Tag Archives: olive green

Golden green, olive medium plus tone level emerald cut.#437

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This closed ended emerald cut has a nice medium plus tone level.  Its color is golden green on the storage box, but I would probably call it an olive green.  It appears to be eye clean and have fine crystal.  … Continue reading →

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Open ended flashy emerald cut with a bit of olive in the color.#427

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This is a nice smaller emerald cut with normal ends and a good amount of flash.  The c axis is sort of a olive bronze that gives the stone a below average color.  It does appear to be eye clean … Continue reading →

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Bronze to olive green shield cut.#198

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Bruce Fry

Sometimes you never know which part of the collection will spark the appreciation for tourmaline that I hope to instill in my fellow man.  When I spent a day with a curator of gems and minerals at a large eastern … Continue reading →

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Olive green Barion cushion cut #83

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Bruce Fry

This is a beautiful gemstone despite being a color that is not particularly appreciated in tourmaline.   This olive green Barion cut has such great flash and crystal that even its brownish green color dances.  Its medium tone and limited amount … Continue reading →

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