An Aesthetic Bicolor TourmalineKunar, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Overall size 18.0 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm. Few gem materials can compare to the color spectrum of tourmaline, let alone possess more than one of those colors in a single crystal. The present specimen is a large and aesthetic bicolor example of the elbaite variety consisting of numerous individually terminated parallel crystals displaying strong color zoning from deep pink purple to light green and back to pale pink at the terminations. With custom lucite base.Condition reportIn good condition, scattered minor contacts and minor partial loss. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
An Aesthetic Bicolor TourmalineKunar, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan Overall size 18.0 x 5.0 x 4.5 cm. Few gem materials can compare to the color spectrum of tourmaline, let alone possess more than one of those colors in a single crystal. The present specimen is a large and aesthetic bicolor example of the elbaite variety consisting of numerous individually terminated parallel crystals displaying strong color zoning from deep pink purple to light green and back to pale pink at the terminations. With custom lucite base.Condition reportIn good condition, scattered minor contacts and minor partial loss. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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