Category: Tourmaline

• Gemstone Loose Stones Sapphire Tourmaline Uncategorized

  AGTA Spectrum 2015 Awards

  A huge congratulations to all winners of the AGTA Spectrum Awards, but especially to Mr. John Dyer, of whom I currently have one of his gems in my gembox. Well done sir! And sweeping the entire “Innovative Faceting category at that! To see the entire list of winners, please check…

  October 28, 2014
• Garnet Gemstone Loose Stones Recut Sapphire Spinel Tourmaline Uncategorized

  Gemstone Cutting Flaws

  Most gemstones on the market are either cut by machine or cut on rudimentary machines. As a result there are a lot of gemstones out there that have a lot of issues and in my opinion, are less beautiful. I had mentioned in this post, Considering Gemstone Recuts, about recutting…

  October 10, 2014
• Antique Estate Opal Ring Tourmaline

  October: Opal and Tourmaline Estate Rings

  My mother was an October baby. So as a result, I grew up enjoying a couple rings in particular, and I had to share them, even though I don’t really know much of the history behind them or any of the details about the stones or the pieces themselves. First up…

  October 3, 2014
• Gemstone Loose Stones Tourmaline Uncategorized

  Teal Tourmaline

  I always struggle with the point to call something “teal” and I don’t know where that specific point is in the spectrum of blue-green that something is delineated from turquoise to teal. Turquoise, to me, has always been more blue than green, while teal has always been more green than…

  September 26, 2014
• Gem Blast Gemstone Gray Loose Stones Mahenge spinel Recut Spinel Tourmaline

  Gem Blast: Considering Gemstone Recuts

  I typically like to do Gem Blast posts as mostly pictures with little commentary, as it gives me a little break from writing, and I get to post pictures, which I love taking, but this one is a little bit different because it deals with a specific issue: Gemstone Recuts…

  September 12, 2014