Tourmaline, Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Size: 11.0x3.2x2.7cm 151 grams
Mineral: Tourmaline
Locality: Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Description: While there were many fine specimens that have come from this recent find this is one of the best I have seen for its combination of size and quality. The specimen grades from a orange to yellow to a bright green at the top. There are a over a dozen parallel and complexly terminated crystals that make up this fine specimen. This specimen comes with a custom cut round acrylic base to hold the specimen upright. If you are looking for a large high quality tourmaline crystal from this find this is an excellent choice.
For the past several decades the Congo has produced tourmalines from a number of localities (Laurs et al., 2004, Henn, 2010; Laurs 2015). Usually, these specimens were from weathered deposits produced as by products industrial mineral mining and were not of gem quality (The Journal of Gemology Volume 35 / No. 8 / 2017). Recently in the past several years there has been a concerted effort to specifically mine gem grade specimens in areas such as the Rubaya Pegmatite District. I am very happy to say that in my humble opinion Rubaya is now producing some of the finest contemporary tourmalines available on the market. The color, clarity, and sharp complex terminations are simply astonishing.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
ID: CT35
Size: 11.0x3.2x2.7cm 151 grams
Mineral: Tourmaline
Locality: Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Description: While there were many fine specimens that have come from this recent find this is one of the best I have seen for its combination of size and quality. The specimen grades from a orange to yellow to a bright green at the top. There are a over a dozen parallel and complexly terminated crystals that make up this fine specimen. This specimen comes with a custom cut round acrylic base to hold the specimen upright. If you are looking for a large high quality tourmaline crystal from this find this is an excellent choice.
For the past several decades the Congo has produced tourmalines from a number of localities (Laurs et al., 2004, Henn, 2010; Laurs 2015). Usually, these specimens were from weathered deposits produced as by products industrial mineral mining and were not of gem quality (The Journal of Gemology Volume 35 / No. 8 / 2017). Recently in the past several years there has been a concerted effort to specifically mine gem grade specimens in areas such as the Rubaya Pegmatite District. I am very happy to say that in my humble opinion Rubaya is now producing some of the finest contemporary tourmalines available on the market. The color, clarity, and sharp complex terminations are simply astonishing.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
ID: CT35
Size: 11.0x3.2x2.7cm 151 grams
Mineral: Tourmaline
Locality: Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, DR Congo
Description: While there were many fine specimens that have come from this recent find this is one of the best I have seen for its combination of size and quality. The specimen grades from a orange to yellow to a bright green at the top. There are a over a dozen parallel and complexly terminated crystals that make up this fine specimen. This specimen comes with a custom cut round acrylic base to hold the specimen upright. If you are looking for a large high quality tourmaline crystal from this find this is an excellent choice.
For the past several decades the Congo has produced tourmalines from a number of localities (Laurs et al., 2004, Henn, 2010; Laurs 2015). Usually, these specimens were from weathered deposits produced as by products industrial mineral mining and were not of gem quality (The Journal of Gemology Volume 35 / No. 8 / 2017). Recently in the past several years there has been a concerted effort to specifically mine gem grade specimens in areas such as the Rubaya Pegmatite District. I am very happy to say that in my humble opinion Rubaya is now producing some of the finest contemporary tourmalines available on the market. The color, clarity, and sharp complex terminations are simply astonishing.
Please feel free to contact me for more photos or videos of the specimen.
ID: CT35
