Long Radiant Step Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Maine, U.S.A., 1.558 Carat cts
A very nice, slightly bi-colored tourmaline from Mt. Mica, Maine.
Custom Long Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Maine, U.S.A., 2.18 Carats cts
I acquired this tourmaline on my trip to Maine earlier this year. This is the cleaner of the only two pink stones I was able to get that were facet…
Custom Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Congo, 1.80 Carat cts
This Congo tourmaline has a bit of an unusual color for this origin and is a bit lighter and more pinkish in daylight and more like the photo under incandescent…
Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Mt. Mica, Maine, U.S.A., 0.96 Carat cts
A very nice Maine tourmaline that reminds me of a fine Namibian stone.
Custom Radiant Step Emerald Cut Tsavorite Grossular Garnet, Tanzania, 0.92 Carat cts
This Tanzanian version of a tsavorite garnet has good color and decent clarity. It’s hot quite eye clean, but also not too bad in person.…
Emerald Transformation: Cleaning and Recutting a Natural Emerald
To meet the demand for fine emeralds with no clarity enhancements, dealers search for gems to clean and recut. Learn how this emerald transformation…
Ethiopian Emeralds (Better than Colombian?)
Learn everything you need to know about Ethiopian emeralds, including quality, pricing, gemology, and how they compare to those from traditional…
Custom Radiant Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Nigeria, 1.40 Carat cts
A nice, “baby pink” Nigerian tourmaline.
Custom Long Emerald Cut Tourmaline, Congo, 5.03 Carats cts
A nice sized Congo tourmaline that looks very much like a lighter imperial topaz.
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