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Tag Archives: laurellite
Laurellite a reverse color change tourmaline is unique.
I am sure that I have probably said too much about Laurellite on this site for some people, but questions have arisen and I wish to list the salient points about Laurellite that are important to appreciate it. 1, Laurellite … Continue reading
Posted in Laurellite, Tourmaline Analysis
Tagged analysis, chromophore, color change, cuprian, gemology, laurellite, spectrometry
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Copper and Manganese made a Lady of Her, round#271
I am not a great believer in luck, but there are times when you’re game plan works out. My game plan with the collection was not to secure the best investments or even the prettiest tourmaline, but to chase color. … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Etc., Laurellite
Tagged color change, cuprian, laurellite, lavender, Mozambique, outstanding, pastel, personal story, purple
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Significantly included, Laurellite, cuprian, round, Mozambique#947
This standard round brilliant has a nice purple color in daylight, but its flash is significantly lessened by it feathers. I say daylight with the purple, because it is a Laurellite. Laurellite is a name I gave to a new … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Etc., Laurellite
Tagged blue-purple, bruce fry discovery, color change, cuprian, laurellite, Mozambique, purple, round
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Included, Oval, Laurellite, Cuprian, Elbaite from Mozambique.#945
This oval was actually the first Laurellite that I cut. It is not as colorful as her sister #944, since her color change goes from purple to more of a grayed blue, but she set me up to take action … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Etc., Laurellite
Tagged blue-purple, bruce fry discovery, color change, cuprian, laurellite, Mozambique, oval, personal story, purple
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Included and flawed, but still a laurellite, cuprian, Mozambique#1164
The list of problems in the title makes this stone sound worse than it looks. The flaws are not under the table and the inclusion/poor crystal is not bad enough to stop the standard round brilliant from flashing. So this … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged color change, cuprian, laurellite, Mozambique, purple
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Include sleep time purple with an attraction to me, oval#130
My principal dealer out of Africa still manages to pick up a few cuprian tourmaline pieces of rough (2013) and I keep spending too much for too little because of my purple addition. I bought the rough for this gemstone … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Cutting Tourmaline, Etc., Laurellite
Tagged cuprian, cutting tourmaline, laurellite, oval, purple
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Large Exquisite Purple Round, One of the Best Tourmalines in Collection#291
When I started faceting again after a long hiatus, one of the colors I wanted very much was bluish purples. I could get purples as shades of pink and red, but to go to the blue side was unattainable. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Etc., Laurellite
Tagged blue-purple, cuprian, laurellite, outstanding, purple, unique
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Purple, Included, Purple tourmaline oval
The title is not a mistake made by my terrible typing. When I see a purple tourmaline that is rich and with good saturation, I know that I probably have a copper bearing gemstone and a rare color to boot. … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged cuprian, laurellite, Mozambique, oval, purple
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The long and winding road of testing “Laurellite”
Laurellite is a name that I have given to a new variety of copper bearing Elbaite tourmaline from Mozambique, that demonstrates a Reverse Alexandrite Color Change from purple in natural light to blue to blue green in incandescent light. I … Continue reading
Laurellite and a gray day in Mars.
My best Laurellite under florescent light. (5.69 carats) Small oval Laurellite under florescent light. (5.39 carats) Large oval Laurellite under florescent light. (27.13 carats) I have a tray of stones home because I am writing posts about them. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged blue, bruce fry discovery, color change, cuprian, laurellite, Mozambique, purple, unique
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Moderately included Laurellite round#947
This round is more included than I like and is part of the collection because it is a color changer and a rare color, I call it Laurellite. (see other post for more of the story of Laurellite. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged blue, bruce fry discovery, cuprian, laurellite, purple, unique
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Big Oval Blue Purple that did not get away.#943
Buying tourmaline rough over the inter net or even in person can be an adventure. This large oval, at 27.13, carats is one of the larger gemstones in the collection. It was cut from a piece of rough that … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged blue, bruce fry discovery, color change, laurellite, oval, purple
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A purple to blue called “Laurellite” by me.#926
This smaller emerald cut is not pure and has somewhat muted colors, but is very exciting to me. You have to work with lighting to appreciate the special place this unheated cuprian tourmaline from Mozambique holds in the world … Continue reading
Posted in Cuprian Tourmaline, Laurellite
Tagged blue, bruce fry discovery, cuprian, emerald cut, laurellite, purple
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