Paribas or other copper bearing tourmalines? Love to see.

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Curse this pathetic search function!! Anyone have any pictures to share?

 

[chrono]

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Uppy,
I feel your pain with regards to the search function. My picture is blurry but is better than nothing. I can't wait to see TL's and LD's spectacular paraibas and cuprians.

 

[JewelFreak]

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All I can say is that I want one so bad I can just about taste it, but $$$! No teeny tiny one will do.

--- Laurie

 

[T L]

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LD has a way more impressive and sizable collection than I do, but here it goes, since I'm the photo hog of the century.

Photos do this one no justice. It is extremely saturated and even glows in the rain!! I love this gem despite the inclusions and horrid cutting. It gets so many comments and looks too.

 

[T L]

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This is another very glowy stone, about 2 carats. Badly cut but the color!!

 

[T L]

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This one is less saturated, but it is a recut of a crappy piece of native cutting. I think it's very pretty. 2.5 carats.

 

[chictomato]

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This is another very glowy stone, about 2 carats. Badly cut but the color!!

Wow, I love this one

 

[T L]

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This one is a 7 carat piece and while glowy, not as glowy as the top two I posted. Those top ones put kryptonite to shame. You can see the needles native to this material.

 

[T L]

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Here's a 3.5 carat stone with darker tone and a slight touch of grey. I think this one is unheated because I see the grey. It is an amazing blue for a tourmaline though. Oh by the way, all of these have GIT memos.

 

[T L]

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Here's a beautiful six carat violet cuprian, GIT memo with it. I love this stone because it's a rare color and the inclusions are not bad at all. Much violet cuprian material is very included and not heated because of this. It's rare to find one so clean and unheated. I was told this color would probably go blue if heated. I like it in its natural state though. The window would close up if set. I'm really afraid of setting it because it is a rare stone.

 

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All of these are yours, TL? That shouldn't be allowed!! I think you need to spread out all this beauty so as not to create a shift in the rotation of the earth. If you send one my way I will make sure it is properly cared for.

 

[T L]

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This one is very included, but it glows neon like the top two I posted. It's about 1.5 carats. I posted the top unset photo to show how neon it is in the sun.

 

[T L]

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All of these are yours, TL? That shouldn't be allowed!! I think you need to spread out all this beauty so as not to create a shift in the rotation of the earth. If you send one my way I will make sure it is properly cared for.

LOL Uppy. No this is actually not all of them. I have some loose ones too, about six, but in lighter saturations. I just haven't photographed them. Thank you and Chictomato for the kind words. No photograph can really convey how glowy they are. They really need to be seen in person.

 

[Nomsdeplume]

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happy sigh!

 

[m00sie]

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Wow TL, you have some gorgeous stones!

You must pay ALOT in insurance for all your pretties lol.

 

[Edward Bristol]

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6+ unheated copper tourmaline Mozambique.

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

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Oh my GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to all of the above !!!!!!!!!

 

[Arkteia]

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No comments...
I even did not want to open this thread. Actually, did not do it yesterday evening - wanted to have normal sleep. I knew I would not be able to sleep after seeing them!

 

[colorluvr]

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She's not a beauty, but she is copper bearing and a funky little stone. I didn't pay hardly anything for this stone and truthfully was more curious than anything when I got her on ebay, and YES, it is a shallow stone with a huge window, but I think she's kinda cute for an "I'm going to put this in my 'funky little stone' collection" stone.

1.74 ct tourmaline with copper needles from Mozanbique

 

[JewelFreak]

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Oh, groan, all of the stones are just gorgeous! Your settings with them, TL, are so pretty & bring out the best in the stones. I'll be happy to babysit when you go away!

--- Laurie

 

[colorluvr]

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Maybe someday when I'm rich and famous (or at least rich) I'll be able to afford some beauties like TLs...... they are GORGEOUS, btw.!!

 

[T L]

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Thanks for all the kind words. I am so happy to have bought these when I did, and there are some that I passed up that I'm kicking myself over. At the time, they were high priced to me, but oh if I could buy them now for those prices!! Thanks to everyone for sharing their pictures. Where are LD's though???

 

[Art Nouveau]

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Someone posted this picture of a huge paraiba ring that she saw in NY. I don't remember who, but might have been diamondbleu. I love this blue green color even though it is not the most expensive 'windex blue'.

 

[T L]

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Yes AN,
That was posted by Diamonbleu when she went hunting for an e-ring in New York at some high end jewelers.

 

[RockHugger]

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My collection