Clinohumite questions

[KLC]

I stumbled upon a beautiful fiery golden orange gemstone and immediately fell in love with the color. I've never heard of it before though so I came here to ask the experts. How durable is clinohumite and is $100 US a fair price for a 14×10mm well cut oval faceted stone weighing just over 2.3ct?

 

[KLC]

This is the stone

 

[JackTrick]

It has a mohs of 6, so it’s quite soft. Would not recommend for an everyday ring.

It’s a fairly uncommon stone, so I’m not familiar with pricing.

 

[KLC]

Thanks

 

[pokerface]

You'd probably be better off looking at spessartite garnet. It comes in the same shade and you can definitely find reasonable choices for not a lot of money.

 

[ShinyPink]

I bought a beautiful orange, no brown, 2.55 ct clinohumite for $166 a couple years ago. I haven't set it yet because not just anyone can set the softer stones.

It's not my most practical purchase, but I like having it.

 

[Gloria27]

This is the stone

Maybe for an E - W pendant in yellow gold? It's a good size and looks nice.

 

[KLC]

Maybe for an E - W pendant in yellow gold? It's a good size and looks nice.

It's prettier in the video they posted. But I already have several stones waiting to be mounted. I just received another one today. Lol. So if it's going to be really fragile, I think I'll pass. It's a shame though because it really is a lovely stone.

 

[Gloria27]

It's prettier in the video they posted. But I already have several stones waiting to be mounted. I just received another one today. Lol. So if it's going to be really fragile, I think I'll pass. It's a shame though because it really is a lovely stone.

6 on Mohs scale is soft but still ok for pendants, depends on the cleavage type. Clinohumite has poor cleavage which is a good thing.
There is toughness and there is hardness, two different things. I think Topaz is 8 on Mohs scale but it has perfect cleavage which is bad, it means the stone splits clean if hit hard enough.

Toughness : Jade is around 6.5 on mohs scale but it's very tough and can withstand a lot of wear and banging because of interlocking microcristalline structure which gives it it's toughness


Correct me if I'm wrong, folks!

 

[landscape]

The color of this 2.3ct is relatively dark, not a good color Clinohumite, but the price of 100 usd is reasonable
As with other gemstones, prices depend on color, clarity and size. Vibrant oranges without a brownish tinge will cost more. The largest one was purchased at a price of 300usd/ct many years ago

 

[KLC]

The color of this 2.3ct is relatively dark, not a good color Clinohumite, but the price of 100 usd is reasonable
As with other gemstones, prices depend on color, clarity and size. Vibrant oranges without a brownish tinge will cost more. The largest one was purchased at a price of 300usd/ct many years ago

Those are spectacular!