This remains to my knowledge the only good matrix example of tourmaline from this pocket, which I bought from a dealer directly out of Brazil around 1998 or so. I have seen only matrixless singles, since. It features a sharp 4.5-cm (almost 2 inch!) crystal sitting in a natural groove through the contrasting quartz point. The colors are VIBRANT and stunning, with a deep red cap on top of gemmy green body. At the very bottom is a gem nodule of liquid red tourmaline, as well. . Since then, I have bought and sold it twice, taking the opportunity each time a collector changed focus or style, to buy it back. In this case, it was a trade at Munich with a tourmaline-collecting friend who is now specializing in other localities, so the price remains fairly affordable, I think. It is MUCH more dramatic in person, where the 3-dimensionality comes off better. 9.5 x 4.0 x 3.1 cm
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