Yellow Tourmaline

[stepcutnut]

Can anyone tell me about yellow tourmaline, I''m not coming up with much info on it???
Thanks

 

[stepcutnut]

This piqued my interest...

 

[ma re]

Assuming you haven''t read THIS yet...

 

[D&T]

I found this and thought what a great color too! sorry not much help, but I thought maybe you might like too?

http://www.bestcutgems.com/product/IT-745

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 1:49:33 PM
Author: ma re
Assuming you haven't read THIS yet...

Thanks ma re! That is actually the only article I could find on the stones and I did find it interesting!!!

I was really curious about the unusual dispersion that Barry spoke about in the stone and was wondering if I could find more info on what might be responsible for it, he said that the stone has alot of bright blue and green flashes in most light.

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 1:59:35 PM
Author: D&T
I found this and thought what a great color too! sorry not much help, but I thought maybe you might like too?


http://www.bestcutgems.com/product/IT-745

D&T-the color on that stone is lovely!!!

 

[stepcutnut]

Does anyone own any yellow tourmaline? TL? What is the color like IRL???

 

[D&T]

I have a trichroic golden yellow tourmaline not the very light yellow seen from the posting earlier though

and what I normally see is this one:

 

[chrono]

Date: 7/6/2009 1:59:35 PM
Author: D&T
I found this and thought what a great color too! sorry not much help, but I thought maybe you might like too?

http://www.bestcutgems.com/product/IT-745

Woah! Nice bright yellow. I have not seen any personally, sorry.

 

[packrat]

I love yours D&T!

Nothing much to contribute, other than what''s going thru my mind right now.."We all live in a yellow tourmaline" Sigh. This is what caffeine does me.

 

[D&T]

Thanks Packrat!.
The one you have posted looks like it has a slight greenish undertone? I have a mali garnet that has a green undertone with the main color being yellowish and finding the right metal color was a bit tough (it looked better in white gold), however the one I posted of my tourmaline, has a brown undertone. Under incandescent lighting it loses the yellow and more brown shows up. I'm ok with the brownish undertone, its not as desirable but didn't bother me a bit so the discount for my tourmaline

 

[m76steve]

this is a good example of yellow tourmaline-the pendent is @ 12 cts of african-mozambique-very nice in person-a little shade of green in the larger stone-enjoy...

 

[Barrett]

here is a piece of rough i got in a parcel from afghanistan...small but it should cut a nice round

 

[T L]

Date: 7/6/2009 3:17:15 PM
Author: stepcutnut
Does anyone own any yellow tourmaline? TL? What is the color like IRL???

Most yellow beryl is a brownish yellow (golden color). It is very rare to find it in a greenish yellow. It can also vary in tone, some of it can be washed out.

 

[m76steve]

a good example of yellow beryl-color seems as described-a little different from tourmaline...

 

[Lady_Disdain]

How about this:

 

[D&T]

Date: 7/6/2009 9:18:37 PM
Author: Lady_Disdain
How about this:

ooohh love that one

 

[T L]

Date: 7/6/2009 6:30:58 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 7/6/2009 3:17:15 PM
Author: stepcutnut
Does anyone own any yellow tourmaline? TL? What is the color like IRL???

Most yellow beryl is a brownish yellow (golden color). It is very rare to find it in a greenish yellow. It can also vary in tone, some of it can be washed out.

Did I say yellow beryl? For some reason, I have beryl on my mind. I meant yellow tourmaline. Most of it is also brownish yellow in appearance.

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 3:41:07 PM
Author: D&T
I have a trichroic golden yellow tourmaline not the very light yellow seen from the posting earlier though

and what I normally see is this one:

Lovely stone D&T-have you set it yet?

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 4:46:59 PM
Author: packrat
I love yours D&T!


Nothing much to contribute, other than what''s going thru my mind right now..''We all live in a yellow tourmaline'' Sigh. This is what caffeine does me.

Thanks a lot!!! LOL, now I have that song stuck in my head

 

[chrono]

Date: 7/6/2009 6:04:18 PM
Author: amethystguy
here is a piece of rough i got in a parcel from afghanistan...small but it should cut a nice round

That''s beautiful!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 4:52:21 PM
Author: D&T
Thanks Packrat!.

The one you have posted looks like it has a slight greenish undertone? I have a mali garnet that has a green undertone with the main color being yellowish and finding the right metal color was a bit tough (it looked better in white gold), however the one I posted of my tourmaline, has a brown undertone. Under incandescent lighting it loses the yellow and more brown shows up. I'm ok with the brownish undertone, its not as desirable but didn't bother me a bit so the discount for my tourmaline

I've tried Mali's but they just don't float my boat-something about how they look with my skin tone I think. Maybe I should stick with yellow stones with no green undertones! Sounds like they'd be easier to set too

 

[chrono]

Date: 7/6/2009 9:18:37 PM
Author: Lady_Disdain
How about this:

Lady D,
That''s a nice example of yellow tourmaline too.

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 5:48:31 PM
Author: m76steve
this is a good example of yellow tourmaline-the pendent is @ 12 cts of african-mozambique-very nice in person-a little shade of green in the larger stone-enjoy...

Thanks for the pic! Do you see alot of color change in these stones in different lighting?

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 6:04:18 PM
Author: amethystguy
here is a piece of rough i got in a parcel from afghanistan...small but it should cut a nice round

It will be fun to see the finished stone from that rough!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 6:30:58 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 7/6/2009 3:17:15 PM

Author: stepcutnut

Does anyone own any yellow tourmaline? TL? What is the color like IRL???

Most yellow beryl is a brownish yellow (golden color). It is very rare to find it in a greenish yellow. It can also vary in tone, some of it can be washed out.

Thanks for the info TL!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 9:18:37 PM
Author: Lady_Disdain
How about this:

LD! That is a gorgeous stone!!!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 7/6/2009 10:44:58 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 7/6/2009 6:30:58 PM

Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 7/6/2009 3:17:15 PM

Author: stepcutnut

Does anyone own any yellow tourmaline? TL? What is the color like IRL???

Most yellow beryl is a brownish yellow (golden color). It is very rare to find it in a greenish yellow. It can also vary in tone, some of it can be washed out.

Did I say yellow beryl? For some reason, I have beryl on my mind. I meant yellow tourmaline. Most of it is also brownish yellow in appearance.

No problem TL!

 

[ma re]

Date: 7/7/2009 8:17:59 AM
Author: stepcutnut

Date: 7/6/2009 4:46:59 PM
Author: packrat
I love yours D&T!


Nothing much to contribute, other than what''s going thru my mind right now..''We all live in a yellow tourmaline'' Sigh. This is what caffeine does me.

Thanks a lot!!! LOL, now I have that song stuck in my head

LOL, me too

 

[D&T]

Date: 7/7/2009 8:17:04 AM
Author: stepcutnut

Lovely stone D&T-have you set it yet?

Not yet, Can't seem to commit to settings, everytime I have a budget in mind, I end up buying more gems, so nothing has been set yet, I have two gems that have settings for them, and can't seem to just go to my jeweler, I'm only available one day that he is available as the other days he's gone before I can catch him after work. uggg. I know what you mean with the green undertone the mali I have has those green undertone and the yellow is too like, so it clashes with yellow gold.... one day I'll just have to sit down and commit to buying ONLY mountings...lol