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Tag Archives: peach-pink
One tall order of pure peach pink delight. oval.#296
When an oval is as deep as this gemstone is, you get pulled right down into its flashy depths. And this is no tall tale either. The proof is in looking at the pavilion and seeing a “super nova” cut … Continue reading
peach and pink with a dark modifier oval.#276
I guess because of the complexity of generating orange in tourmaline, nature has produced many desaturated hybrids that are not particularly attractive. I have been told that titanium is the cause of many of the less than desirable shades with … Continue reading
Another peach to pink mascaraed, sliding color, round.#252
I ran into many more blue to green sliders in the collection than I ever expected, but the variety that is really spooking me is the unstable pink/red to peach/orange. This is another gemstone that does not agree with the … Continue reading
Peachy pink and ready to roll, round.#251
This one of those troopers that never expects to be notice, but it is a little joy. It is mostly pink with a touch of peach, but the main interest in the stone is its sharp, high quality crystal look. … Continue reading
Peach pink, eye clean, oval#1199
This oval appears to be eye clean and has fine crystal. It medium light toned pink with a touch of peach color is bright and flashy. It weighs 1.48 carats. Bruce
peach pink medium lightly toned emerald cut.#1107
You can see that this gemstone is a slight dichroic peach pink. The ends of the emerald cut are slightly darker than the sides, but the gemstone is very open. It appears to be eye clean and with fine crystal. … Continue reading
A peachy pink slightly included oval#287
This modest gemstone has a medium light tone level that does not hide the stones slightly included nature. It color is a nice pastel that floats around in a pink to peach to golden cloud. It weighs 2.01 carats. Bruce