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I realize that this thread is going to be a bit useless until I add pics, but I couldn''t get any decent photos of the stones at this hour of the night - I''ll take and post them tomorrow. I just purchased (from a gem dealer''s trunk show) two 6mm ~ round teal blue spinel, about 1ct. each. We refraction tested them and they are indeed spinel.
I was wondering what sort of a deal I got on them (keeping one for me, making the other into a ring to sell) and started searching all the gem sites for similar stones. I can''t find ANY spinel this color! It''s a saturated blue similar to what one might see in swiss to london blue topaz, but with a very distinct and definate teal blue-green cast. They are gorgeous and caught my eye through multiple layers of plastic bags due to the wonderful color. They are native cut but the cutting is really good for native cut and the olish is nice. I made him did them out for me, they were from an old stash of his and he sort of made up a price for me as he could not remember what he paid for them. I have a sneaking feeling I snagged a deal, but also this little nagging worry because I can''t find anything similar online.
Sooooo.....any of you lovely collectors have any idea of what the value of a 1ct teal blue spinel is? I will post pics tomorrow.
I was wondering what sort of a deal I got on them (keeping one for me, making the other into a ring to sell) and started searching all the gem sites for similar stones. I can''t find ANY spinel this color! It''s a saturated blue similar to what one might see in swiss to london blue topaz, but with a very distinct and definate teal blue-green cast. They are gorgeous and caught my eye through multiple layers of plastic bags due to the wonderful color. They are native cut but the cutting is really good for native cut and the olish is nice. I made him did them out for me, they were from an old stash of his and he sort of made up a price for me as he could not remember what he paid for them. I have a sneaking feeling I snagged a deal, but also this little nagging worry because I can''t find anything similar online.
Sooooo.....any of you lovely collectors have any idea of what the value of a 1ct teal blue spinel is? I will post pics tomorrow.