Star rose quartz

[mariedtiger]

Hi,

I haven''t seen any star rose quartz here, so I had a small photo shoot with mine. I''m going to ship it off to McFarland designs, an Etsy seller Monday. It''s going to be set in a simple ring with red gold bezel and silver shank. I can''t wait! I''ll post pictures when I get it. In the meantime, here''s the gem. The star was really difficult to catch, it''s crazy bright in sunlight IRL. A fun stone.

 

[mariedtiger]

In bright evening sunlight. I can''t wait to play with this, when it''s set.

 

[mariedtiger]

Overcast. It''s going to be a middle finger ring. You can see why I want a red gold bezel. Waaaaaay too close to skin color in this light. Yuck.

 

[mariedtiger]

My favorite picture. I had such a hard time deciding on a setting. I''ve planned everything from elaborate filigree to pink diamond details in the shank. But the star makes up for the action. At least on sunny days.

 

[mariedtiger]

On its box....

 

[mariedtiger]

Last one!

 

[Linda W]

What a beautiful stone. I never saw one before and I can''t wait to see it set.

Please take a lot of pictures.

 

[mariedtiger]

Thanks Linda, I will! It''s always so exciting to have a project going on. I also love how stones look when they are set. I feel much more confident playing with them. When they''re loose, I''m always scared of dropping them or nicking them.

 

[Icce]

Thats really neat and pretty.

 

[mariedtiger]

Thankyou Icce. I love star stones. I thought I would buy a real nice star rose quartz instead of an inferior star sapphire. But I ended up buying both

. I actually think I overpaid for this quartz, after other prices I''ve seen online. But I would have to see the other gems IRL to be sure so there''s no way to tell. Live and learn, and I love this gem, so it doesn''t matter that much, luckily

 

[chrono]

A cute piece. It even looks like a translucent lavender jade cabochon in one of your pictures.

 

[cofor]

I have not seen Rose quartz stars as cabochons earlier but as spheres like here: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/diasterism.110420/
Very nice color but can you get the star out without a mirror behind the cabochon if mounted?

Cofor

 

[cinnamon013]

I love this stone!!!

 

[mariedtiger]

Thank you Chrono.

 

[loriken214]

WOW...I''ve never seen a stone like that before...it is AMAZING...I can''t wait to see the finished ring!!!

Lori

 

[mariedtiger]

Hi Cofor, this is a really interesting question. I was going to have it set with an open back. Can you elaborate?

I tried putting the stone on a mirror and shined a flashlight on it. I saw two stars, whereas if I put it on my hand, I see one star. If the sun shines on the stone, I see the star. I know some sources say, you have to shine the light through the back of the stone in order to see the star, but that hasn''t been my experience.

I would like to hear more, if you have any information

 

[mariedtiger]

Thank you cinnamon013!

 

[Dandi]

Wow, what an amazing sheen it has!! I can''t WAIT to see it set!!

 

[ma re]

Love it! I personally think these stones are some of the best buys, as they''re not only interesting and beautiful, but waaay cheaper than any decent star sapphire, not to mention ruby. I also like black and white star sapphires (white are sometimes refered to as grey), which can also be very nice and affordable. Looking forward to seeing it set

 

[mariedtiger]

Thank you DandiAndi

I''m having a hard time picturing it set, but I hope it will be a fun ring.

 

[mariedtiger]

Thank you mr. ma re

That''s exactly what I thought when I started looking for this. It took quite some time.

 

[D&T]

Date: 4/26/2009 2:20:28 AM
Author: DandiAndi
Wow, what an amazing sheen it has!! I can''t WAIT to see it set!!

ditto!

 

[cinnamon013]

Ok, let me say I''ve come back several times to keep enjoying this stone. It is really cool! Must work, must work, must not look at cool star rose quartz...

 

[mariedtiger]

Count me in as well, it''s on its way now!

 

[mariedtiger]

This made me laugh out loud, aaaawwww! That''s sweet and funny.

 

[RubyCharm]

Very beautiful! I''m looking forward to seeing pics of the finished ring

 

[mariedtiger]

Oh RubyCharm, thank you. And your gem is so gorgeous, words fail me. How did your ring story end? I thought you were very brave in the way you handled it. I hope you got the end result you were wishing for!

 

[mariedtiger]

Yay, my ring is done, and it''s arrived. The story of it was kind of a bummer, because the Etsy seller made with a yellow gold bezel instead of rose gold as I asked. But I''ve reconciled myself with the thought by now, and this is such a quizzical gem!

 

[mariedtiger]

It''s so much fun chasing the star. I feel like a little kid when I walk around, chasing the light, so I can see the star. In most lights it''s really faint, but then suddenly it blazes. The stone''s color deepened with the bezel, and it''s just very lovely.

 

[mariedtiger]

The vendor''s photo which is beautiful.