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| P: 10/13/2006 1:46:46 AM | |
VRBeauty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,601 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2006 |
JTV was selling "yellow labradorite" for around $10 per carat... Does anyone know anything about this stone?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VRBeauty Thursday is the new Friday. |
| Posted: 10/13/2006 1:46:46 AM | |
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| P: 10/13/2006 11:14:28 AM | |
Barbara Rough Rock Total Posts: 40 Last Post: 11/28/2006 Member Since: 7/30/2006 |
Hi, Minims, Most likely it is the type of sunstone they mine in Oregon minus the shiller and/or red or green body color that makes it more valuable. $10 is reasonable price for this stuff. A good comparison would be like selling rock crystal gems versus selling amethyst, cat'seye quartz or rose quartz -- same basic mineral species but without color or phenomena, and being quite common, worth very little. The ones I have seen are a very lackluster, pale yellow, not vivid at all, so if these gems are vivid, expect some treatment has been used. Barbara Barbara Smigel, GG |
| Posted: 10/13/2006 11:14:28 AM | |
| P: 10/14/2006 10:16:52 AM | |
bjpayne Rough Rock Total Posts: 9 Last Post: 2/19/2007 Member Since: 10/14/2006 |
Hi all, This coud also refer to faceted Orthoclase Feldspar - GIA always required this material to be identified as "Transparent Labradorite". A large majority of material now available comes from Madagascar and the color is always a light straw yellow. Either way, $10/ct. is still just about right. Regards, |
| Posted: 10/14/2006 10:16:52 AM | |
| P: 10/14/2006 2:27:07 PM | |
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VRBeauty Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,601 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2006 |
Barbara and Brad: Thank you for your responses! I ordered a matched pair of the stones that arrived yesterday. "Light straw" describes the color perfectly! The stones I got are Portugese cut and reflect nicely, but the imnner reflection is much lighter, almost white, if that makes any sense. I have another stone that's only a little darker in color -- a yellow beryl, I think. When I look into that stone the facets reflect more the color of the stone and even a bit deeper, which to me makes the stone look much richer. The long and short of it is that the "yellow labradorite" will be making a return trip to Tennessee. Hmm... I'm thinking I that if I'm going to be conversing in this forum, I'll need to learn a bit of the native tongue. I'll have to go look for a gem-speak phrasebook! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Posted: 10/14/2006 2:27:07 PM | |
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