The Definitive Guide to the World of Color in Tourmaline Gemstones
The Definitive Guide to the World of Color in Tourmaline Gemstones
Blue – Green Tourmaline Gemstones
Round – Less than 1 Carat
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This medium dark standard round brilliant slides more than most blues into the greener side of blue green. It appears to be eye clean and weighs .47. Another droplet of color in the old bucket.
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This standard round brilliant has a nice average green color in a medium tone level. It appears to be eye clean and weighs .53 carats. Just big enough to make the droplets of color.
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This standard round brilliant is too small to really show off the sea foam color because of the the stone's lower tone value. It still is very bright, eye clean and attractive. It weighs .54 carats.
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This medium pastel has a clean fresh look despite its inclusion. Still the inclusions and poorer crystal does mellow the standard round brilliant down. It weighs .76 carats.
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This medium tone level, blue green standard round brilliant is a great little stone. It has everything in fine shape and weighs .65 carats. Acceptance into the droplets of color is assured.
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This standard round brilliant is significantly included. Its minty color is bright and well saturated. The stone has been cut to minimize the impact of the flaws and is bright and flashy. It weighs .76 carats and is a droplet of color.
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This standard round brilliant is a little ball of blazing reflection. It shifts around blue to green depending on the light and its eye clean pastel nature. It weighs .82 carats.
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This standard round brilliant appears to be eye clean. It has a fine medium tone value and is on the bluer side of sea foam. It weighs .47 carats.
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This smaller standard round brilliant is mildly dichroic and has a medium toned blue green color. There are eye visible growth tubes at an angle under the table. They are not noticeable without effort. It weighs .99 carats.
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This small standard round brilliant is basically a medium toned blue, but I can pick up some greenish flash along with the blue. It appears to be eye clean and a great little dot of color. It weighs .27 carats.
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This standard round brilliant has a darker tone and a limited flash. I don't think that it has any heavy inclusions, but its crystal is not very good. It weighs .77 carats and has a nice blue/green color.
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This standard round brilliant is a nicely balanced blue green color that is flashy for such a darker toned stone. It appreciates the sun and a bit of time to see it. It weighs .86 carats. and knows someone to get him in the droplets of color.
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This standard round brilliant appears to be eye clean and is bright and flashy. It weighs .18 carats and is a dot of color.
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This standard round brilliant is bright and appears to be eye clean. It is a pastel blue green stone with a medium light tone and weighs .20 carats.
