XL Maine Tourmaline Hybrid Natural / Faceted Gemstone - Unique Specimen, or Ready for Jewelry - 21+ct.

Gem:  Tourmaline Weight:  21.3 ct. Dimensions:  25 x 11.1 x 9.3 mm Clarity:  I1 / I2 Origin:  Mt. Mica, Paris, Maine - circa 2007 Treatments:  None, natural gem / crystal Faceted by:  Scott Maier Comments: Hybrid faceting was a bit of a side project for me for a couple of years near the beginning of my career.  Some crystals just have SUCH personality that they can be faceted, while leaving important features and portions of the gem natural - for instance - striations as a table, or a cool crystal termination that can be left, while the rest of the gem is faceted. THIS piece is the largest, and one of the most interesting gems I did this way.  The termination is hoppered, and feathered, with a few sections of cats eye here and there.  It's darker -- nearly black in low light - but the base of the crystal, which is coompletely faceted except for the table, is quite bright and gemmy, and is an extraordinary forest green color, which Mount Mica is known for producing. The table of this ge