RedSpinel
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2012
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What....Did you expect me to post a photo of a nice, non-black looking Rhodolite? That wont happen til I actually find one, if they truly exist, which is kind a mystery to me.....
I have seen some light colored, kind of diluted looking Rhodolites, but I have not yet seen, in real life, a truly nice, medium colored Rhodolite that isnt too dark, and doesnt have the tendency to show black facets all over it.
I have bought at least 6 of them, one at a time mostly, after seeing pics of them which made them look lighter and not too black, but once I got them home it became clear that the seller had played some lighting tricks to make them look less dark and black-ish. They have good looking color, but they are just too dark!
Thats a shame, because many Rhodolites have soft, fantastic color, and like most Garnets could be very bright and flashy if only they only werent so dark, and didnt show the black facets.
I have pretty much stopped trying to buy them, because I'm sure that the sellers are using lighting tricks to lighten them, so that 99% of them will end up being blackish once I get them home.
Maybe I'm just being too pessimistic, or maybe I'm looking for something that doesnt exist in the first place! But I've heard they do, so.....
What causes the facets to show completely black? I've seen that on some other stones(like Tourmalines), but it seems prominent and prolific on Rhodolites......
Have any of you found the type of Rhodolite I'm talking about, and if so, could you post a picture or 2?
Thanks........
I have seen some light colored, kind of diluted looking Rhodolites, but I have not yet seen, in real life, a truly nice, medium colored Rhodolite that isnt too dark, and doesnt have the tendency to show black facets all over it.
I have bought at least 6 of them, one at a time mostly, after seeing pics of them which made them look lighter and not too black, but once I got them home it became clear that the seller had played some lighting tricks to make them look less dark and black-ish. They have good looking color, but they are just too dark!
Thats a shame, because many Rhodolites have soft, fantastic color, and like most Garnets could be very bright and flashy if only they only werent so dark, and didnt show the black facets.
I have pretty much stopped trying to buy them, because I'm sure that the sellers are using lighting tricks to lighten them, so that 99% of them will end up being blackish once I get them home.
Maybe I'm just being too pessimistic, or maybe I'm looking for something that doesnt exist in the first place! But I've heard they do, so.....
What causes the facets to show completely black? I've seen that on some other stones(like Tourmalines), but it seems prominent and prolific on Rhodolites......
Have any of you found the type of Rhodolite I'm talking about, and if so, could you post a picture or 2?
Thanks........