Tourmaline Adularia First is the obvious size

First is the obvious size

If you're a thumbnail collector

The famous Shangbao Mine in China has been the source of some of the most attractive Fluorite specimens from any locality in the entire country

which is virtually impossible to find at Viloco

and certainly one of the more interesting and eye-catching pieces that I’ve offered

Tourmaline Adularia First is the obvious sizeThis Tourmaline stone has a lovely Trillion Brilliant cut with a unique "honey gold" color, which shows a bit of pleochroism with slight golden, orange, greenish and yellow hues. Interestingly, the gem shows different colors in different lighting, and even changes depending upon the angle which it is viewed! The piece of rough for this stone was acquired by my father decades ago from Manuel Bettencourt Dias who brought back some excellent specimens