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Brown did you hear me, I said brown, but not dull, oval.#279
I think this good sized oval is one of only two gemstones in the collection that deserves to be just called brown. It is obviously dichroic with its table being cut perpendicular to the principle axis (c). The a/b axis … Continue reading