Help Judging a Mali

[LoversKites]

Chrono and RedSpinel, I've always interpreted stones with colour described 'gold' as slightly brownish yellow. Do you think that's unfair?

Not Chrono or Redspinel, but I think gold should really be a very slightly orangey yellow IMO. If it has brown, there's probably a loss of saturation there. However, I don't like to use descriptors as "gold," "cornflower blue," "lotus blossom pink," "mandarin" etc. . . and colors should be best described using the GIA gemset values, with tone and saturation being noted.

Hmm... I'd love to see that. Do you (or anyone) have an example of a slightly orangey yellow stone that shows a gold colour? I haven't seen something like that - maybe except in FCDs.

I definitely agree that descriptors like the ones you mentioned are pretty much useless in representing the real colour of a stone.

Very pale yellow spessartite garnets. Some can be very yellow, but have a slight orange component, hence, "gold" or "golden" color.

http://www.thegemtrader.com/Sep-08-Spess.gif

http://www.langantiques.com/university/images/2/28/Cutspess.JPG

Oooh thanks for the links TL, I definitely understand what you mean now I can imagine the sparkles are quite golden too.

 

[T L]

Chrono and RedSpinel, I've always interpreted stones with colour described 'gold' as slightly brownish yellow. Do you think that's unfair?

Not Chrono or Redspinel, but I think gold should really be a very slightly orangey yellow IMO. If it has brown, there's probably a loss of saturation there. However, I don't like to use descriptors as "gold," "cornflower blue," "lotus blossom pink," "mandarin" etc. . . and colors should be best described using the GIA gemset values, with tone and saturation being noted.

Hmm... I'd love to see that. Do you (or anyone) have an example of a slightly orangey yellow stone that shows a gold colour? I haven't seen something like that - maybe except in FCDs.

I definitely agree that descriptors like the ones you mentioned are pretty much useless in representing the real colour of a stone.

Very pale yellow spessartite garnets. Some can be very yellow, but have a slight orange component, hence, "gold" or "golden" color.

http://www.thegemtrader.com/Sep-08-Spess.gif

http://www.langantiques.com/university/images/2/28/Cutspess.JPG

Oooh thanks for the links TL, I definitely understand what you mean now I can imagine the sparkles are quite golden too.

You're welcome. Some sphalerite is a pretty golden color too.

 

[Xrisus]

Probably not much help at this point, but here is my one and only Mali. It is mostly a nice saturated yellow, modified with green. The dispersion is pretty cool, mostly greenish sparkles.