This substantial 8.04 carat square emerald-cut tourmaline comes from the Malkhan pegmatite field in the Transbaikal region of Russia, a locality renowned for producing exactly this kind of saturated, glowing pink-red tourmaline. The color is a rich, juicy peach-raspberry, warm and tender in character, filling the stone evenly across its generous face. The Russian step-cut faceting is solid, with well-aligned facet junctions that let the pavilion's mirrored effect read cleanly through the table, though without the razor-sharp precision seen on the finest examples of this style. Clarity is loupe clean – a genuinely rare grade to find at this size, since larger rough is far more likely to carry visible inclusions than smaller pieces. In hand the stone is extremely lively and commands real presence at over 8 carats, throwing bright, saturated flashes across the facets from every angle. The color is entirely natural, with no heat treatment applied, confirmed by the accompanying Marianovich Gems Certificate of Authenticity.
