Tag Archives: dark green

Dark green chrome dot of color.#1176

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This dark green dot of color has some flash driven color.  It is called chrome tourmaline despite the fact that it is probably colored by vanadium.  This standard round brilliant weighs .17 carats. Bruce

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A black that is dark green emerald cut.#1152

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This is a stone from the old days that I decided to store with the collection.  Then thinking about it, if I want as broad a sample of color/intensity/tone as I can get, I should include it as a permanent … Continue reading →

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A darker average green round#119

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This standard round brilliant is pretty much what people, who have not taken the adventure of color in tourmaline, expect from tourmaline. A darker rather unpretentious, nondescript green.  Having it in a round rather than an emerald cut is a … Continue reading →

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Little, dark tone level with green flash, chrome tourmaline#118

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This round chrome tourmaline has the classic green color, but is so dense that the color is only seen in the flash of this small round.  It appears to be eye clean and with fine crystal.  There are many things … Continue reading →

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Darker oil green with lighter green flash, round #87

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This standard round brilliant suffers from the same lack of transparency down the c axis that I have seen in some other richer tourmaline.  This effect manifests itself by the stone having muted flash under the table, while brightly flashing … Continue reading →

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Powerful blue green wave from the abysis, droplet of color#628

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This standard round brilliant is a personal stone, that draws you into its bottomless reaches of darker blue green, flash driven, color.  It appears to be eye clean, but with its darker tone level minor flaws are not really a … Continue reading →

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Darker forest green with less transparent center, droplet of color.

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This standard round brilliant is a nice clean rich forest green. The gemstone was cut with the c axis perpendicular to the table and that is causing some lose of transparency under the table.  It still has a great ring … Continue reading →

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Dark flash driven blue green color in a droplet of color.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Bruce Fry

If you like your sapphires dark, you will like this standard round brilliant with its flash driven blue green color.  It is included in the middle of the pavilion, but the dark tone level hides them pretty well.  It weighs … Continue reading →

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