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PR, actually the spinel is smaller. The garnet is almost 3 carats, and the spinel is 1.8 carats, but since it''s sitting a little further to the camera, it might look bigger ????Date: 12/26/2009 3:43:14 PM
Author: platinumrock
Date: 12/26/2009 3:09:47 PM
Author: Gailey
SL, can you slap your new stone on the back of your hand and take a picture of it please? I''d like to see how much it stands out against your skin.
LOL Gailey, SL sounds funny when you say it.But I totally agree with you about the diamond-like quality of the spinel! I love it, and it''s so crisp and clear.
TL, thanks for the pics! Now that I''ve seen the Malaya and spinel next to each other, my eyes are drawn to the spinel so much more. Gosh, it looks so much like a pink diamond. I believe the Malaya has a slightly darker, deeper tone, more pad-like. But the spinel is bigger!
Quick question though: Which one has more sparkle/brilliance? This would make a gorgeous 3-stone
By the way, gorgeous family shot. I''ll take the new spinel and tsav please!
I WISH it were a pink diamond. If I set it in a diamond encrusted setting, I suppose it might give the illusion of a pink diamond, but nothing is quite like a pink diamond, is it?
The Malaya is definitely more orange than pink, but when I set it rose gold, it took a little away from the pink. I''m rethinking of setting a sphene I have in that setting instead.
The spinel definitely wins the sparkle/brilliance contest, but if the Malaya were Portuguese faceted, it would be interesting to see that as well. It might also darken the color if the Malaya was Portuguese faceted, but who knows for sure. I love the Portuguese faceting on the other garnet in the photo, the tsavorite. Barry''s supernova cuts are very pretty and I think they handle light differently, but in such a way where there is very little extinction. They''re both very pretty cuts, but pretty for different reasons.