LARGE RUBELLITE TOURMALINE, 15.40 CT.. ...

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LARGE RUBELLITE TOURMALINE, 15.40 CT.
Nigeria
Some gem source localities have produced consistently for centuries. Others have all of the transitory qualities of a summer rain in the desert. Such is the case with the Nigerian locality that furnished the raw materials for this rosy gem: it was exhausted within 3 years. Characteristic of the material from this find is tawny rose coloration that is quite distinctive. Spectrum award winner Mark Kaufman chose to cut this stone as an oval brilliant with a pineapple crown. There are small inconsequential inclusions out near the girdle; otherwise this bright and lively stone is "eye-clean". It weighs a sizable 15.40 carats and measures 16.5 x 14.9 mm.

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