Help me find a pretty little green stone please

[MustangGal]

So I have a nice ring mount just waiting for the right stone to finish it off. I previously purchased a chrysoberyl for it, but I'm not too crazy about the yellow. I had DH play with it last night along with a bunch of loose stones, and he thinks it needs something green. Any good green stones out there in a 5-6mm round shape? This will be a "once in a while" ring, so I'm not too concerned with durability. This tourmaline is along the lines of what I'm looking for, but not sure if the octagon shape will fit the prongs. http://www.customgemstones.com/TOURMALINE/to1520.html

 

[MustangGal]

Another shot of the ring with the chrysoberyl sitting on top. Other color ideas would be appreciated too! The ring had a diamond in it originally, and the white stone just got lost. I thought it needed something bright to really pop.

 

[LD]

It's difficult to tell whether the prongs are in the right position or not BUT what I can tell you is that even if they were, you would be left with a number of corners exposed on the gem - as it's a Tourmaline, that's not a good idea.

 

[cm366]

That looks to me like a ring begging for a tsavorite

Last I heard, Jaimeen at Prima Gems had some very nice ones in that 5-6mm calibrated round range...

 

[GregS]

Here's a nice little Tsavorite at Multicolour http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-318282399.

 

[MustangGal]

OOhhhh I like that one GregS! My only concern would be, is it going to go dark?

 

[MustangGal]

I wonder if a square cushion might squeeze in there https://primagemsusa.com/content/087-cts-natural-chrome-tourmaline

 

[cm366]

Multicolour describes the stone as "medium" not "medium-dark", and it'll have plenty of exposure in the setting - I think it'd look great

Don't know enough about settings to be sure about that cushion, but it looks very nice!

 

[rparker1998]

What about something like this? It's not quite green, but not quite yellow. I think with the white Gold setting and your skin tone, the green would pop...

http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/calibrated/peridot/ype249aa/&1244716636

 

[chrono]

I'm very sure the Dan Stair tourmaline will fit but it will go on the smooth part, leaving the points exposed, which isn't recommended in a ring.

The Multicolour tsavorite's medium green sounds just perfect and shouldn't go dark in your setting.
Chrome tourmalines are typically dark to very dark so I would ask Jaimeen how dark it is, even though it looks promising in the picture.
The cut on the Multicolour peridot is so pretty!

 

[LD]

Green suggestions:
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?295581961 Demantoid
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-640323823 Chrome Tourmaline cab
http://www.gemrite.com/products/tsavorite-69-cts Tsav but it's very dark
http://www.gemselect.com/emerald/emerald-293708.php# Emerald - looks hazy - not sure how good the photos are
http://www.gemselect.com/emerald/emerald-294433.php# Emerald - slightly less hazy
http://www.ajsgem.com/tourmaline/green-tourmaline/green-tourmaline-0.54-carats.html Tourmaline
http://www.ajsgem.com/garnet/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-0.89-carats.html Tsav - will this fit?
http://www.ajsgem.com/garnet/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-0.79-carats.html Tsav - the cut is a bit off
http://www.ajsgem.com/garnet/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-0.73-carats.html Tsav
http://www.ajsgem.com/garnet/tsavorite-garnet/tsavorite-garnet-1.05-carats.html-0 Tsav - I like this one!


Other colours just in case you decide against green:
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?1122619653 Rhodolite
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?1795788112 Ruby (and then one left over for a matching pendant!)
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?573348093 star Sapphire cab
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?1425146505 Apatite (in case you're a risk junkie!)
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-1313951314 Apatite pair for the VERY risky!
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?130856903 Sphene (but probably too much like your Chrysoberyl)
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?2113733400 Spess pair (the one on the left is probably the nicer of the two)
http://www.gemrite.com/products/pink-spinel-79-cts Pink Spinel

 

[MustangGal]

Thank you LD! I'll go through these tonight with DH and see if we can agree on one.

 

[MustangGal]

Hmm, peridot might be interesting, but if I go that route I'd want to get one from AZ (where we live).

 

[LD]

Hmm, peridot might be interesting, but if I go that route I'd want to get one from AZ (where we live).

Interestingly I tried to find a nice Peridot for you and all the ones I found had a great amount of yellow. I wasn't sure that would be enough of a difference for you from the Chrysoberyl. I have a Chinese Peridot that is much more green and I wanted to find something like that for you but didn't come across one but they must be out there!

 

[NKOTB]

Not sure if this is too pale for you, but Gary has a nice little Afghan tourm: http://www.finewatergems.com/tourmaline.html

Or you could ask Barry about cutting you a nice little green tourmaline, or see what comes up in his next drop. He often has pretty stones in this size range.

 

[chrono]

I think a green garnet will be a great fit - bright colour and lots of sparkle.

 

[Jereni]

I think a green garnet will be a great fit - bright colour and lots of sparkle.

I agree - and this might be an interesting one:
https://www.primagemsusa.com/content/186-cts-natural-merelani-mint-garnet

Or on this page there is a nice looking one. Don't know much about the vendor though.
http://www.neweragems.com/gallery_new.asp?catid=168

Edited to add: Omg, so sorry, just remembered that you have a size limit. These are probably too big, my apologies!

 

[MustangGal]

I showed DH a bunch of pics, and he really likes the color of this chrome tourmaline. I do think I need a round and not a cushion to be safe and have it fit though.

The garnet from multicolor (http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?-318282399), DH didn't like the black ring, is that a camera reflection, or would that be visible in person?

 

[chrono]

That dark ring might go away as the stone is moved around. I suspect it could be the shadow cast from the camera during the photography. Best to contact Multicolour and ask for a hand shot.