Tourmaline (Aricanga Mine)

When I say dreams come true in my collecting journey this is exactly what I mean. To say rare and perfect would be an understatement, to say vibrant and colorful would be an understatement. Deep, saturated reds, intense electric blues, and saturated magentas on this scale is awfully hard to come by, not only for all mineral specimens, but especially gem minerals and even moreso ESPECIALLY for Tourmaline. I only personally know of 5 crystals from this discovery, including those in private trade, and this one is literally perfect, every millimeter of every edge, face, and the termination is ding/wilber free and completely perfect. It is to note there is one repair on this crystal, but that truly does not take anything away from this miracle of a Tourmaline gem. Luster is top, nice gemmy zones, intense/out of this world color combination and saturation, absurdly good aesthetics for a single crystal, rarity, good size, and perfection. There is literally nothing more I could possibly ask for in a single crystal and my gratitude for this piece existing and for my good friend for sourcing this for me is immense. I feel extremely blessed not only to have been able to see this piece in person, but to now have it grace my forever collection, it is truly a masterpiece of Mother Nature.

Ex Johnathan Clarke Collection

Photo by Fine Minerals International