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The 2 I have right now are my blue sapphire and lavender spinel. I can’t figure out how to set the spinel and so it sits in a box

I miss the black patina the sapphire ring used to have but it came off very quickly

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That bottom one really does look like a picture from the Hubble! Amazing.

Right!?! I have no vision of what to do with any of them (or any of the pieces I want to rework) so I will just be looking for now.
 
It’s been in my cart for 2 months! I pulled the trigger since I was afraid I’d lose it now that it was posted here.
I will post pics once it arrives, but the vendor is in Canada, so it’s a bit slow.

Oooooooooh what will you do with it!? I felt the same way but decided to share it, if I wanted to buy I would have already.
 

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Can't wait to see the finished product!! I've found many sleepy sapphires here, and some really cool galaxy-looking ones too.

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@CBianco has the most incredible galaxy sapphire I've ever seen! Perhaps she'll post it here for you to see.
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The 2 I have right now are my blue sapphire and lavender spinel. I can’t figure out how to set the spinel and so it sits in a box

I miss the black patina the sapphire ring used to have but it came off very quickly

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Sorry, work was a bear yesterday and I hope to catch up on comments this morning.

What a beautiful blue stone! I love the bit of glowly silk.
 
This is an interesting sleepy pink Tanzanian spinel. It still sparkles a lot but isn’t clear and see-through like others so I think it looks more saturated or maybe it just is more saturated but it glows more. It’s a very girly pink.

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This is an interesting sleepy pink Tanzanian spinel. It still sparkles a lot but isn’t clear and see-through like others so I think it looks more saturated or maybe it just is more saturated but it glows more. It’s a very girly pink.

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The perfect bubble gum pink!
 
This is an interesting sleepy pink Tanzanian spinel. It still sparkles a lot but isn’t clear and see-through like others so I think it looks more saturated or maybe it just is more saturated but it glows more. It’s a very girly pink.

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Fab colour and so unusual!
 
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My three silky stones: sunset spinel, blush-colored sapphire, and a really interesting grey sapphire that also has a mix of multiple colors (mainly orange, yellow and green).
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Love this thread and all of your besties! Silkies are my FAVORITES, but oh man they're hard to photograph! Maybe it's just because we're having a rare cloudy day here in the desert... Here are mine:

A silky paraiba tourmaline and loliondo spess with the characteristic sugar inclusions (not sure if she counts, but I consider her a bit silky):

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A lavender unicorn spinel and a candy pink spinel (from the same vendor who sold OP's dream sapphire), and a medium blue sapphire that's a bit more sleepy/silky in person:

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More of the lavender who refuses to show all of her colors today!

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And the most frustrating specimen of the day, a little lavender umba sapphire. In real life, she has gold flecks, silver stripes, and a FREAKING RAINBOW RUTILE inclusion!!! Here, she looks silver lavender:

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@ShinyPleeease i am soooo glad to see that gray sapphire! I was this close to pulling the trigger but was nervous how it would look in real life. It's so cool and definitely one of a kind. If anyone has leads on something similar, please point me in the right direction! And more pics, please!
 
@ShinyPleeease i am soooo glad to see that gray sapphire! I was this close to pulling the trigger but was nervous how it would look in real life. It's so cool and definitely one of a kind. If anyone has leads on something similar, please point me in the right direction! And more pics, please!

Thanks @pokerface! I just happened to be browsing Insta when this sapphire was posted and snatched it since it’s so unusual. The seller posts a lot of opalescent sapphires though so I’m sure another one will come along! Here are a few more pics

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My three silky stones: sunset spinel, blush-colored sapphire, and a really interesting grey sapphire that also has a mix of multiple colors (mainly orange, yellow and green).
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love love love! what a dreamy line up. do you mind sharing the name of the vendor where you bought these? im curious!

that sunset spinel is especially tdf :kiss2:
 
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