lavatea
Brilliant_Rock
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- Apr 16, 2009
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Don''t shoot me off the bat - my camera battery is charging so no pictures just yet.
I bought two stones from an ebay vendor and the stones arrived today. One is a 2.26 ct pyrope garnet and the other is a 8.05 ct citrine. I will confess now that I know very little about either of these gemstone types. I paid very little for either stone (in fact, shipping was more than one of the stones) so I''m not too concerned if these turn out to be a bum deal.
I like both stones on first glance, but, as I said, I don''t know much about either gemstone type. I do think both stones are what would be considered "windowed". I can see the faceting on the underside, but if I sit them directly over text on a page, I can read the words. Or is that normal with a light colored stone even if it wouldn''t be considered windowed?
The citrine also has a weird thing where if it''s on one side, you can see a clear band around the side (meaning there''s a line where colorless meets the yellow). The other side doesn''t have this effect.
While I wait to take pictures, could you guys give me a brief run down on what is "ideal" in citrines and pyrope garnets?
I''ll post some pics ASAP.
I bought two stones from an ebay vendor and the stones arrived today. One is a 2.26 ct pyrope garnet and the other is a 8.05 ct citrine. I will confess now that I know very little about either of these gemstone types. I paid very little for either stone (in fact, shipping was more than one of the stones) so I''m not too concerned if these turn out to be a bum deal.
I like both stones on first glance, but, as I said, I don''t know much about either gemstone type. I do think both stones are what would be considered "windowed". I can see the faceting on the underside, but if I sit them directly over text on a page, I can read the words. Or is that normal with a light colored stone even if it wouldn''t be considered windowed?
The citrine also has a weird thing where if it''s on one side, you can see a clear band around the side (meaning there''s a line where colorless meets the yellow). The other side doesn''t have this effect.
While I wait to take pictures, could you guys give me a brief run down on what is "ideal" in citrines and pyrope garnets?
I''ll post some pics ASAP.