Rubellite to Mica pseudo

This was part of a large rock and mineral collection that was given to me by a lady I do a lot of yard work for. It came unlabelled but I am pretty certain is if rubellite pseudomorphing into mica, presumably from Brazil (that is the most well known locality for these that I know of). It does have some nice gemmy portions to it. I am uncertain of terminations due to the pseudomorphing. If anyone can be more exact on locality to go along with a potential value that would be of great help. Thanks.

Dimensions are approx--5 x 3 x 2 cm

I think the value of your tourmaline would be less than 100 dollars.

Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.

Thats still more than I expected. Thanks.

Rock you are too kind. Without a locality, a lot less than $10.

I'd want to examine it for cutting rough first. Good facet grade pink tourmaline is valuable. Facet grade meaning decent enough sized areas within in that are colorful, transparent, and free of flaws. Any decent facetor could tell you if it's cutting quality in a minute.

If it's at all a decent, attractive pink color, on a nice white background,I'd label it tourmaline from Brazil and put $20 on it, chicks love pink.

I'm not sure its a pseudomorph. Instead it looks to me that the tourmaline and muscovite are just intergrown. The tourmaline-to-mica pseudomorphs that I have collected in the Pala District in southern California have all had very fine-grained to massive mica. In your case the mice crystal size is too large.

Good point Steve. Prolly not a pseudo. Also not rubellite, of course, which isn't a mineral, but elbaite.