An injection of colour

[cindygenit]

Hello Coloured Gems''s experts

I am relatively new to this forum and certainly new to coloured stones! I am just wondering what gemstone site has the best selection of good quality stones?

I have been poring this forum and there are SO many yummy stones in here that I have never seen before!!!!

 

[chrono]

Everything boils down to who has what at the right price when you are ready to buy.

Here’s where you will find websites of vendors many of us browse: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/sites-selling-colored-gemstones-and-jewelry.94723/
Since accurate representation of the gemstones is important, this will be useful too: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/vendor-pictures-and-owner-pictures-of-ps-stones.109420/

 

[D&T]

budget, size, shape, color, cut? can we help you find any

 

[Nomsdeplume]

Date: 7/31/2009 9:13:07 AM
Author: D&T
budget, size, shape, color, cut? can we help you find any

 

[Barrett]

Ha Ha just give a few criteria to the ladies on here and BAM you will have some great selections laid in front of you..helping pick or find gems for someone is almost as fun as getting them for yourself

 

[cindygenit]

Hmmm can't I just have every colour of gem in every shape??

LOL kidding (i swear!)

I would like a nice peridot (my birthstone) and maybe a vivid blue gemstone (because they are SO gorgeous!).

One question, do people here mostly set their gemstones into rings? I think it would depend on the stone though right?

Budget: Flexible but I prefer cheaper smaller stones. Let's leave the big ticket stuff to future hubby!

 

[cindygenit]

http://www.gemrite.com/cubecart/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=182

Do you think this one is a nice stone? I love emeralds

I would also get this one if i had the budget

http://www.gemrite.com/cubecart/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=243

 

[mercoledi]

That spinel is pretty, but I don't know that it'll really be vivid in person, I'd email and ask about a grey tone. It's also described as being pretty dark. Worth an email to find out!

For vivid and cheap, I'd think about garnet or tourmaline. baguette tourm, 5x8

 

[cindygenit]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[D&T]

how bout this? $108

http://www.customgemstones.com/SPINEL/sp1157.html

 

[D&T]

or this... ahhh i love these shapes

http://www.customgemstones.com/TOURMALINE/to1147.html

 

[D&T]

blue zircon ?

http://www.ajsgems.com/blue-zircon/gemstone-zircon-2049212432-2046340417.html

 

[Barrett]

Hey D&T that pink is awesome..there is something about that color..looks to be a true pink!..good find

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/1/2009 4:13:35 PM
Author: amethystguy
Hey D&T that pink is awesome..there is something about that color..looks to be a true pink!..good find

hey AM GUY- is that another amethyst in your avatar? portuguese cut or something else? do you have more pictures of it?

 

[Barrett]

well since you asked...sorry about beating it into the ground but this stone has been 15 miles away from me for the last 2 months but i never got around to getting it and now that it is here..

 

[Barrett]

I didn''t mind taking pics with extinction showing becasue I wanted to show the color from diffrent angles..lots of blue

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/1/2009 11:40:10 PM
Author: amethystguy
well since you asked...sorry about beating it into the ground but this stone has been 15 miles away from me for the last 2 months but i never got around to getting it and now that it is here..

very pretty! Thanks for sharing it

 

[Barrett]

more extinction but angled to show the blue around the perpherary

 

[Barrett]

sorry DT it is a portaguese cut

 

[Barrett]

last one in my grubby little fingers..

now that I got a faceting machine i will be cutting my own stones ..once I take clases of course

 

[D&T]

Date: 8/1/2009 11:44:16 PM
Author: amethystguy
last one in my grubby little fingers..

now that I got a faceting machine i will be cutting my own stones ..once I take clases of course

How exciting!

Sorry Cindy- threadjack over

 

[cindygenit]

D&T and amguy, no worries! I''m pretty sure you showing pics is the good kind of threadjack.

Btw, very pretty stone, amguy, the faceting is wonderful!!! Its like a flower

I like the pink stone very much D&T!!!

The blues you posted are just not speaking to me... i think i like sapphires but they are expensive right?