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This is a Blue Spinel, from Luk Yen, Vietnam. These are really hard to find, so I was lucky enough to find a rough crystal. It was a little crystal, 1.64ct.
The rough was cut by Jean-Noel Soni, and ended up .55ct and 5.03x4.91. I chose him because he excels at freeform shape and I wanted to have the best face-up size as I could with this little crystal. Im happy with the results. If only it were bigger...and if only it was easier to find Blue Spinel this color.
The rough pics are first, from the rough dealer. The vendor pics and my pics follow.
Im thinking about a tension setting, or a bezel setting with two side stones, either diamonds (but what shape??) or maybe white spinels that I have, recut into the same shape? Im mulling it over.
I don't normally dig small stones, but this color is so hard to find in Spinel.
The rough was cut by Jean-Noel Soni, and ended up .55ct and 5.03x4.91. I chose him because he excels at freeform shape and I wanted to have the best face-up size as I could with this little crystal. Im happy with the results. If only it were bigger...and if only it was easier to find Blue Spinel this color.
The rough pics are first, from the rough dealer. The vendor pics and my pics follow.
Im thinking about a tension setting, or a bezel setting with two side stones, either diamonds (but what shape??) or maybe white spinels that I have, recut into the same shape? Im mulling it over.
I don't normally dig small stones, but this color is so hard to find in Spinel.