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Shiny_Rock
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My local jeweler just had a fun promotion in which one could go each day for a week, find an Easter egg hidden in the store, and keep whatever gemstone was inside. I got:
Two oval garnets (Malaya? The color I think of as garnet, brownish orangish red) 8x10mm and 9x7 mm. The larger one has a major window.
An oval rhodolite garnet 5x7
An oval blue sapphire 4.5x7 (with some serious color zoning issues--it has a practically colorless area near one end), and
A round blue zircon, about 4mm.
So basically, they are pretty, but nothing spectacular--the rhodolite is probably the nicest--and I'd like to do something fun but inexpensive with them. WWYD with a small collection of free gems?
I've attached photos of the larger garnet, the sapphire, and the zircon. The smaller garnet and the rhodolite are living with the jeweler at the moment.
Check out the window!
The clear area you see on the left is NOT a reflection. That's how it actually looks.
Much sparklier IRL:
Two oval garnets (Malaya? The color I think of as garnet, brownish orangish red) 8x10mm and 9x7 mm. The larger one has a major window.
An oval rhodolite garnet 5x7
An oval blue sapphire 4.5x7 (with some serious color zoning issues--it has a practically colorless area near one end), and
A round blue zircon, about 4mm.
So basically, they are pretty, but nothing spectacular--the rhodolite is probably the nicest--and I'd like to do something fun but inexpensive with them. WWYD with a small collection of free gems?
I've attached photos of the larger garnet, the sapphire, and the zircon. The smaller garnet and the rhodolite are living with the jeweler at the moment.
Check out the window!
The clear area you see on the left is NOT a reflection. That's how it actually looks.
Much sparklier IRL: