Tourmaline (Tricolor) wire as the locals seem to

as the locals seem to be charging more and more for them after each new find

This piece comes to us from the Kay Robertson collection (#5406) with a rather ambiguous label

as it’s highlighted with lovely moss green colored Celadonite inclusions in alternating bands to create a beautiful two-tone effect

a slight color shift was observed

Tourmaline (Tricolor) wire as the locals seem toTourmalines are one of the few gems that occur in natural bi color or tri color stones. This stone was cut from a crystal found nearly 40 years ago in Brazil. The stone shows a rich blue green color on one end with a wonderful pink hue on the other end and a beautiful colorless thin "Achroite" zone in the middle. Tourmaline is classified as a "Type 3" gemstone, as inclusions are almost always present, and accepted by dealers and collectors, so the