For fun: What''s your favorite colored stone?

[chrono]

Spinels followed by garnets for their variety of colours! They are also wearable which helps.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:15:11 PM
Author: Catmom
Sapphires, every color under the rainbow.

Popular choice! Although I totally see why - I love sapphires too

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:22:08 PM
Author: Lady_Disdain
If I had an unlimited budget, corundum (kashmir saphires, rubies, pads, pink saphires - too many beauties!)


At my current budget, tourmalines: nice sparkle, all colours and hardy enough to be worn. If I ever win the lottery, I would be able to indulge in cuprians: blue, green, purple...

I''m a big fan of tourmalines because of the different colors - I feel like I could satisfy my desire to have a rainbow just with tourms alone!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:29:52 PM
Author: Pandora II
Garnets - regardless of budget. You could spend a lifetime studying and collecting them.


At the moment I think Mali Garnets are my favourites - but I love all of them.

Pandora, I''m dying for a gorgeous tsav like yours - I don''t think my obsession with garnets will be complete until I get one

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:42:27 PM
Author: yingh
I have a tie - Garnet and Spinel

Good choices!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:51:16 PM
Author: Linda W
The Padparadscha Sapphire. I know, I am very boring. HA!!!!!!!!!!!!

But they''re so pretty Linda!

(i don''t think it''s boring - esp. considering most people, outside of PS of course, don''t even know what a pad is - I certainly didn''t until I saw yours!)

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:54:54 PM
Author: DiamanteBlu
Corundum. [White diamonds are not colored stones

].

Apples and oranges...

(at least that''s how I justify loving both!). Except I don''t really like apples...strawberries and mangos!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 3:58:15 PM
Author: LtlFirecracker

Date: 2/16/2009 3:11:40 PM

Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl

Date: 2/16/2009 2:31:04 PM


Author: LtlFirecracker


This is easy for me Corundum: This would include sapphires and rubies. There is plenty in that family to keep me happy for a very long time. I have a short list of major purchases I want to make in my life time, and I think pretty much all the stones are from the family.

You get so many colors in the corundum family too!



LTL, I think I know this but I''m a little hazy right now, but what is the stone in your avatar? It''s lovely!

A tsavorite that I have. One of the things on my list of things to do is change my aviator to my sapphire. Just because I have had that one up forever.

But it''s recognizable!

Although I want to see this sapphire of yours! (if I haven''t already - well even if I have, I''d still want to see it again

)

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 4:04:24 PM
Author: innerkitten
Probably spinel, and garnet and after those two I''d say sapphire. I don''t think I could pick one. I love that they are pretty durable and come in a variety of colors.

Same here - it would be kind of sad for me to collect a ton of stones that are beautiful but that I''d be afraid to set, or ones that come in only one color (even if it''s a beautiful color, I have the attention span of a 2 year old, lol - I need variety)

 

[marcy]

It''s a toss up between corrundum or garnet. but if I could only have one I guess I would go with corrundum .

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 4:14:55 PM
Author: Kismet

Date: 2/16/2009 3:14:32 PM

Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl

Date: 2/16/2009 3:07:37 PM


Author: Kismet


Ooh, that''s a toughy but I''d have to say Chrysoberyls, with garnets running a close second.

Pretty! Do you have any chrysoberyls now? Pictures?

The chrysoberyls are the trillon in the center (which just got set into a pendant that I''ll be picking up today) and the right hand stone in the upper left box. I have a 3rd one as well but I haven''t been able to get a good picture of it. Under fluorescent lights it looks like a tsavorite. Under incandescent light or in sunlight it looks pretty olive.

That''s beautiful! I love that shade of yellow - your entire collection is lovely!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 4:16:19 PM
Author: platinumrock
My choice would have to be garnets. I thought garnets only came in maroon colors. After PS, I realized that was not true. They come in so many color choices! I am absolutely in love with Malayas right now like Coati''s and Tourmaline_Lover''s. I also just learned about Tanga''s, and they are gorgeous! Really nice reddish/pinkish/purple color.


Garnets also are the most diamond-like that I''ve seen in gemstones. I love their high refractive index!

Same here! I had no idea garnets were also green, and orange, and yellow, etc. I''m a bit obsessed with Malayas too - I want a few more even though I just got one!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 4:22:35 PM
Author: Harriet
Garnet. I''d love an andradite.

What does an andradite look like? I have to confess, I have no idea, but I''m definitely curious!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 4:47:51 PM
Author: shaunrice
Obviously my favorite colored stone is Alexandrite lol! Ruby is second. This does not count natural fancy diamonds, as they are in a league of their own.

I think you, as well as Freke and TL were ones I would have attempted a guess at (I was wrong in my guess for TL though!). But somehow I had a feeling yours was an alex.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 6:22:30 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
Struggling to make a decision here so ......................


Anything well cut with a vibrant, highly saturated colour.


No. Wait.


Anything that colour changes.


Errr, no. Hang on a minute.


Indecisiveness is a quality and means that I have to keep buying to make up my mind about this question!

You''re an equal opportunity colored stone lover

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 6:36:32 PM
Author: loriken214
Sapphires...all colors.....and Spinels....all colors......

Lori

Me too!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 8:30:01 PM
Author: Chrono
Spinels followed by garnets for their variety of colours! They are also wearable which helps.

Definitely! wearable is good!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 8:47:03 PM
Author: marcyc
It''s a toss up between corrundum or garnet. but if I could only have one I guess I would go with corrundum .

I do love a brillaint, bright blue sapphire - I think I have that on my wishlist.... I kind of want a white sapphire too!

 

[platinumrock]

Date: 2/16/2009 8:49:48 PM
Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl

Date: 2/16/2009 4:16:19 PM
Author: platinumrock
My choice would have to be garnets. I thought garnets only came in maroon colors. After PS, I realized that was not true. They come in so many color choices! I am absolutely in love with Malayas right now like Coati''s and Tourmaline_Lover''s. I also just learned about Tanga''s, and they are gorgeous! Really nice reddish/pinkish/purple color.


Garnets also are the most diamond-like that I''ve seen in gemstones. I love their high refractive index!

Same here! I had no idea garnets were also green, and orange, and yellow, etc. I''m a bit obsessed with Malayas too - I want a few more even though I just got one!

You have a Malaya??? How did I miss this?

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 9:02:12 PM
Author: platinumrock

Date: 2/16/2009 8:49:48 PM

Author: Brown.Eyed.Girl

Date: 2/16/2009 4:16:19 PM

Author: platinumrock

My choice would have to be garnets. I thought garnets only came in maroon colors. After PS, I realized that was not true. They come in so many color choices! I am absolutely in love with Malayas right now like Coati''s and Tourmaline_Lover''s. I also just learned about Tanga''s, and they are gorgeous! Really nice reddish/pinkish/purple color.



Garnets also are the most diamond-like that I''ve seen in gemstones. I love their high refractive index!

Same here! I had no idea garnets were also green, and orange, and yellow, etc. I''m a bit obsessed with Malayas too - I want a few more even though I just got one!

You have a Malaya??? How did I miss this?

I got in a week or so ago! It''s one of Barry''s - there was actually two that I wanted from him, one smaller (this one) and one larger, but I couldn''t afford the larger one and get the green tourmaline. Plus this smaller one had a nifty color-change thing going on in sunlight, where it goes more peachy and I couldn''t resist!


Photo

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[mochi]

Don''t make me choose just one!!!

I don''t have any at the moment, but I think I could totally loose myself in a room full of colored diamonds..

Next would tourmaline,sapphires, garnet.

I also love the complex look of a zircon.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 10:32:33 PM
Author: mochi
Don''t make me choose just one!!!

I don''t have any at the moment, but I think I could totally loose myself in a room full of colored diamonds..


Next would tourmaline,sapphires, garnet.


I also love the complex look of a zircon.

Ooh I like zircons a lot - have you bought any, Mochi?

 

[mochi]

Yes, I think I have 3. The one I got from Gary (Finewater) is absolutely beautiful. I take it out of her box often and admire it, LOL!

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/16/2009 11:57:48 PM
Author: mochi
Yes, I think I have 3. The one I got from Gary (Finewater) is absolutely beautiful. I take it out of her box often and admire it, LOL!

OMG that''s heavenly Mochi!!! Any plans to set it soon?

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/17/2009 12:01:01 AM
Author: SanDiegoLady

Date: 2/16/2009 2:31:04 PM

Author: LtlFirecracker

This is easy for me Corundum: This would include sapphires and rubies. There is plenty in that family to keep me happy for a very long time. I have a short list of major purchases I want to make in my life time, and I think pretty much all the stones are from the family.

So many colors, so little time. I love blues & pinks.


If I had another color I''d have to choose tsavorite.. there''s just something about that green.

I love blues, but you''re right, SD Lady - there is something so beautiful and pure about the perfect green shade of a tsav!

 

[mochi]

No, not yet. I have to get the chysoberyl in a setting first. I didn''t realize that custom setting cost so much!

 

[E B]

Sapphires! I'd love several different shades of blue, though the paler purpley-blues are my favorite.

(I actually have several purpley-blue sapphires, but they're teeny tiny and set into an eternity band!

)

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/17/2009 12:17:42 AM
Author: mochi
No, not yet. I have to get the chysoberyl in a setting first. I didn''t realize that custom setting cost so much!

I can imagine! It''s so weird - I love my stones, but the settings I want for them are SO much more expensive than the stones themselves

So weird....

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Date: 2/17/2009 12:19:40 AM
Author: EBree
Sapphires! I''d love several different shades of blue, though the paler purpley-blues are my favorite.


(I actually have several purpley-blue sapphires, but they''re teeny tiny and set into an eternity band!

)

Ooh pics?

 

[cofor]

The answer to this hypothetical question must be...

Fancy Colored Diamonds, preferably green, yellow and orange.
I have been drooling over a 1.92 ct intense fancy olive green (very little grey or brown in it), radiant cut, GIA certified recently but my budget is quite a bit below that right now