• Modified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle Cut Tourmaline

    Modified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle Cut Tourmaline by Daniel Stair

    Modified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle Cut Tourmaline, Afghanistan, 16.24 cts

    This is a huge stone for a pink tourmaline of this type from Afghanistan. It is very brilliant, and also very dispersive, showing distinct spectral color flashes. I even managed to capture one in the photo in the upper right. This stone also seems to have a fairly pronounced color change that ranges from being a bit more saturated pink than the photo shows to a pleasing yellow or slitly pinkish yellow under indoor incandescent light. I think I was seeing a 90%+ color change in this stone, but it was hard to tell with all the brilliance and diamond-like spectral flashes.

    ColorBaby Pink Changing to Yellow
    ClarityVery Good+ (Eye Clean)
    CutModified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle
    Weight16.24 cts
    Dimensions14.21 x 17.71 mm
    Origin CountryAfghanistan
    CommentsThis is a huge stone for a pink tourmaline of this type from Afghanistan. It is very brilliant, and also very dispersive, showing distinct spectral color flashes. I even managed to capture one in the photo in the upper right. This stone also seems to have a fairly pronounced color change that ranges from being a bit more saturated pink than the photo shows to a pleasing yellow or slitly pinkish yellow under indoor incandescent light. I think I was seeing a 90%+ color change in this stone, but it was hard to tell with all the brilliance and diamond-like spectral flashes.
    AttributionDaniel Stair