This was my first time having the opportunity to work with this Tourmaline in Quartz mineral. When I first looked through the piece of rough, was not entirely sure if it would be all that much better to slice it one direction over another.
The black Tourmaline really did not cluster or run any more or different through out the piece of rough.
As you can see from this image.
So I just sliced a couple of small slabs off for my first attempt at a cab. Thought might just post a blog post for anyone who might stumble upon it. Hopefully maybe like the finished cab as much as I do!
Really beautiful material…..
Another somewhat similar mineral is this Rutiliated Quartz. I have yet to slice a piece from this. I am sure will post an image of a finished cab on the forum once I do.
As you can see it too has very similar rutiliated lines running through it as the Tourmaline except these are gold in color. This will make some beautiful cabs as well.
As usual, should either of these appeal to you like the Tourmaline does to me, feel free to contact me for details on how to get a cabochon cut from either of them.
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Linda Stephens 11.30.08 at 5:22 pm
I have a pink tourmaline stone approximately 2 carats that is scratched and needs to be repolished. Where do I get this done?
TaoGem 11.30.08 at 10:41 pm
A scratched “faceted” Tourmaline stone would likely need to be re-faceted rather than just polished to repair the scratch.
I do not facet precious gemstones. I cut and shape semi-precious gemstone cabochons.
Hope you have good luck getting it repaired.