Minty green and minty blue...

[T L]

I think Swala only sells stone that are mined in Africa (spess, spinel, tsavorite, mint garnet, etc), therefore, it is likely that the origin might be Nigerian.

He once had a Brazilian paraiba for sale (I think it's still for sale). I think the brighter turquoise blues on his site are Nigerian, and this is Nambibian. It's always fun to guess origin. Namibian indicolites remind me a lot of Afghani ones. Very pretty.

 

[chrono]

Ah…that is true. Now that you mentioned it, I did receive the email about his procuring a Brazilian Paraiba as well. Guess that throws my speculation out the door. I did ask about origin on another tourmaline or two but he did not want to even tell me where he got them, wanting to keep the source secret.

 

[brandy_z28]

Oh wow! Those do glow!

 

[platinumrock]

Very pretty stones, and they go well with the settings!!

 

[beaujolais]

You pick out some amazing stones and have a talent for choosing how to set them. Really.

 

[baby nurse]

That's a gorgeous stone, Arcadian! And I do think it looks similar to its picture. I love the faceting on Gene's stone but this one is a really pretty color, too

 

[marcy]

Beautiful!