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Unique faceted watermelon pink center, green rind, emerald cut. #69

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Bruce Fry

Everyone seems to love watermelon tourmaline,(a crystal with a pink core that runs down the long axis of Elbaite tourmaline that is coated with a green rind.), but it is rare that this distribution of color is useful to the … Continue reading →

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Uniquely oriented watermelon emerald cut

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  This smaller emerald cut looks like it consists of bands of bluish green on either side of a pinker  band running the length of the emerald cut, where the ends have a much more intense pink color.  Except for … Continue reading →

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Thin intense blue capped crystal leads to interesting stone

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  This is not the prettiest tourmaline in the collection and the way I cut the rough crystal, which had a thin,  bordering on the opaque, blue cap, was frankly an experiment.  When I first received the rough from Africa … Continue reading →

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A face-up beige with a split personality.

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bruce Fry

  Watermelon is a great term for describing a classic color distribution in tourmaline.  The most famous combination of colors is pink/red in the center with a pale color band separating it from a green skin, but it comes in … Continue reading →

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