1.90 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Tourmaline Pair from Nigeria

These two beautiful, transparent oval pink tourmalines from Nigeria are an exceptional matched pair, ideal for collectors and designers seeking natural, untreated color in a compact, wearable size. Weighing 0.93 carats and 0.97 carats respectively, with dimensions of 6.59 x 5.52 x 3.96 mm and 6.61 x 5.41 x 4.05 mm, they sit in the sweet spot between everyday elegance and noticeable presence. The gems are expertly fashioned in a mixed brilliant cut, offering lively scintillation and a pleasing balance between face up brilliance and depth of color. Their clarity grade is slightly included when evaluated at eye level, which is common and acceptable in natural tourmaline, and it allows the stones to retain clean transparency and vibrant sparkle. The medium intense color intensity gives each stone a refined pink hue that reads as sophisticated rather than overtly sweet, and the excellent polish maximizes their surface light return. Importantly, these gemstones have no enhancement, so the color and clarity you see are natural characteristics of the material, a quality that discerning buyers prize.

When compared to other options on the market, this matched pair offers advantages in natural authenticity, matching precision, and overall value. Many commercially available pink tourmalines undergo heat treatment or other enhancements to deepen color, and some come from mixed sources that complicate provenance. In contrast, these stones are unenhanced and traceable to Nigeria, which is known for producing vivid tourmaline colors. The near identical weights and very closely matched proportions make them superior to the typical parcel matched stones that can vary noticeably in size or tone, and their mixed brilliant cut provides a modern, efficient faceting scheme that competes with the light performance of more expensive gems. Compared with similar sized pink sapphires, spinels, or morganites, these tourmalines offer a more unique hue at often better price per carat for the level of transparency and polish presented. Their slightly included clarity at eye level is a pragmatic trade off, preserving natural character while avoiding the premium of eye clean stones that can command dramatically higher prices.

In a luxury jewelry collection, this matched pair performs beautifully as complementary elements that elevate bespoke designs. As earrings they provide balanced symmetry and a refined pink tone that harmonizes with white diamonds, rose gold, or warm platinum settings. As a twin stone ring or bypass ring they create a modern statement with mirrored elegance, and they can also serve as matched accents in cufflinks, pendants, or paired halo designs where the matching dimensions ensure a cohesive look. Designers will appreciate the practicality of the mixed brilliant cut for settings, which locks in both brilliance and durability, while clients who prioritize natural gems will value that these tourmalines come unenhanced from Nigeria, sourced and offered with the care associated with The Natural Gemstone Company. For collectors assembling a high quality suite of colored stones, or for jewelry houses creating limited edition pieces, this pair represents a superior option that blends rarity, natural color, and design versatility.