Spinel, sapphire, tourmaline, tanzanite
Tourmaline - Spinel - Sapphire - #@$%
04/04/09 16:53 Filed in: Latest Cut
Gems
I’ve been trying to squeeze in a few stones for the
website lately, as I have not had time to post many
new stones.
This first one is a sunset tourmaline from Tanzania, with a strong dichroism that shows up as a two tone effect. 8 mm.
Next is another of the Mahenge Spinels. These are just beautiful stones, with a neon hot pink. If only they were larger. This on is 0.59 ct.s
This next stone is an unheated sapphire from Songea Tanzania. It’s sized to fit in a 7 mm standard setting. Kind of a denim blue color.
This last one, a Tanzanite, was a real risk. While cutting it, I could see a veil that ran around in the stone, it wouldn’t be noticeable at all to the naked eye, but did pose a risk when heating the stone. It’s a bout a 50/50 chance heating this kind of stone, but it needed to be heated since in it’s natural state it was brown. So of course the inclusions grew and became quite noticeable, but the color came out a very nice blue. So here it is at $65 way below what I paid for the rough. It would make a great deal for someone who is looking for color, or a gem collector not concerned with the inclusions. I’m thinking a pendant would work well since these are usually viewed from a distance.
APRIL SALE
For the month of April, I’m marking all the Oregon Sunstones down by 30%. If you are interested in one, either buy it with the shopping cart and I will refund you the 30% or email me, and I’ll send you an invoice with the sale price.
This first one is a sunset tourmaline from Tanzania, with a strong dichroism that shows up as a two tone effect. 8 mm.
Next is another of the Mahenge Spinels. These are just beautiful stones, with a neon hot pink. If only they were larger. This on is 0.59 ct.s
This next stone is an unheated sapphire from Songea Tanzania. It’s sized to fit in a 7 mm standard setting. Kind of a denim blue color.
This last one, a Tanzanite, was a real risk. While cutting it, I could see a veil that ran around in the stone, it wouldn’t be noticeable at all to the naked eye, but did pose a risk when heating the stone. It’s a bout a 50/50 chance heating this kind of stone, but it needed to be heated since in it’s natural state it was brown. So of course the inclusions grew and became quite noticeable, but the color came out a very nice blue. So here it is at $65 way below what I paid for the rough. It would make a great deal for someone who is looking for color, or a gem collector not concerned with the inclusions. I’m thinking a pendant would work well since these are usually viewed from a distance.
APRIL SALE
For the month of April, I’m marking all the Oregon Sunstones down by 30%. If you are interested in one, either buy it with the shopping cart and I will refund you the 30% or email me, and I’ll send you an invoice with the sale price.
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