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  • Tanzania Natural Chromium Tourmaline Lot 14.88 tcw
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    Price:
    $ 490.00
    Sale Price:
    $ 280.00
    Gem Id:
    11640
    Clarity:
    clean to slight inclusions
    Color:
    saturated green and many show red
    Cut:
    Mixed cuts and shapes
    Notes:
    These gems were cut from my rough I got in 1999 and sent to Sri Lanka in 2001 to be cut. This parcel of chromium tourmaline was very rich saturated chrome green but most of the pieces would show red 90 degree off crystal axis which is very unusual. The chromium content is off the chart as they are blood red under chelsea filter. No treatments and a good cutter could play with them to see if they can get them to show more green. I do not think the cutters in Sri Lanka back then had ever dealt with this type material but neither had I. Very rare and unusual material... They look better in person as the camera could not pick up a lot of the green.
    Origin:
    Tanzania
    Size:
    mixed sizes and shapes 9 x7 to 3.5 mm
    Treatment:
    none
    Weight:
    14.88 tcw 22 pcs.
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