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PostPosted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:41 pm 
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Hi all,

Haven't had a chance to post photos of some of the noteworthy stones I have come across since Tucson. I did a "finds" thread last year and wanted to get around to something similar. Since I was doing photos today anyway, I though I might as well get started!

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One of the nicest examples of gem Cassiterite that I can recall seeing. Loupe clean and with the mineral's typically high luster. Visually, it resembles a nice Pakistani Sphene. The first day in Tucson and I was smitten with it - one of those things that if you don't sell, then oh well!

I'll post some more in the coming days.

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Up next is a piece of inclusion Quartz. There is such variety in this area that it is becoming more and more popular each year.

This ~70ct. Brazilian piece includes Tourmaline, Mica and several others yet unidentified. I try not too get too wild in my interpretation of these, but it seems almost like an underwater scene.

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Next up is a rare example of magnesio-axinite from Merelani, Tanzania. The color(s) are not what we would expect from typical gem Axinite and there is in fact a distinct color change.

This material is mined along with Tanzanite and I saw several rough pieces which actually contained Axinite and Tanzanite. Most of it tends to be specimen or cab grade at best.

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Gorgeous! Gee, I wouldn't mind seeing your entire collection! :D


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Thanks Barbra. I may be out your way to do some shows later this year, so I will issue a standing invitation! I need to get a few more photos taken and will post some more here.

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Hey, if you're in town, I want to come see the stones too. :)


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Absolutely - I will keep everyone posted when it happens!

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Hi Brad,

Nice stone and I'm sure you don't take this as an attack, but maybe we should start a good discussion on colour change and colour shift one day again. I don't think this stone (from the images) would qualify as "colour change".

I remember an article in G&G a while ago which made a distinction between colour change and shift based on transmitted/reflective light .. I lost the link to that article though. According to that article this stone would also not validate a "colour shift" qualification.

A few months ago I went to the pearl exhibit in Paris and my lovely companion witnessed the change of colour on the catalog cover when looking at it from different angles while exposed to the same light source.

I think a good discussion on this topic is needed.

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Hi Doos,

No offense taken at all. I debated whether or not to say this as I thought this may come up. My first choice would have been to use "color shift" but then I thought that this may even be more provocative as some don't like that term.

In the most recent G&G (Winter 2007) they describe this material using the term "subtle color shift". I would have to reference the specific article you mentioned, but this material apparently does qualify.

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Hi Brad,

While commuting a while ago I had the time to read up on some articles regarding this topic and they recommended a change of at least 20 degrees on the CIELAB colour wheel for a stone to qualify as a colour changing stone. Although that was just a recommendation.

I'll find the appropriate articles for you, they were from the DgemG.

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Next up is a nice example of Amethyst from the Jackson's Crossroads locality in Georgia. While not as unusual a material as I usually post, I am consistenly impressed with the finished goods from this site.

This example weighs just under 9 carats - fairly large for these.

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I'll find the appropriate articles for you, they were from the DgemG.

I'd like to see them as well. :D


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Hi,

I had some trouble finding the articles because they were not published in the German Gemmologie but in the JofG.

"A colorimetric study of the alexandrite effect in gemstones" by Liu, Shigley, Fritsch and Hempill.
"Colour hue change of a gem tourmaline from the Umba Valey, Tanzania" by Liu, Shigley and Halvorson.

Both articles published in the JofG, Vol. 26, No.6, April 1999 (PP. 371-397).

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Brad P wrote:
Up next is a piece of inclusion Quartz. There is such variety in this area that it is becoming more and more popular each year.

This ~70ct. Brazilian piece includes Tourmaline, Mica and several others yet unidentified. I try not too get too wild in my interpretation of these, but it seems almost like an underwater scene.

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Brad,

I gotta say that I gotta get some of this stuff! I like your interpretation. I have some rather abstract "underwater scene" paperweights - my favorites. Before I read, I saw the pic (wow, imagine that). My immediate impression was the same - underwater scene.

Seeing your collection would be an extreme delight.

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