Pink sapphires?

[glitterata]

Anyone feel like guessing what these stones might be? Pink sapphires/ rubies, maybe? My aunt gave me this bracelet, an old one of hers, some 25 years ago. The stones are crudely cut, unevenly colored, chipped and included, but pretty (I think).

I posted a thread about it, with more pictures, in the jewelry section here.

 

[DiamanteBlu]

Very pretty!

I would not guess ruby. Pink tourmaline, perhaps? [I''m thinking that tourmaline would chip more easily that sapphire]. I love the pink color.

 

[glitterata]

Thank you, Diamante!

I think they''ve chipped so much because of the inclusions. There are lots of what look like they must be weak spots in the stones. The reason I thought sapphire/ruby is that despite the chips, they''re not at all scratched, so it seems like it''s probably a hard stone. Whatever they are, they''re clearly not the highest quality of it...

 

[DiamanteBlu]

Whatever they are, they are very pretty, nonetheless!

 

[Kismet]

Heavily included in such a small size makes me think of bixbite but I don''t know how likely that is. Pink sapphire is probably a good guess.

 

[DiamanteBlu]

True. Given the inclusions [which I had not noted as I probably should have] I would have to reconsider and say pink sapphire.

 

[LD]

My guess would be that they actually are rubies or sapphires.

Can you ask your local jeweller to test them?

Whatever they are, it''s a very pretty bracelet and a lovely present from your grandmother.

 

[Pandora II]

I''d say that they are probably rubies/pink sapphires.

The chip in the one I can see looks like the type of chips that you get in corundum - and you say that they aren''t scratched. If they were paste they would be more uniform in colour, scratched more and not included.

Bixbite is so rare that I would be totally amazed if that was what it turned out to be.

It''s a very pretty bracelet whatever they do turn out to be.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 1/22/2009 4:52:57 PM
Author: Pandora II
I''d say that they are probably rubies/pink sapphires.

The chip in the one I can see looks like the type of chips that you get in corundum - and you say that they aren''t scratched. If they were paste they would be more uniform in colour, scratched more and not included.

Bixbite is so rare that I would be totally amazed if that was what it turned out to be.

It''s a very pretty bracelet whatever they do turn out to be.

In complete agreement.

 

[glitterata]

Many thanks, everyone!