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.
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- Modified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle Cut Tourmaline by Daniel Stair
| Color: | Baby Pink Changing to Yellow |
| Clarity: | Very Good+ (Eye Clean) |
| Cut: | Modified Brilliant with Supernova Crown and Faceted Girdle |
| Weight: | 16.24 cts |
| Dimensions: | 14.21 x 17.71 mm |
| Origin Country: | Afghanistan |
| Comments: | 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. |
| Attribution: | Daniel Stair |
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