20.19 Ct.Tw.Total Carat Weight Purplish Pink Tourmaline Pair from Brazil

This matched pair of purplish pink tourmalines from The Natural Gemstone Company presents exceptional technical attributes for high end custom jewelry, each stone exhibiting dimensions and mass that support bold settings and balanced design. The first stone is 10.56 carats, measuring 15.13 by 12.15 by 9.24 millimeters, the second is 9.63 carats, measuring 15.11 by 12.20 by 8.73 millimeters. Both are oval shaped with a mixed brilliant cut, combining a faceted crown with a modified brilliant pavilion geometry to maximize return of light while preserving ideal weight retention. The faceting style yields a broad table and elongated facet reflections across the length of the ovals, producing a stable face up appearance that is particularly desirable for matched pairs in earrings or symmetrical rings. Clarity is graded as eye clean as evaluated at eye level, allowing uninterrupted color flow and clean facet junctions to remain visible to the naked eye. Color intensity is intense, with a well saturated purplish pink hue that renders consistently across both stones, and the polish is excellent, producing crisp facet outlines and sharp facet intersections. Enhancement is heat treated, applied to enhance color uniformity and stability, and origin is Brazil, noted for producing tourmalines with robust chroma and fine crystallographic form.

From a design and craftsmanship perspective these stones are ideal for custom matched pair work due to their near identical dimensions, consistent profile, and complementary light performance. The oval outline at approximately 15 by 12 millimeters provides substantial surface area for bezel or prong settings, while the mixed brilliant cut preserves depth for secure setting claws and allows for delicate halo interpretations without loss of presence. The combination of intense color and eye clean clarity reduces the need for complex mounting to conceal inclusions, enabling the lapidary or jeweler to emphasize symmetry and metal finish. For bespoke earring designs the matched weights provide near identical balance and for a two stone pendant or side stone application they offer proportional harmony with center stones in the 2 to 3 carat range. The Natural Gemstone Company recommends consideration of warm metal tones to enhance the purplish pink saturation, and precise attention to crown height and girdle finishing during setting to maintain the demonstrated light performance and excellent polish.