Gemstones - Tourmaline

Note: Magnification and bright lighting is required to photograph gemstones.  Some inclusions may be visible under these circumstances. You are viewing photographs as if you were using a loupe - not your naked eye.  Under normal conditions, these inclusions may not be visible.

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We somehow missed this important piece in our inventory over the past decade.    No photograph of this gem has been on our website, though it does show up on the Inventory List of Individual Gems on our website.    It is a shame because this is a large, nice blue, mostly clean Tourmaline Cab!  Not often seen due to color, clarity and size.  One could facet it and the price would approximately triple.  A few inclusions in a faceted gemstone of this color is fine and is to be expected!

A wonderfully colored Blue Tourmaline (Indicolite), with just a few inclusions, weighing 8.74cts and measuring approximately 15.3x10.1x6.2mm  (vst-04c-07)  $874 Again, to restate the text above, this is a very clean cab and could really still be faceted, increasing the value - but this gem is unusual for the color, size and clarity just on it's own merit!  The inclusions are more readily visible to the eye in the above photo  because it is being held over a white surface to show off the body color - and obviously, we are doing macro photography, which is like using a loupe. Under Consideration - Inquire if Interested (ME)

A 1.36ct True Chrome Tourmaline as verified by the Red color seen through a Chelsea Filter.  This is not a good photograph and this gem glows neon deep green from MANY feet away.  A similar gemstone with more blue in it, sold at $1275/ct (the wholesale price).  In discussing it with our associate, it was felt that  this piece could have come from Madagascar and could be Cuprian, or Chrome, because of the Intense Internal Glow.  After the purchase, we did confirm that it is Chrome, but currently unknown if it is Cuprian. News Flash!  After writing the above, we have learned that there was a find of Chrome Tourmaline in Mozambique, specifically the Lendanai mining area.  So we feel pretty confident that this is from this fairly recent discovery!   (piat-10-01)  $1,224

Incredible Blue Tourmaline from Brasil - This is what INDICOLITE should look like!
A	B	C
A -  2.89ct Oval  Blue Tourmaline Oval  (vstgm-10-03a)   $867
B -  3.65ct Oval  Blue Tourmaline Oval  (vstgm-10-03b)   $1,095  SOLD! (Dealer Sale to Slovakia)
C -  3.80ct Oval  Blue Tourmaline Oval   (vstgm-10-03c)  $1,140  SOLD! (Dealer Sale to Slovakia)

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