The Definitive Guide to the World of Color in Tourmaline Gemstones

The Definitive Guide to the World of Color in Tourmaline Gemstones

Red Tourmaline Gemstones

Round – Over 5 Carats

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This standard round brilliant appears to be eye clean with an average pink in natural light and a much hotter pink under yellowish light. It weighs 6.97 carats.

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This is a special gemstone. It is a GEM, exceptional gemstone and I personally got it from a fine individual who has since passed away. It has a great medium tone and a well saturated color. It weighs 7.99 carats. and is eye clean. This all adds up to the best overall red tourmaline in the collection. It came from Nigeria.

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This standard round brilliant has a flatter crown. Its medium toned purple pink has a very nice flash even thought it is slightly included. It weighs 7.29 carats.

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This round with horizontally split mains is eye clean and with average crystal. Its color is a moderate pink. It has been verified to be cuprian by a laboratory and comes from Mozambique. It weighs 18.68 carats.

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This larger standard round brilliant was cut with its table parallel to the principle axis. This produced pie shaped wedges of alternating vivid pink and paler pink, in this case. The stone is very clean, bright and flashy. It weighs 7.51 carats.

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his round has horizontally split mains on the pavilion and a high crown. The gives its bright orangish pink, medium toned body a great depth of beauty. It does have a galaxy of faint randomly distributed inclusions that display themselves as you turn the stone. To me that takes very little away from this truly fine gemstone. It weighs 10.49 carats.

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This cherry red round is a bicolor with a colorless crown and a red pavilion. It is a GEM, exceptional gemstone. It pavilion is cut with horizontally cut mains and the crown is deep. It weighs 6.60 carts.

World of Color in Tourmaline

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