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Tag Archives: Mavuco
Medium toned purple with a bit more pink round cuprian.#43
The rough, for this standard round brilliant, was probably heated to lighten its original dark reddish purple color. The heating gradually reduces the reddish component in the color. This medium toned, lavender pink round is eye clean and with fine … Continue reading
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Tagged cuprian, Mavuco, Mozambique, pink-purple, purple
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A medium tone purple with pink passion, round, cuprian#42
This standard round brilliant was probably heated to lighten its original, dark reddish purple, color. The dark reddish purple tourmaline was the only really clean material, originally found at Mavuco, Mozambique. This excellent example of purple tourmaline with a … Continue reading