Tag Archives: beige

Cutting Mr. Ugly, a challenge in concentration.

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Bruce Fry

I was out of worthwhile tourmaline to cut this last summer and a friend of mine stepped in and sent me some rough.  On top of what was on the storage bags (weight, dimension etc.) my friend wrote his opinions … Continue reading →

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What you see face up is not what you have green/pink round.#96

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Bruce Fry

I have gotten more than a few pieces of this interesting rough from Nigeria over the years.   It is really a pink crystal that has some faces that look they had a chomophore (trace element that effects color)  diffused into … Continue reading →

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A Gemstone of Tea Please#1074

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Bruce Fry

A color addict let loose in the abundant fields of tourmaline color should only be searching for well saturated, medium toned gems with great hues, right?  That ain’t necessarily so!  My passion goes beyond the obvious color champions in tourmaline … Continue reading →

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A straight beige that could have been wheat round

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This beige is almost without tricks.  He is pure and without dichroism.   He flashes abundantly under even low light conditions.  He has excellent crystal and weighs 5.84 carats.  But he was give a different path than most rounds, by having … Continue reading →

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Beige on a different axis with a secret, oval.#1045

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  Thank goodness I just followed my own advice.  Face up I am looking at a rather paler stone with a darker middle and light pastel ends.  This means that the c axis which usually goes down the long axis … Continue reading →

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Beige for another round of color#1040

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  Now I didn’t look up the definition of beige when I name this standard round brilliant, it just came to me.  What I am seeing is the pinker side of wheat and I still like beige for that.  I … Continue reading →

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A face-up beige with a split personality.

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  Watermelon is a great term for describing a classic color distribution in tourmaline.  The most famous combination of colors is pink/red in the center with a pale color band separating it from a green skin, but it comes in … Continue reading →

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