tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post2215159014187420139..comments2023-07-08T08:03:30.775-04:00Comments on GemWise Moved to http://www.thefrenchblue.com/rww_blog: Tucson 2009 Wrap UpRichard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-65431462864805923252009-05-20T08:40:47.263-04:002009-05-20T08:40:47.263-04:00Dear Mr. Wise,
There is no need to post this comm...Dear Mr. Wise,<br /><br />There is no need to post this comment, since really it is off topic, but lately I have seen that marvelous peach-cherry red color in tourmalines for sale by a reputable high-end dealer. It simply is a color one does not forget, especially after having seen the other irradiated and natural rubilite colors over the years. I don't have the wherewithal to buy such a stone Tenney Naumerhttp://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-1268935745348715132009-05-20T07:57:57.491-04:002009-05-20T07:57:57.491-04:00Tenney,
Nasty looking stuff! The Mozambique mater...Tenney,<br /><br />Nasty looking stuff! The Mozambique material is alluvial, meaning that the rough bounced along a stream until it came to rest at the point is being recovered. Lateralitic silt probably worked its way into the surface breaking growth tubes. When the material was heat treated, it baked hard. <br /><br />What you are seeing is the low-end stuff that is usually discarded, but Richard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-55690570833864401402009-05-19T19:44:34.448-04:002009-05-19T19:44:34.448-04:00I guess the thing is that recently a bunch of this...I guess the thing is that recently a bunch of this low-end material has popped up all over ebay and is being sold as rare paraiba tourmaline. OK, the ebay sellers often exaggerate their wares, but this stuff does not look at all natural.<br /><br />I'm gonna guess that the cookers are experimenting with heat, irradiation, diffusion, more heat, maybe not in that order, and they are coming out Tenney Naumerhttp://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-1798926323846522882009-05-19T16:47:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:47:00.000-04:00Tenney,
Thanks for the link. I am not sure but i...Tenney,<br /><br />Thanks for the link. I am not sure but it looks like iron staining inside surface breaking growth tubes, that famous "goop in the tubes" perhaps. <br /><br />Read my latest post. Assuming that this "goop" is not from the native environment, and if you look at the image in my first post on this issue, it looks very much like it, The question is, why would anyone want to pack Richard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-48299238317134829582009-05-19T15:09:00.000-04:002009-05-19T15:09:00.000-04:00Sure, I was afraid the entire comment would get ki...Sure, I was afraid the entire comment would get kicked out if I put an ebay link.<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120410150733<br /><br />But a simple ebay search on the item number also works.Tenney Naumerhttp://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-26966625742250331812009-05-17T19:35:00.000-04:002009-05-17T19:35:00.000-04:00Tenney,
Please post a link. I would very much li...Tenney,<br /><br />Please post a link. I would very much like to see what you are referring to<br /><br />RWRichard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-67842595477658577222009-05-17T17:50:00.000-04:002009-05-17T17:50:00.000-04:00I hope you don't mind me putting in my two bits he...I hope you don't mind me putting in my two bits here. I am an ex-CPA with a master's degree in accounting, and I spent some years studying finance at the doctoral level. At that level, what we did in the seminars was to try to rip all research articles to shreds (not literally, of course); so, having gone back over these blog threads and forum threads and having read most of the "research" Tenney Naumerhttp://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-2929506927031280122009-03-22T15:31:00.000-04:002009-03-22T15:31:00.000-04:00Nice pearls! I wonder if those natural pearls come...Nice pearls! I wonder if those natural pearls comes from the Persian Gulf or somewhere else?<BR/><BR/> It is really lustrous and round. Maybe perfectly round and looks flawless too! <BR/><BR/> Imagine how many millions of pearl oysters are harvested to have that strand!?? That treasure should make headlines as I don't think something like it will ever come again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-47982332693244202302009-03-10T01:46:00.000-04:002009-03-10T01:46:00.000-04:00It was nice to meet you in Tucson - I only wish it...It was nice to meet you in Tucson - I only wish it had been after the purchase of this amazing ruby! I would love to see it in person!<BR/><BR/>I attended the Ed Boehm talk and one of the areas and stones he covered were the Winza Rubies!<BR/><BR/>Robyn Hawk<BR/>http://tucsongemshow.blogspot.comAFlyOnTheWallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069069753221042520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-72858158569218114122009-03-07T13:15:00.000-05:002009-03-07T13:15:00.000-05:00Oh, and that ruby is a real beauty! I don't know i...Oh, and that ruby is a real beauty! <BR/><BR/>I don't know if you saw the link that I posted (in the Vintage Gems and Jewellery on GO) for an auction near London on March 11th. I specifically thought of you as they have a six strand natural pearl necklace, and an 8.68 Alexandrite (with cert)ring on the block. Thought you may have clients/collectors looking for the unusual. They have a couple Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-23288885995984604022009-03-07T13:11:00.000-05:002009-03-07T13:11:00.000-05:00Thanks Richard.You have to give the guy credit, he...Thanks Richard.<BR/><BR/>You have to give the guy credit, he certainly knows how to play a crowd, especially on the internet. Interesting to see that Richard Hughes has dipped his toes into the pool on the tourmaline issue, thanks for posting that on the GO forum. <BR/><BR/>My guess is that this whole tourmaline diffusion issue is going to quietly fade away as it becomes obvious that it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-89104824767097195792009-03-06T01:55:00.000-05:002009-03-06T01:55:00.000-05:00Glad to see one infuriating rant getting its due r...Glad to see one infuriating rant getting its due reality check. If only more were so lucky!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-49491157174357974062009-03-05T14:16:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:16:00.000-05:00Sam,Thanks for your comment. I have been followin...Sam,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment. I have been following the development of the Baja and/or Cortez pearls for some years.<BR/><BR/>They bear a strong resemblance to the black "Tahitian" pearls from Pinctada Margaritifera, but in fact come from two other species, namely the black lip (Pinctada Mazatlanica) and the rainbow lip (Concha NĂ¡car).<BR/><BR/>The ones I saw in Tucson had come a long Richard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-47735021254270182442009-03-05T13:59:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:59:00.000-05:00Africanuck,Link does not seem to work, here is the...Africanuck,<BR/><BR/>Link does not seem to work, here is the post:<BR/><BR/>PostPosted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:14 am Post subject: At the IGS seminar Reply with quote<BR/>Colleagues,<BR/>Just to set the record straight once and for all.<BR/>I have provided RJ some advice and couple slides to help him understand fundamental issues in treating gems. However, I have not examined any of the stones Richard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-61353129227641951882009-03-05T13:58:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:58:00.000-05:00Richard, thank you for your articles, interesting....Richard, thank you for your articles, interesting. <BR/>Have you seen the Guaymas pearls from Guaymas , Mexico? As far as I know these are the only salt water pearls farmed in the Americas. I have been following the Guaymas farm for many years since they are the closest pearl source to me here in Tucson. I would love to hear your opinion of these pearls.<BR/>Sam PataniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-3556445989993552462009-03-05T12:29:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:29:00.000-05:00Anonymous,I think it may come to that. The defini...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I think it may come to that. The definition of "diffusion" seems to change with each new revelation. First it was copper diffusion on the ionic level, similar to the Be diffusion in sapphire, then it became grain boundary diffusion, then crud in the tubes. I expect that next it will be suggested that all forms of treatment are some sort of diffusion. At that point, the termRichard W. Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-64444267856900771712009-03-05T11:33:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:33:00.000-05:00Well lets give the man his due , HE learned tourma...Well lets give the man his due , <BR/>HE learned tourmaline was dyed !!!!<BR/>Lets give him a big round of applause .<BR/>He recently complained he isnt get credit where credit is due , well the worlds most costly gemstone detection of dyed tourmaline award goes to ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-9606978284805287322009-03-04T17:37:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:37:00.000-05:00Ted also posted a disavowal of Robert, his conclus...Ted also posted a disavowal of Robert, his conclusions, and specifically stated that his own research contradicts RJ's.<BR/><BR/>"http://gemologyonline.com/Forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69964&highlight=#69964"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-55116657158911364162009-03-04T14:06:00.000-05:002009-03-04T14:06:00.000-05:00Interesting,What advanced testing apparatus was th...Interesting,<BR/><BR/>What advanced testing apparatus was that? A Dixie Cup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29861993.post-57451527661718906012009-03-04T12:21:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:21:00.000-05:00ROBERT HAS TESTED THOUSANDS OF STONES. DUH!I know ...<I>ROBERT HAS TESTED THOUSANDS OF STONES. DUH!</I><BR/><BR/>I know RJ a bit by now and he seems to exaggerate/lie a bit on most everything to get publicity. There is a reason why he maintains the motto "always act like you lead the parade, even when you are driven out of town".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com