Just scooped up this aquamarine

[chrono]

Hehe, we are both up late today, Freke.

Ascari, you might find this a good read. It is also the source of Freke's example picture.
http://www.palagems.com/quality_4cs.htm

 

[FrekeChild]

Hehe, we are both up late today, Freke.

Ascari, you might find this a good read. It is also the source of Freke's example picture.
http://www.palagems.com/quality_4cs.htm

And I'm sleep deprived. Not a good combo!

 

[ascari_2]

So here are a few pics of the stone I got. Having looked at the cut closely, it is the same stone as originally advertized. Unfortunately I still cannot get myself to like the way the stone performs

PS I don't know why the stone looks so dirty in the photos, but I suspect it's the "wonderful" quality of my blackberry phone.

 

[ascari_2]

Chrono, thank you for the info. Here's the stone (the color) that she said she likes.

http://wildfishgems.com/inc/sdetail/13922

 

[FrekeChild]

Is the color on screen true to what you see in front of you?

 

[chrono]

Here's the stone (the color) that she said she likes. http://wildfishgems.com/inc/sdetail/13922

That aquamarine is actually very light grayish blue, without much green on my monitor. The reflective mirror and background colour is making it look greenish but when you look carefully, you'll see that the stone is blue. However, the lab memo called it yellowish green so I am inclined to think that the photography is way off compared to the real stone.

I calculated the depth of the cushion aquamarine and doubt it is a good candidate for a recut since the depth is close to 60%, not giving the lapidary much to work with unless willing to lose a lot of carat weight.