Pink Tourmaline, 4.06ct | Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil pink quartz specimen long prismatic with twinning drill-bit

long prismatic with twinning drill-bit terminations are very rare

This otherworldly gem is a gift from space

Size Category: micro mount

Weight: 70g

this piece shows classic signs of a surface find—a tektite ventifact

Pink Tourmaline, 4.06ct | Barra do Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil pink quartz specimen long prismatic with twinning drill-bitPink Elbaite (Rubellite) Tourmaline crystal, juicy strawberry pink with gemmy clarity, glassy luster and the top is self healed. This Tourmaline crystal is from the famous Barra do Salinas locality, it belonged to the late Alvaro Lucio, one of the most well known and accomplished mineral collectors and dealers in Brazil. We were recently able to obtain a small parcel of these delicious Pink Tourmaline crystals from Alvaro Lucio's old stock that had