1.8 carat Portuguese cut Tananian pink spinel

[T L]

This stone is cut remarkably well and has awesome scintillation and life. The color is like a delicate pink and it has blue sparks in certain lights, but does not shift to lavender in any other lighting. It's remarkably crystal, and only has one small tiny bubble inclusion indicative of spinels. No sleepiness whatsoever. It's not a super saturated pink, but a delicate pink. No brown in the stone. I can't really get the true color to come out in my photos, but the truest color is probably the bottom right hand fuzzy photo. The top photos are more mauve than the stone IRL, but they show off the sparkle. The photos were all taken in natural diffused light in my den on a cloudy day. I have not seen this stone in sunlight yet. The one photo where it's sitting on top of an empty setting is in incandescent light.

Well, honest opinions are welcome. Just wanted to share another stone in my ever growing spinel collection. I'm finding I actually am becoming enamored with them for the good value they represent (in relation to their more expensive cousin, corundum) , and they're untreated, and sparkle like mad.

 

[T L]

Another pic trying to get the true color to come out.

 

[Arcadian]

It looks a bit pinky salmon on my monitor, but more than likely its the angle in which you took the picture. Does it change a bit in different lights?

Frankly, I like it.

It dosen''t suit my skin tone but I still like it.

You don''t sound too sure about this one. Maybe a few days and in some sunlight you might change your mind??


-A

 

[LD]

Very very pretty TL and I love the cut. I wish we could upload videos because I bet that one is a real sparkler. It looks gorgeous. What are your plans for it?

 

[packrat]

I think it''s pretty and looks super sparkly! Is this another one from your Secret Squirrel ebay seller?

 

[chrono]

I see some orange in the lower right picture and second picture.

(I know it''s challenging for you to take nekkie stone pictures).

 

[AustenNut]

I love the color of this stone. I''m sure there are some who''d even say it''s pad like (looking at the bottom right and the blurred photo in the next post). What are your plans for this one?

 

[Fly Girl]

Date: 12/24/2009 3:08:53 PM
Author: Chrono
I see some orange in the lower right picture and second picture.

(I know it''s challenging for you to take nekkie stone pictures).

Funny, I was thinking the same thing!

 

[marcy]

It is a lovely color and looks very sparkly. I love spinels.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 12:28:54 PM
Author: Arcadian
It looks a bit pinky salmon on my monitor, but more than likely its the angle in which you took the picture. Does it change a bit in different lights?

Frankly, I like it.

It dosen''t suit my skin tone but I still like it.

You don''t sound too sure about this one. Maybe a few days and in some sunlight you might change your mind??


-A

Thanks A,
I think it would nice on your skin tone. It''s a very bright stone, and I like bright colors on you. It''s definitely a keeper. I just always like honest opinions. I haven''t seen it in sunshine yet, but it doesn''t shift color much. It has blue sparkles, but they''re hard to capture in the photos.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 1:02:24 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Very very pretty TL and I love the cut. I wish we could upload videos because I bet that one is a real sparkler. It looks gorgeous. What are your plans for it?

Thanks LD.
It is definitely a sparkler. It's very crystal, and with the cutting, really adds to it. No plans yet, I am currently working on setting my new violet spinel, and then maybe my tsavorite. I have so many loose stones (you know how that is), but I would like to eventually set this one. Not rose gold though, huh?

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 1:04:25 PM
Author: packrat
I think it''s pretty and looks super sparkly! Is this another one from your Secret Squirrel ebay seller?

Thanks Packrat, yes, it''s from my ebay seller. It''s the only place I can get a decent spinel before a PS''er gets to it first. LOL!

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 3:08:53 PM
Author: Chrono
I see some orange in the lower right picture and second picture.

(I know it''s challenging for you to take nekkie stone pictures).

It is challenging, and you know what, in some lighting, it does look like an orange-pink. Therefore, the orange I didn''t see there beforehand when I first got it, I do see it now. However, it''s not an overwhelming orange, going into brown. It''s like a salmon-pink in certain lighting.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 4:21:08 PM
Author: AustenNut
I love the color of this stone. I''m sure there are some who''d even say it''s pad like (looking at the bottom right and the blurred photo in the next post). What are your plans for this one?

Thanks AustenNut,
I was afraid to say pad-like because this is a spinel, but it does remind me of a padparadscha in certain lighting. It does have blue sparkles though. I want to eventually set it, but no plans at the moment.

 

[T L]

Flygirl,
There is a little orange in the pink.

Date: 12/24/2009 4:29:26 PM
Author: marcyc
It is a lovely color and looks very sparkly. I love spinels.

Thanks Marcyc!

 

[Lovinggems]

Lovely stone TL.

 

[colormyworld]

I looked at the pictures of the spinels you sent back to MC and while the cutting is better on the stone in this thread. In my honest opinion I really don''t think the color on this stone is in the same league with the ones from MC. I guess that is just me though. Differnces is what makes the world go round.


https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/mahenge-spinels.116882/

 

[T L]

Date: 12/25/2009 1:00:35 AM
Author: colormyworld
I looked at the pictures of the spinels you sent back to MC and while the cutting is better on the stone in this thread. In my honest opinion I really don't think the color on this stone is in the same league with the ones from MC. I guess that is just me though. Differnces is what makes the world go round.


https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/mahenge-spinels.116882/

CMY,
I really wasn't comparing this stone to the ones from MC.com. Color wise, if I'm going to get a Mahenge, I think I should probably spend more money to get one that is a finer color. It's just not worth it to me to not get one that isn't higher quality since they are such prized stones. This new particular spinel is just a fun stone, and a great sparkler for the price. It's prettier in person too. Thanks for your honest opinion.

 

[T L]

Date: 12/24/2009 11:05:32 PM
Author: Lovinggems
Lovely stone TL.

Thank you Lovinggems!

 

[bling addict]

I like the colour, I think it looks good on the empty setting you plonked it in, and it looks to be very sparkly - I think it is a very pretty stone

 

[ma re]

Very nice! That bi-color effect is really interesting.

 

[T L]

Thank you BlingAddict and Mr. Ma Rae.

Here''s a shot of it next to some of my favorite spinels and my new tsavorite. This newest stone is all the way to the left. I love the cutting. The spinel next to it is a Burmese raspberry pink. The one all the way to the right is my new violet. I put the cuprian ring in there because I''m considering 18K yellow gold and that ring is 18K yellow gold.

I like this shaded picture because it really shows off the faceting. Whomever the cutter was, he/she did a job I would expect from a top precision faceter. The polish, the facet meets, everything about the cutting, is impeccable. I suspect my tsavorite was done by the same cutter. It has almost identical proportions and cutting to this stone, and sparkles like crazy too.

 

[marcy]

Ooh, I love the photo of a few of your favorite things.

 

[Largosmom]

Love it love it!

 

[AmberGretchen]

Gorgeous - love that cut, and the delicate shade of pink, just lovely

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 12/24/2009 5:42:51 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/24/2009 1:04:25 PM

Author: packrat

I think it''s pretty and looks super sparkly! Is this another one from your Secret Squirrel ebay seller?

Thanks Packrat, yes, it''s from my ebay seller. It''s the only place I can get a decent spinel before a PS''er gets to it first. LOL!

Tl-very lovely stone!

Your comment made be laugh about a PS''er not getting to the stone first, actually you and I have been bidding on alot of the same stones for quit some time

 

[T L]

Date: 12/25/2009 3:04:37 PM
Author: stepcutnut

Date: 12/24/2009 5:42:51 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/24/2009 1:04:25 PM

Author: packrat

I think it's pretty and looks super sparkly! Is this another one from your Secret Squirrel ebay seller?

Thanks Packrat, yes, it's from my ebay seller. It's the only place I can get a decent spinel before a PS'er gets to it first. LOL!

Tl-very lovely stone!

Your comment made be laugh about a PS'er not getting to the stone first, actually you and I have been bidding on alot of the same stones for quit some time

That is so funny SCN, I do have private feedback though, so I don't know how you know it's me. Truth be told, as much as I like the precision cutter material, I gave up buying it because their best stuff gets swiped up so fast, you have to stalk the sites to get what you want, and I do not have any patience for that. Also, some of their sites do not update when something is sold, and that irks me, so I just go on ebay to my trusted sellers. It's also fun browsing ebay, so much variety if you can avoid the sharks.

 

[T L]

Thans AmberG, MarcyC, and Largosmom!

 

[stepcutnut]

Date: 12/25/2009 3:20:58 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/25/2009 3:04:37 PM

Author: stepcutnut

Date: 12/24/2009 5:42:51 PM

Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 12/24/2009 1:04:25 PM


Author: packrat


I think it's pretty and looks super sparkly! Is this another one from your Secret Squirrel ebay seller?

Thanks Packrat, yes, it's from my ebay seller. It's the only place I can get a decent spinel before a PS'er gets to it first. LOL!

Tl-very lovely stone!


Your comment made be laugh about a PS'er not getting to the stone first, actually you and I have been bidding on alot of the same stones for quit some time

That is so funny SCN, I do have private feedback though, so I don't know how you know it's me. Truth be told, as much as I like the precision cutter material, I gave up buying it because their best stuff gets swiped up so fast, you have to stalk the sites to get what you want, and I do not have any patience for that. Also, some of their sites do not update when something is sold, and that irks me, so I just go on ebay to my trusted sellers. It's also fun browsing ebay, so much variety if you can avoid the sharks.

I know it is funny isn't it-what a small world It was pretty easy for me to figure out it was you(even with your private feedback) by the # of stones we've each bid on at the same time and then you posted them on PS. I have purchased alot of stones and jewelry on ebay over the years and usually find some fun things!

 

[oddoneout]

I like the colour and cut (and I''m not usually a pink person).