Quality｜California Red Tourmaline Quality｜Pink Tourmaline from the "Himalayan Mine" in California, USA. Tourmaline, which was not valued at the time, was discovered in Southern California (San Diego) during the late gold rush. The foreign-loving Empress Dowager Cixi had a special liking for the pink color of California tourmaline. During her reign, Cixi sent ministers to California, USA several times to import tourmaline, which made tourmaline, which was useless in the eyes of Americans, have a large export market - China. Nowadays, California tourmaline exists in the palace objects of the late Qing Dynasty found in many museums, and the California pink tourmaline in Cixi's burial objects is as high as 2,000 kilograms, which shows how crazy Cixi was about tourmaline. In the 100 years after the discovery, almost all California tourmaline was shipped to the Chinese market. Even so, the Himalayan reserves have never been in short supply. It was not until tourmaline was officially included as a "semi-precious stone" (commonly known as a gemstone) that it began to be valued by local American consumers. The Himalayan mine in California, USA is the world's richest tourmaline vein and the number one mine for gem-grade tourmaline. Tourmaline is also the representative of the American national stone. Purity｜FL [Flawless means flawless. This gem is called flawless because it refers to the GIA clarity standard for diamonds under 10x magnification. It is applied to this gem and shows that even under 10x magnification, no inclusions can be seen in the gem. If there are small flaws on the surface of the gem, they may only be seen under a microscope.] Quantity｜1.03 carats Shape｜7.4 x 4.4 mm｜Advanced symmetrical reflection emerald Cut [Calibrated Emerald Cut]・Cut grade: EXCELLENT Color｜Clean pink with a slight purple hue