Pennyc
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- May 30, 2015
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Thank you.@Bron357 that is one seriously impressive ring! Gorgeous
Yes I am sure half the ones I have seen labelled Santa Maria are using it to define the colour. I have no idea how to make sure it really does come from that region and if it did it’s probably out of my budget anyway.
Probably picking a stone I like the look of from a reputable vendor is the best way to go.
Now that is my dream aqua-color, cut, size and setting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thx, ChaiK!And what a lovely blue aquamarine @DLee
The vendor is correct. Unlike Topaz, irradiated aquamarine isn’t stable and is difficult to detect.Thank you, Chrono. I recall a vendor from Bangkok telling me some aquamarines had been irradiated. Like topaz, then. And he did say it would be difficult to check for irradiation on aquamarines.
@Bron357 DW has been questioning why we were looking for an aqua, and I just realized you hit the nail on the head. Why chase a blue aqua when there are other stones in similar shades of blue that are more available, and don't have the window issue? Your preferred sea green/blue color is growing on me, but I bet a good one is even harder to find than a blue.Thank you.
Yes, don’t get “drawn in” by a colour label and associated premium, buy what you love. 100 years ago it was the green blues that were “the best” and most expensive, now the “best” is supposedly the deeper clear Blue Santa Maria gems.
Personally, in that shade, I think they look too much like Blue Topaz which is a much cheaper and more common gem. A sea green/blue Aqua is more distinctive in my opinion.