wanderlost
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2003
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- 124
I realize that the color shift for stones (be it yellow, brown, blue, grey, red, etc) is not reported on certs, just the color ''intensity'' grade.... leaving one to guess what the tint is (as you look through scanned certs, exactly what color that M or V is). Obviously, the same intensity of different colors can be worlds apart on eye-appeal.
I was hoping to find out the best way (or place) to find & evaluate these non-fancy color stones (say J-Z) to exclude the yellows, perhaps browns, & zero in on greys, blues, greens, etc. I''ve culled through a few sites (that actually carry these lower colors) & short of calling in about every stone that strikes me as interesting - is there anything else that can be done (and will dealers go through inventories to see what color-tints their stones are?)
Likewise, what is the relative ''population'' of yellow/brown tint vs. blue, grey, red, green, etc.... will these non-fancy fancies carry premiums even if they are not beyond Z-color (and usually not make it to normal ''white''-RB outlets?)...
Thanks for your help, I look forward to your replies.
I was hoping to find out the best way (or place) to find & evaluate these non-fancy color stones (say J-Z) to exclude the yellows, perhaps browns, & zero in on greys, blues, greens, etc. I''ve culled through a few sites (that actually carry these lower colors) & short of calling in about every stone that strikes me as interesting - is there anything else that can be done (and will dealers go through inventories to see what color-tints their stones are?)
Likewise, what is the relative ''population'' of yellow/brown tint vs. blue, grey, red, green, etc.... will these non-fancy fancies carry premiums even if they are not beyond Z-color (and usually not make it to normal ''white''-RB outlets?)...
Thanks for your help, I look forward to your replies.