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 Post subject: iridescent inclusion in a tourmaline
PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:42 am 
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Dear friends,
I have recently bought this dark pink tourmaline...
Looking at the the stone, I noticed a white spot under one of the facets of the crown.
At first, I thought it could be a scratch due to the faceting process, but when I observed the stone under magnification I found this iridescent inclusion...
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Might you be so kind to give me a suggestion for identifying this inclusion?
Thank you in advance!
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 Post subject: Re: iridescent inclusion in a tourmaline
PostPosted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:44 pm 
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Looks like an air filled internal crack causing an interference phenomenon.


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Thank you Barbra for your interesting suggestion :D


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Or 'fracture fire' as they say.

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Thank you too for the reply, Stephen :D


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