Exceptional Rubellite Tourmaline Cabochon


Lapidary artists and gem cutters rarely have the confidence to cut tourmaline into cabochons. The fact that this cutter chose a cabochon cut demonstrates that the tourmaline material was of exceptional clarity and merited being shown off to its best advantage. With excellent polish and luster and a rich reddish pink hue. Weighing approximately 73.89 carats and measuring 34.15 x 22.25 x 13.04mm
|Accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America report numbered 1122610059 stating that the 73.89 carats oval cabochon transparent purplish red tourmaline is known in the trade as "Rubellite".