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I think we need to start a thread called "Someone's Gotta Buy This Stone!" Lately, I have seen a few stones that should I be looking for that variety (for example, a mint merelani and a tsavorite both on DB), I would jump.
The latest is a mandarin spessartite from Michael at Litnon. I have been on a quest for my holy grail for a long time now - a Namibian Fanta Mandarin. I'm embarrassed to say that I have sent more spessartites back than any other variety, to the chagrin of several vendors. Michael has been great - patient, and understanding (thankfully, I've bought and kept other stones and rough of his, because otherwise I probably would've lost all credibility with him by now). He has been trying to source one for me for probably a year now and he found one recently. I am looking for something incredibly specific and unfortunately, this is not it. But what this is is an oval, 11+ carat (!), pure orange, pretty glowy, Namibian Mandarin Spess. I'm letting you all know its going back in case someone wants it. If we had the new thread, this one would definitely make the list!
The latest is a mandarin spessartite from Michael at Litnon. I have been on a quest for my holy grail for a long time now - a Namibian Fanta Mandarin. I'm embarrassed to say that I have sent more spessartites back than any other variety, to the chagrin of several vendors. Michael has been great - patient, and understanding (thankfully, I've bought and kept other stones and rough of his, because otherwise I probably would've lost all credibility with him by now). He has been trying to source one for me for probably a year now and he found one recently. I am looking for something incredibly specific and unfortunately, this is not it. But what this is is an oval, 11+ carat (!), pure orange, pretty glowy, Namibian Mandarin Spess. I'm letting you all know its going back in case someone wants it. If we had the new thread, this one would definitely make the list!