8 x 3.2 x 2.1 mm, faceted by: native cutter, $63.75
Tourmaline occurs in a tremendous array of colors. Sometimes, multiple colors occur in a single crystal. Shown above is an attractive little gem tourmaline cut from a crystal that contained pinkish, colorless, and greenish color zones. The above gem was cut from a tourmaline crystal from the Morro Rendondo mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This stone would make an unusual and very attractive pendant, pin, or ring. Sold