natsplat
Brilliant_Rock
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Picked up today!
Vendor photo plus stats: 0.86 ct., 5.8mm round brilliant. This Mahenge spinel has a rich medium dark pink color. It is just short of flawless at 10x, having a tiny inclusion in the pavilion.
On opening this, I was thrilled to see it shows serious flashes of other colours within it: Barry's photo is totally accurate in that the main colour is a rich medium pink, but I also see a lot of sugared-almond pink, plus hot glo-stick pink, and also pinky-purple. It seems to show more purple in darker conditions too. And - something I really have not managed to capture, being rubbish at photography and all! - is how much it freakin' SPARKLES and GLOWS! It is more than a match for the spess, and I am totally in love with it.
The plan is to set the three stones you see below as a set of stackers, that also would have enough presence to be worn singly. I'm really pleased with the colour combination, relative sizes and "show-off" balance of the three stones. I'm thinking of Sally lotus settings for them - possibly high, low and bezel for the spess...?
I have to save up first so I don't have to decide now
On to the pics...!
![Spinel 1.jpg Spinel 1.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/273/273609-dcf5232c557d84d4ea113a4fcaed016c.jpg)
Vendor photo plus stats: 0.86 ct., 5.8mm round brilliant. This Mahenge spinel has a rich medium dark pink color. It is just short of flawless at 10x, having a tiny inclusion in the pavilion.
On opening this, I was thrilled to see it shows serious flashes of other colours within it: Barry's photo is totally accurate in that the main colour is a rich medium pink, but I also see a lot of sugared-almond pink, plus hot glo-stick pink, and also pinky-purple. It seems to show more purple in darker conditions too. And - something I really have not managed to capture, being rubbish at photography and all! - is how much it freakin' SPARKLES and GLOWS! It is more than a match for the spess, and I am totally in love with it.
The plan is to set the three stones you see below as a set of stackers, that also would have enough presence to be worn singly. I'm really pleased with the colour combination, relative sizes and "show-off" balance of the three stones. I'm thinking of Sally lotus settings for them - possibly high, low and bezel for the spess...?
I have to save up first so I don't have to decide now
![Twirl :twirl: :twirl:](/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/26.gif)
On to the pics...!
![Barry mahenge spinel.jpg Barry mahenge spinel.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/273/273606-5e06c13868ea6f5f306d61254c76aad3.jpg)
![Spinel 2.jpg Spinel 2.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/273/273608-3d411c6c3eab6e9bfa6e38b845a9d125.jpg)
![Spinel 1.jpg Spinel 1.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/273/273609-dcf5232c557d84d4ea113a4fcaed016c.jpg)