Helping friend of daughter find a "green" sapphire - recommendations?

[RMOO]

Just here to say that a green sapphire is something I would try and dissuade Simone from getting as their first colored stone unless she’s seen them in person and is certain they are for her. Sapphire does many other colors better, and green is done better by many gemstones.
Obviously everyone knows I’ll say chrysoberyl lol

I agree. I sent her websites to peruse and the links to the two teal green stones suggested above, all in the hopes that she would decide in favor of Montana sapphire instead in a blue green. She is in her early 20's, and admits that she has absolutely no knowledge of where to start. She said her friends just went to Zales, etc.... My daughter knows me and knows how I would have responded to that info, and that's how I got pulled into helping.

I am going to check out chrysoberyl, as this is a new one for me. Thx @Niel

 

[RMOO]

On the plus side I asked my local jeweler if he will work with outside stones and he said absolutely, so we have a place to start there.

 

[Saphir]

I would pick this one, its unheated has a great cut and clarity and Seafoam blue green is very very rare color for sapphires.

https://missouririversapphire.co/product/seafoam-green-montana-sapphire/

 

[Saphir]

Und sieht sehr schön aus. AGL-Echtheitszertifikat liegt bei. Sie können es zurückgeben, wenn Ihnen der Stein nicht gefällt.
Ich habe ein Meeresschaumblaugrün von MT bekommen. Die Farbe wechselt meist von türkisgrüngelb, graublaugelb, blaugelb oder blaugrün, wenn es am nächsten Tag etwas später ist.

Innengrün mit etwas Gelb und neutral und warm.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I would pick this one, its unheated has a great cut and clarity and Seafoam blue green is very very rare color for sapphires.

https://missouririversapphire.co/product/seafoam-green-montana-sapphire/

I bought my 4.5ct orangey-pink spinel from Fred... he's lovely!

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Demantoid, but garnet is soft.

Non-natural trigger warning… Synthetic diamond, or moissanite. FWIW I love my green moissy, and I am picky about green.

Someone mentioned a diamond with emerald side stones. You could also do enamel design like in art deco rings.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Demantoid, but garnet is soft.

Non-natural trigger warning… Synthetic diamond, or moissanite. FWIW I love my green moissy, and I am picky about green.

Someone mentioned a diamond with emerald side stones. You could also do enamel design like in art deco rings.

O/T: I love your new ring stack!

 

[RMOO]

Demantoid, but garnet is soft.

Non-natural trigger warning… Synthetic diamond, or moissanite. FWIW I love my green moissy, and I am picky about green.

Someone mentioned a diamond with emerald side stones. You could also do enamel design like in art deco rings.

She has said she is open to lab diamond. She has other smaller family diamonds for side stones, which will be used either way. And then she would want some small green stones mixed in with the side stones in some way. She has to concentrate on something else for a week as was getting too excited taking e-rings, so we are pausing for a week.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

O/T: I love your new ring stack!

O/T… Thanks for noticing! Got an I1 opalescent-ish diamond and it looks super cool with rose gold and purple.

 

[Autumn in New England]

O/T… Thanks for noticing! Got an I1 opalescent-ish diamond and it looks super cool with rose gold and purple.

I wish I could so "effortlessly" stack or layer like this...

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

O/T… Thanks for noticing! Got an I1 opalescent-ish diamond and it looks super cool with rose gold and purple.

I think it would look cool with camouflage. Can we get a thread on this?

 

[autumngems]

She has said she is open to lab diamond. She has other smaller family diamonds for side stones, which will be used either way. And then she would want some small green stones mixed in with the side stones in some way. She has to concentrate on something else for a week as was getting too excited taking e-rings, so we are pausing for a week.

Once you start looking again, go to sloanesstonez on Instagram, she has several that look like emeralds.

 

[dk168]

I would suggest reaching out to Jeff White to see if he has anything that suits in his vast inventory of Sapphires - he cannot stop buying Sapphire roughs!

DK

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

I think it would look cool with camouflage. Can we get a thread on this?

Post in thread 'Unique, interesting, or just plain odd stones...Post them here!'
https://www.pricescope.com/communit...odd-stones-post-them-here.258921/post-5409994

 

[PrecisionGem]

I think she should go with an emerald. She originally wanted a stone that looked like an emerald, and nothing really looks like an emerald but an emerald. They are not soft. People often say that, but it's not true. An emerald is 7.5 to 8 on the hardness scale. What they are is often very included, so people bang them and pieces fall off. But if you get a very clean stone, then an emerald can be durable. I cut an Ethiopian emerald for an engagement stone about 7 or 8 years ago. It wasn't really big, but I was able to get a totally clean stone. Shop for a smaller clean stone.
A lot depends on how hard on things people are. How is her phone? Is the screen cracked and all scratched up, or is scratch free?
Some people can quickly mess up a diamond. My wife's friend used to want to see their diamonds under my microscope, until they looked and were horrified. Others jewelry that was 25 years old looked brand new.

 

[Autumn in New England]

[N]othing really looks like an emerald but an emerald. They are not soft. People often say that, but it's not true. An emerald is 7.5 to 8 on the hardness scale. What they are is often very included, so people bang them and pieces fall off. But if you get a very clean stone, then an emerald can be durable.

Yes! Gem quality emerald has a hardness of 8 and also good tenacity/toughness, as long as it is not heavily included.

 

[RMOO]

I think she should go with an emerald. She originally wanted a stone that looked like an emerald, and nothing really looks like an emerald but an emerald. They are not soft. People often say that, but it's not true. An emerald is 7.5 to 8 on the hardness scale. What they are is often very included, so people bang them and pieces fall off. But if you get a very clean stone, then an emerald can be durable. I cut an Ethiopian emerald for an engagement stone about 7 or 8 years ago. It wasn't really big, but I was able to get a totally clean stone. Shop for a smaller clean stone.
A lot depends on how hard on things people are. How is her phone? Is the screen cracked and all scratched up, or is scratch free?
Some people can quickly mess up a diamond. My wife's friend used to want to see their diamonds under my microscope, until they looked and were horrified. Others jewelry that was 25 years old looked brand new.

Well, she is a pediatric physical therapist, so lots of work with her hands, including work with some equipment. I'll have to ask her if she even plans on wearing it to work. Thought will have to be put into stone choice as well as setting height and type. But I will pass along the information. Thank you.

 

[Saphir]

I think she should go with an emerald. She originally wanted a stone that looked like an emerald, and nothing really looks like an emerald but an emerald. They are not soft. People often say that, but it's not true. An emerald is 7.5 to 8 on the hardness scale. What they are is often very included, so people bang them and pieces fall off. But if you get a very clean stone, then an emerald can be durable. I cut an Ethiopian emerald for an engagement stone about 7 or 8 years ago. It wasn't really big, but I was able to get a totally clean stone. Shop for a smaller clean stone.
A lot depends on how hard on things people are. How is her phone? Is the screen cracked and all scratched up, or is scratch free?
Some people can quickly mess up a diamond. My wife's friend used to want to see their diamonds under my microscope, until they looked and were horrified. Others jewelry that was 25 years old looked brand new.

The problem is the prive tag for an very clean unoiled Emerald