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Just recently found...https://forums.gemsociety.org/t/rarest- ... hange/4639

The finished pendent is 1" x .5" inches, gold is 18kt yellow, stone is over 7.5cts, colors seem to float within the stone depending on light source, not real high dollar item but a rare find-steve...

Pink, check ur stones to see if any react under UV, i read this is a rare condition & might add some value to the stone, as reported by Richard, this is unusual for a blue sapphire to react as this, in the flesh the stone appears reddish purple & glows about as good as a ruby, not quite as i...

I was looking at blue sapphire and noticed an article on blue sapphire, most of this material because of the slow growth and elements of Fe & Mg grown into the stones will not glow in the UV light, in untreated material. I have 2 stones, pretty good quality, untreated & good color with no ef...

The colors are seen better from the stone on a frontal view, lights above & moved around for effect, i think the stone was cut, or hammered, as my stone cutter said, to get maximum weight for color viewing, there is crazing, but the effect is what i was after & the stone size is great for a ...

Ive seen the crazing & the color changing, ive got several pieces of mexican fire opal, & this is more closer to the mexican than the african i think. This is what i was after, the mexican material. The cost was not too bad, but the effect was the end result-

I think this is what people are referring to with lightning from the front & back of the stone-all these pics are backlit and photoed from the front-please ur opinions-

On 9/27 this year i sent a stone to the GIA for a positive identification after months of listing this material as color change chrome tourmaline, today the GIA told the jeweler they have tested the stone & of this date are very interested in further testing by others at the lab. It seems ive 's...

The stone is in the jeweler for pendent build, will have in hand @ 2 weeks, then pics will be done, i think u are asking for the light towards the bottom of the stone with the camera looking towards the stone, the light behind the stone, correct? I will give it a try & post results then, my jewe...

Just received this stone-to me, very unusual material, a keeper! These pics under incandescent light, i believe the stone was hand cut as viewed by a jeweler friend-