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⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 504249" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564727515_cd36133b-a903-48ce-b121-cdf8e1a17a4c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Finished off this green tourmaline last night, darn crack opened up and a big chip of stone flew off the crown. The original crystal was sawn in half along a crack line, so you get to see a before and after of the same crystal. The second piece has some even more challenging characteristics but I think I will try to cut it with the hope that is stays in one piece.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564724791_342eb835-265a-4c39-a5a5-c0846cae5d87.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564728066_277975dd-4d48-477e-8db3-e6fbf40e373d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Decided to half the crown thickness and chase the crack out as best as I could, unfortunately a significant inclusion takes up a quarter of the stones surface but I am very happy with the outcome. At 2.45ct it is large enough to let the light dance through the large table facet and pick up a rainforest of green colours when moved around. Shame I cannot share the experience of seeing this one in its full glory.</p><p></p><p>I could possibly recut this stone to remove the majority of the inclusions but would end up with a significantly smaller stone, but it would be absolutely spectacular.</p><p></p><p>One thing is for sure, I will be on the look out for more tourmaline to cut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 504249, member: 1916"] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564727515_cd36133b-a903-48ce-b121-cdf8e1a17a4c.jpg[/img] Finished off this green tourmaline last night, darn crack opened up and a big chip of stone flew off the crown. The original crystal was sawn in half along a crack line, so you get to see a before and after of the same crystal. The second piece has some even more challenging characteristics but I think I will try to cut it with the hope that is stays in one piece. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564724791_342eb835-265a-4c39-a5a5-c0846cae5d87.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1564728066_277975dd-4d48-477e-8db3-e6fbf40e373d.jpg[/img] Decided to half the crown thickness and chase the crack out as best as I could, unfortunately a significant inclusion takes up a quarter of the stones surface but I am very happy with the outcome. At 2.45ct it is large enough to let the light dance through the large table facet and pick up a rainforest of green colours when moved around. Shame I cannot share the experience of seeing this one in its full glory. I could possibly recut this stone to remove the majority of the inclusions but would end up with a significantly smaller stone, but it would be absolutely spectacular. One thing is for sure, I will be on the look out for more tourmaline to cut. [/QUOTE]
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