Oooo!!! Good point!Date: 12/28/2009 11:47:39 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Yes, Freke, but you can sell that heart, and buy a house. LOL!Date: 12/28/2009 11:37:19 PM
Author: FrekeChild
Yeah, you can still keep that blue heart TL.
Hearts are an instant nix on my part unless they are TEENY TINY pink ones. Like in Lori''s key.
Date: 12/28/2009 11:08:51 PM
Author: FrekeChild
I want first dibs on Chrono''s blue spinel!
Because you know, I don''t have enough already...
Hello ............... in line for both please! I honestly can only see a hint of a tint of orange in the bottom red spinel! As for the blues .....mmmmmmm!
TL, out of curiosity, have you actually ever seen one in person?
I have seen pink-orange sapphires in person in various saturations and hues. As I've stated before, I really like Widget's cotton candy colored sapphire, and Art Nouveau's orange-pink, which to me is one of the most amazing rings ever, but the definition of padparadscha changes so often, or is so vague, I'm not sure what is considered to be part of this marketing name. If I'm paying a premium based on this marketing name, I would like to know what is actually truly considered a padparadscha. There is a thread that Chrono started a while back on what is a padparadscha, and I found it very interesting.
I see hearts in pendants and bracelets often, and yours is quite tastefully done, and lovely. I think most people have aversions to them in rings (myself included). My friend had a heart shaped e-ring, and while I was taken aback when I first saw it, at least it was different, and I became fond of it for that reason. You see so many ovals, rounds, and other shapes, at least hearts are a change of pace.
I completely agree with this. I can appreciate almost anything if the quality is there. My favorites are cabs, sugar loafs (lol, obvious), stars, emeralds (another obvious one), sapphires, rubies, and big fun quartz pieces. I really like pretty much everything including different cuts as long as they''re well done.
Perhaps (I don''t like it!), but for a long time I thought I was the only one who loved gray. Turns out this was not the case!
I have no idea why but PayPal refused to open an account for me without the bank account option. They didn''t accept my credit card option and that''s where I draw the line.Date: 1/1/2010 5:55:47 PM
Author: sonomacounty
--- Chrono, if those are your ''bad'' stones... ---
I know, right? I don''t mind grey tones in blue spinel sometimes. It reminds me of steel or an overcast sky. I know Chrono loves pure colors, though.
Q: for Chrono - Why don''t you like Paypal? I think it may even give extra protection. I do Paypal but not with the bank account option, with the credit card option. Someone (private seller) recently stiffed me on an 0.5 emerald cut diamond and I believe it added more power to my dispute (got the $ back, btw). You have Paypal to lobby for you and also the credit card company, if needed.
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Oh, what I don''t like:
windows
marquise
can''t get a handle on med./dark blue/green stones, yet (light, light blue/green is nice, though)
For, those of you who don''t like trillions - consider them in a simple pendant or earring. They are pretty cool like that, IMO.
Are you talking about my one asscher spess? It does have some brown in direct sunlight, but it's really nice in most other lighting, including indirect sunlight. I think most spessartites have brown or yellow, it's really difficult to get away from it in that particular gem.Date: 1/2/2010 8:01:01 AM
Author: ma re
Absolutely not! I really love many neutral shades, and don't mind brown overtones in some colors (hint: TL).
No, not about any gem in particular, but about the fact that you spot any tinge of brown in any stone (particularly in colors where I tolerate brown, like some oranges), like you really despise thatDate: 1/2/2010 10:36:44 AM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Are you talking about my one asscher spess?Date: 1/2/2010 8:01:01 AM
Author: ma re
Absolutely not! I really love many neutral shades, and don''t mind brown overtones in some colors (hint: TL).
Kunzite. Sure, the rich glow of the best pinks is absolutely beautiful, but the fact that they fade in the sunlight puts me off a little.
Aquamarine and morganite. Only because most material on the market is so pale as to look watered down and colourless. Rich sea blue and flamingo pink material seems to be quite the exception.
Topaz, for some reason, never caught my fancy. The orange material can be nice, but the irradiated blues seem to me to be helping mother nature out a little too much. Also, the more softly toned material isn't too exciting. I want fireworks.
Below is my chrome pyrope. It, in a sense, was created, not purchased. Cut chrome pyropes are sometimes available in over one, and very rarely over two carats, but they are so dark as to be black. I searched through perhaps 800 crystals, trying to find one with the lightest tone, with the lowest concentration of the coloring agent, chromium.
That is actually a very nice stone! I have only seen pictures of chrome pyropes, and many seem to deep into orange or black. Red is actually one colour I prefer as pure as possible (as opposed to blue through violet, a spectrum within which everything appeals to me). Based on the pic, yours seems to have just the slightest hint of orange, but nor more so than it os still a very attractive stone. It certainly looks lively!Date: 1/4/2010 4:31:31 PM
Author: zeolite
Below is my chrome pyrope. It, in a sense, was created, not purchased. Cut chrome pyropes are sometimes available in over one, and very rarely over two carats, but they are so dark as to be black. I searched through perhaps 800 crystals, trying to find one with the lightest tone, with the lowest concentration of the coloring agent, chromium.
Then it was cut smaller than maximum size possible, to lighten the tone. It was cut as shallow as possible, both crown and pavilion, while being just above the critical angle. It fiinished at 1.08 cts. I showed it to three different ruby specialists at the AGTA show in Tucson, without saying what it was. All three took it as ruby.
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