PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF ULTRA RARE COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE MINED FROM CALIFORNIA

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL AND UNTREATED TOURMALINE MINED FROM THE LITTLE THREE MINE IN CALIFORNIA. THESE GEMSTONES HAVE PREMIUM CUT GRADES AND FACETED ROUND CUTS. VERY RARE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL VIVID YET SATURATED COPPER COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 7X7 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.76 CARATS. THE LITTLE THREE MINE IN CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF AMERICAS BEST KNOWN PRODUCERS OF INVESTMENT QUALITY TOURMALINE. THIS MINE USES PRIMITIVE TECHNIQUES (MOSTLY PICK AND SHOVEL TYPE PROSPECTING), WHICH MAKES IT A LOW YEILDING MINE. THIS IN TURN MAKES THE GEMSTONES VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF AMERICAN LABOR, AND SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THE MINE IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING. MOST MATERIAL FROM THE LITTLE THREE MINE IS 2-3 TIMES THE COST OF OTHER QUALITY TOURMALINE MINES AND COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY IT BECAUSE OF ITS UNSURPASSED QUALITY AND PERFECT CRYSTAL GROWTH FORMATIONS.