Tourmaline : Collect What You Like

Anyone knows what he likes or dislikes. My friend has color preference in blue. His first choice is blue when he selects things. The same as a collector who prefers to collect a particular type of gemstones. You might find he wants to buy the same type of gemstone again and again. What he does with the gems he buy? He may keep in a safety box to appreciate as a pleasure or he may put in jewelry as a gift for his wife.

For someone who loves blue green tourmaline, she might find a challenge when seeing this gem. She might not have ideas to design jewelry with it. To design jewelry needs an imagination and a custom jewelry designer to create an exquisite jewelry that fits her style and her preference in the gemstones.

Look at trapezoidal tourmaline set with red zircon and golden beryl in a pendant. This jewelry designed by Frank and Kim Yanke from yankedesigns.com.

Design challenge is no longer a challenge when you have a good custom designer.

Pink Tourmaline & Diamond Ring

This pink tourmaline is impressive. The red pink color is really stands out that some dealers may categorize this color as rubellite or red tourmaline. Pink tourmaline has primary hue and secondary hue the same as red tourmaline. The less secondary hue the stone has, the most valued the stone will get in the marketplace. Mostly red tourmaline available in the gem market is often visually included and red tourmaline is categorized as Type III gemstone The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) system for grading clarity in colored stones.

This pink tourmaline and diamond ring is designed by Laura Love Rose. She is a talented designer. Her knowledge & experience in architectural and interior design were remarkably blended into jewelry design works.

"Chrome" Green Tourmaline & Diamond Ring

Green tourmaline is commonly known for having a strong dichroism. This one is also have dichroism in a gorgeous way. The color of this green tourmaline is medium tone not too dark. I'm wondering this tourmaline is "chrome" tourmaline that really contains chromium content.

This green tourmaline & diamond ring listed at $6,800 in 1stdibs.com
The ring was designed by Emma Quist Jewelry.
http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=52709

Green Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Ring

This 5.63 carats green tourmaline looks almost emerald blue green tourmaline to me. It has medium tone bluish green tourmaline which is attractive in day and night. A simple rectangular-cut but add a twist of cut-cornered of the stone is really adorable. This green tourmaline diamond ring is made by Tiffany & Co.

PINK TOURMALINE & DIAMOND RING, BRIDGES

You look at a gorgeous elbaite pink tourmaline at size 50ct+ set in diamond ring by Bridges. Nigeria is well knowned for producing natural fine gemstones. This pink tourmaline is quite exceptional natural stone from Nigeria without treatment. The
tourmaline set on 18 karat white gold, amid stylized leaves set with brilliant-cut diamonds and tsavorite garnets.