Please help me find a mint green stone!

[FightGravity]

My daughter is starting to get interested in stones and I'd like to get her a small, inexpensive (<$100) mint green stone for her birthday.

Any suggestions? I'd love something durable, that she could play with for a while and that I could set in a ring or pendant down the road. No preference on shape.

 

[Seaglow]

Search for a mint green peridot. If it's about a carat or below, it will be budget friendly.

If you want bigger stones for your budget, a mint green chalcedony is an option.

Slightly lower on Mohs hardness scale are chrysophase and prehnite, but are also options. You can get them inclusion free for increased durability within your budget, but careful with scratching.

If it is for "playing", select a cabochon instead of faceted cuts as this cut will be more durable from abrasion.

 

[chroman]

+1 to peridot.

If these arn't too small, might be an interesting parcel. Have some for playing, set others in a jewelry set over time?

https://www.mastercutgems.com/Produ...t_13_stone_Parcel_5_67_tcw-Gem.php?FromPage=1

 

[FightGravity]

Thanks for the ideas!!

All the peridot I'm finding looks like it has a yellow modifier - I'd love something that has a blue modifier, if I can find one. Small size is ok!

 

[chroman]

Tourmaline might be easier to find leaning blue (or even aqua..). Check the tourmaline page at litnon. Theres a couple smaller included pieces <$100 that might be closer

 

[chroman]

Is something like this too blue?
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/single/beryl/zbe100jq/&302686978

 

[FightGravity]

Is something like this too blue?
http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/single/beryl/zbe100jq/&302686978

No this is great! Thanks!!

 

[chroman]

Cool. Given the size it probably will require more effort to eventually set. They also have a couple of 7x5 ovals in the same color range that might have a better chance fitting a stock setting. Kind of hard to tell too much about the cut with that off-center photo. It wouldn't hurt to send them an email for some follow-up questions.

Looks like prima has a few too; this one looks the best to me:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/221141281051?_mwBanner=1

Seems like the sort of thing that might have a big bucket of options somewhere in Tuscon..

 

[chroman]

I know this is more than what you were looking for, but the color seems on. You might check with her (Yvonne, the vendor) if she has any similar colored smaller pieces. I also think she is going to be running another sale in the near future.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/491326...ted-beryl-trillion-cut?ref=shop_home_active_3

Or if you're ok with the inclusions;
https://www.etsy.com/listing/475177...-emerald-gemstone-from?ref=shop_home_active_4