pandabee
Ideal_Rock
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As some of you may remember, I was/am on a search for a blue/green stone to set in a RHR. I was originally looking at tourmalines but have found that many are too dark or are not the color I desire. I have seen a few on ebay that may fit my requirements but am not sure on the quality/actual color of them and am a little more weary of buying them just to see the true color and shipping back to Thailand if it's not what I want.
I am thinking that I need to expand my search a bit. What CS would be the best to achieve this look? Should I stick with tourms? Look for spinels? Light blue/green sapphires? Although I am not a fan of emerald cut, I am liking scissor cut emeralds but I suppose I would not be opposed to an elongated oval. Setting would be likely 3-stone (5-stone if I need the extra finger coverage) with diamond sidestones. Again, budget is flexible (although obviously not unlimited) depending on what I need to extend my search to.
Here are a few examples of the color I would ideally love. You can see I am looking for the paraiba-type (but more saturated), irradiated blue diamond kind of hue:
![freke_nambian_tourm.jpg freke_nambian_tourm.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/324/324203-0c55382e5a80e8ea22d429d72ed5325d.jpg)
I am thinking that I need to expand my search a bit. What CS would be the best to achieve this look? Should I stick with tourms? Look for spinels? Light blue/green sapphires? Although I am not a fan of emerald cut, I am liking scissor cut emeralds but I suppose I would not be opposed to an elongated oval. Setting would be likely 3-stone (5-stone if I need the extra finger coverage) with diamond sidestones. Again, budget is flexible (although obviously not unlimited) depending on what I need to extend my search to.
Here are a few examples of the color I would ideally love. You can see I am looking for the paraiba-type (but more saturated), irradiated blue diamond kind of hue:
![_3180_0.jpg _3180_0.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/496/496756-eeb9fdac42cd3a70c5c05a0e9433b3c7.jpg)
![_3181_0.jpg _3181_0.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/496/496757-6ab512ee642b29c9ba5b68e3a3b85666.jpg)
![_3182_0.jpg _3182_0.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/496/496758-628acd12c4a340cca7a280b284e34eaf.jpg)
![freke_nambian_tourm.jpg freke_nambian_tourm.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/324/324203-0c55382e5a80e8ea22d429d72ed5325d.jpg)