Kandy Korn

[VapidLapid]

Today this exceptional stone arrived in my mailbox. Kornerupine. It is pleochroic, this one shows green and blue. The color has the remarkable quality one might expect if a tsavorite and a vanadium chrysoberyl had a baby.

 

[VapidLapid]

please excuse the dust.

 

[ForteKitty]

Oooh, congrats on getting that cool gem from Gene!! it'd look pretty cool next to that purple spinel from Barry...

 

[VapidLapid]

Thanks Forte, no idea yet what to do but this one had to be had.
These next pics are outside with iFone

 

[VapidLapid]

 

[faegrace]

Beautiful stone, VP and a great description of this would-be love child.

Any setting ideas come to mind?

 

[Arkteia]

Very nice color!
Are they suited for jewelry?

 

[VapidLapid]

I should add the vendor photo which is very right on except that outside the thing explodes with brightness and color.
As for setting... Kornerupine is I think 6.5 hardness so right about par with amethyst. Kornerupine is quite rare and commonly a brown grey like some camouflage, but sometimes display these amazing greens and blues.
also anything over 1/2 carat cut is quite large. This one is .83 carat. Now if only they could change the name to something more pronounceable that rolls off the tongue, something like "Vapidite" sounds good to me.

 

[T L]

Very nice color!
Are they suited for jewelry?

I think this is the first kornerupine someone has purchased on PS in CS. I think they are a 6 or a 7 in hardness, so suitable for jewelry with care.

Very nice stone!

 

[baby nurse]

Gorgeous stone! I love the different greens .

 

[davi_el_mejor]

Long live Vapidite!

Gorgeous stone

Every time I saw kornerupine at the smithsonian i just kept telling my mom... OOOOOO I want one! I want one!

 

[natsplat]

oo I was looking at this on his site only yesterday! It's just gorgeous: great to see those outdoor pictures - great greens. Congratulations! I can't wait to see what you do with it.

 

[JewelFreak]

Your little love child is a beauty, VL. Cut too. What a neat find. Whatever you do with it, it's gonna be stunning!

P.S. Nice asters too! I have a huge bed of the same in my garden.

--- Laurie

 

[Pandora II]

Very nice - they are extremely hard to find in that colour. Most are a grey - brown colour.

 

[ooo~Shiney!]

Ahhh, I saw it and thought, Hmmmmm, I bet that would be something nice....
Then "Poof"! It was sold

I am glad you got it, so we can see more of it !!!!

More pics, please

 

[Deia]

It's very pretty! I have one I bought from Litnon long ago, think there are some pics somwhere, yours has a wonderful color! I hope you will enjoy, they are bright stones!

 

[VapidLapid]

one more

 

[chrono]

What a fun, Fun, FUN stone with nice colours! Having it unset in the grass where it's almost the exact shade of the grass had my heart beating a mile a minute in fear though.