pretty new aquamarine

[katiedid]

Here she is! I plan to send her to Julia to set in a ring. The photos don''t capture the color that well but it''s a very pretty blue. Yay!

 

[katiedid]

another

 

[katiedid]

another

 

[katiedid]

With my pink tourmaline (lots of zoning) and my eye clean peridot (yeah, right - a little false advertising there...)

 

[katiedid]

one more

 

[summertime]

Really beautiful stones katie! That aqua is amazing!

Do you have a particular style of setting you''re considering?

 

[katiedid]

Thanks summertime! I''m thinking about a bezel (in sterling) with a split shank. I can''t wait to see it set. It''s a gorgeous stone!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Beautiful aqua - love the color

 

[katiedid]

thanks ltlfirecracker!! I''ve never had an aqua before!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

It''s very lovely Congrats!

 

[Barrett]

good aqua..it has a much better blue than 80% of the aquas out there..good color

 

[Linda W]

Gorgeous color

 

[summertime]

Date: 6/25/2009 6:28:52 PM
Author: katiedid
Thanks summertime! I''m thinking about a bezel (in sterling) with a split shank. I can''t wait to see it set. It''s a gorgeous stone!

Sounds lovely! I can''t wait to see it either!

 

[katiedid]

I''m soooo glad everyone likes it and thinks the color is beautiful! It''s even prettier in person! It''s from Nigeria and Dan said it had a nicer blue color than many others he''s seen.

 

[katiedid]

took a few more photos!

 

[katiedid]

another

 

[katiedid]

another

 

[katiedid]

last one - similar to an earlier one

 

[chrono]

The blue is much deeper than his picture. You''ve got a nice one that would look great in a collet setting.

 

[cellentani]

Yay, katiedid - I was hoping you''d get it today! Like the others have said, it has really nice color, and can''t wait to see how it looks bezeled. You got a good one!!

 

[katiedid]

thanks chrono and cellantini!

 

[katiedid]

sorry for the spelling cellentani!

 

[cinnamon013]

really great color - quite a nice find!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Wow, that is a lovely colour of blue!!! I can''t wait to see it set, either!

 

[katiedid]

thanks cinnamon and LTP!!

 

[D&T]

Great blue stone! can''t wait to see what your project will be

 

[hoofbeats95]

I LOVE it! An Aqua is high on my list of wants

 

[katiedid]

thanks D&T and hoofbeats! I love it too!

 

[T L]

It''s a deeper blue than I thought it would be. Actually Dan''s picture is lighter than the stone. Congratulations!!

 

[marcy]

Very pretty and a nice color.