Newest stone purchase

[brandy_z28]

for now...got one more on the way.

anyone care to take a guess at what it is?

 

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[diamondgirl5k]

Is it a tanzanite?!?!?

 

[Pandora II]

Iolite?

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/14/2009 3:06:15 PM
Author: diamondgirl5k
Is it a tanzanite?!?!?

No, but that''s a very good guess. Under the lights at home it looks like one!

 

[brandy_z28]

Not iolite either, but a good guess.

 

[Pandora II]

In that case I''ll go with spinel...

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/14/2009 3:27:38 PM
Author: Pandora II
In that case I''ll go with spinel...

you got it! I knew it wouldn''t be too hard.

DH thought it was an amethyst.

I''ll have to wait until later to post the exact specs but I got it from Barry and it''s from Tanzania. He says it has a lot of different looks with Tanzanite being one of them, so I can''t wait to take some more pictures! In direct lighting it''s gunmetal grey, exactly as I requested.

 

[Stone Hunter]

The first shot shows alot of purple. The next few shots show the blue...I guess it's a Spinel cut by Barry.


ETA: post above wasn't in the thread when I read it. Spinels are just so so popular right now and it looked like a Barry cut to me. If only I was faster on these then my answer would be there before your confirmation.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/14/2009 3:32:03 PM
Author: Stone Hunter
The first shot shows alot of purple. The next few shots show the blue...I guess it''s a Spinel cut by Barry.


ETA: post above wasn''t in the thread when I read it. Spinels are just so so popular right now and it looked like a Barry cut to me. If only I was faster on these then my answer would be there before your confirmation.

You are right too! Barry''s got to be BUSY! His cuts do tend to stand out.

 

[innerkitten]

It''s a nice deep color. I''m starting to love blue spinel.

 

[chrono]

I recognized the cut right away as a Barry stone. I''ll go so far as to guess the origin is Tunduru, basically a Tanzanian blue spinel.

 

[brandy_z28]

Chrono!

It is a Tundura Tanzania spinel. 1.38 cts 6.5mm

I am beyond impressed! Just WOW!

 

[mochi]

Love that deep color!!

 

[brandy_z28]

I have better pictures!

 

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and now a couple of the Tourmaline from Barry in daylight

 

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[chrono]

Date: 5/14/2009 10:15:32 PM
Author: brandy_z28

Chrono!

It is a Tundura Tanzania spinel. 1.38 cts 6.5mm

I am beyond impressed! Just WOW!

It''s only because I have a very similar stone from Barry that I purchased many years ago.

It''s a lovely blue in some lighting and a little purplish in others. Extremely sparkly and the gray mask isn''t overly obvious either.

 

[BWise]

WOW!

What a beauty! Again, WOW!!! Love the pictures with the flowers.

 

[CharmyPoo]

I guessed right too. I am giving a pat on the back to myself. I am surprising myself that I can recognize stones now. I went from knowning nothing at all last year - thank you PS!

 

[Magenta]

Gorgeous!

I particularly love the flower shots!

 

[babysteps]

OMG - gorgeous spinel!!! Those flower shots slayed me - especially the one on the pink flower (rose) -

- and, the tourmaline is beautiful too and you did a great job at capturing it in photos - I tried with mine earlier today and it was really difficult - yours is a beauty.