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Took a chance on an "unknown" gem I feel is quite likely to be an indicolite tourmaline. It's way nicer than I thought it would be, but I'll return it if it's not a natural gem. Any other guesses??

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Upon first glance, I'd say tourmaline.
I'd also wonder if it's not a treated synthetic or treated cheap stone. It does look dichroic, though, and I'm not sure if treated stones can do that
 
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Looks like there’s blue, some slightly yellow flashes in the quite saturated green.
 
Took a chance on an "unknown" gem I feel is quite likely to be an indicolite tourmaline. It's way nicer than I thought it would be, but I'll return it if it's not a natural gem. Any other guesses??

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Green Tourmaline
 
Update: @stracci2000 was correct, it is an irradiated topaz! Glad I got it tested in time to make a return. This was an important reminder that there really is no such thing as an "unknown" gem on ebay - if a vendor thinks there is the slightest chance a stone would be valuable, he/she would have it tested.
 
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