Let's play a game... rainbow gems.

[mellowyellowgirl]

I am here!!!!!

Blueeeeeeee

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

@Autumn in New England time for your gorgeous spinel!!!

 

[voce]

Wearing this purple spinel today.

 

[Autumn in New England]

I am here!!!!!

Blueeeeeeee

@Autumn in New England time for your gorgeous spinel!!!

There she be! Such a fabulous stone AND dress. Thanks for classing up our little thread.

Thank you, @voce, for taking purple with your beautimous spinel ring I'd never seen before. Please tell us more about it.

I'll take our unofficial pink spot. Back to RED!

4.5ct. orangey-pink spinel

 

[Crimson]

Thank you @Daisys and Diamonds for reviving this thread
I can’t remember whether I’ve posted this before. Burma ruby in an old-fashioned ballerina setting – couldn’t resist either the unheated ruby or the setting!. .

 

[musicloveranthony]

Here’s an orange Tanzania zircon from Jeff Davies on a cloudy day and under LED lights at a restaurant. Change the resolution to 1080p to better see the dispersion

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I’m waiting for green!!!

 

[Eli22]

Ok I'll do yellow...my teeny sapphire trillion @mellowyellowgirl GREEN is up!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

She’s so bright @Eli22! You have to take the next green with your new neon stone!

Green!

Blue is up next!

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

Here’s a moonstone for blue

 

[seaurchin]

A dark purple umba garnet and two little purple-pink spinels. I don't know if I'll have them set or not because the garnet only looks good under the right lighting. I might try getting it recut, though I don't know if that will improve it or not.

Anyway, pink is up next!

 

[MamaBear]

Rhodolite Garnet in a CVB setting. I LOVE it!! Im posting Caysie’s pic bc mine are horrible…

 

[Joanne10]

This is fun!

Here’s mine. Ruby and split pearl, early Victorian (1830-1840s). Very very red.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Thank you @Daisys and Diamonds for reviving this thread
I can’t remember whether I’ve posted this before. Burma ruby in an old-fashioned ballerina setting – couldn’t resist either the unheated ruby or the setting!

Boy, you can tell that's Burmese from a mile away. The glow! I'd love to see more photos of this beauty, my friend.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Here’s an orange Tanzania zircon from Jeff Davies on a cloudy day and under LED lights at a restaurant. Change the resolution to 1080p to better see the dispersion

How I love orange zircon... and when it's well-cut like this one? Incredible!

Ok I'll do yellow...my teeny sapphire trillion

Wow, really saturated color on him despite the more demure size. I've been trying to buy trillions since I noticed a triangular void in my collection. lol

 

[Autumn in New England]

She’s so bright @Eli22! You have to take the next green with your new neon stone!

This thing is blinding!! What a perfect verdant shade!!

Here’s a moonstone for blue

You guys have been busy - I love it!! You have the most beautiful collection of blue flash moonstone, my friend. Wherever do you find them?

 

[Autumn in New England]

A dark purple umba garnet and two little purple-pink spinels. I don't know if I'll have them set or not because the garnet only looks good under the right lighting. I might try getting it recut, though I don't know if that will improve it or not.

Have you shared this juicy grape garnet previously? It looks HUGE! I need deets.

Rhodolite Garnet in a CVB setting. I LOVE it!! Im posting Caysie’s pic bc mine are horrible…

Oh hello! What a job they did setting this stone!! The two-tone mounting, the milgrain detail, the way they followed the unique shape of the stone. This is a winner.

 

[Autumn in New England]

This is fun!

Here’s mine. Ruby and split pearl, early Victorian (1830-1840s). Very very red.

These guys are as neon as I've ever seen in ruby... absolutely stunning! What is the gold karatage? It looks like 22k. So rich and warm.

I'll take orange this round (3ct. spess). YELLOW plays next!

 

[Joanne10]

What is the gold karatage? It looks like 22k. So rich and warm.

Thank you for your compliment! It’s 18k, and such a rich colour of gold indeed! Antique gold is so much warmer and saturated, somehow, than new gold. I was so lucky to find this ring, it’s perfect.

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

This thing is blinding!! What a perfect verdant shade!!



You guys have been busy - I love it!! You have the most beautiful collection of blue flash moonstone, my friend. Wherever do you find them?

I got that one from Tandi on IG. The capsule shaped one in the spinel ring was from Ed Bristol at Wild Fish Gems, and my huge one was from the clasp of a pearl necklace I got from EBTH. Thanks for the compliment! It has taken a while to find good ones.

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

For some reason I’ve never collected yellow gems, so this is as close as I can get—a chrysoberyl and the ducks my DH brought home as a surprise!

 

[Eli22]

Ok I’m going GREEN

My latest emerald baby on a hike

 

[Nick_G]

Nice to see this thread active again.

Here's my blue contribution - spinel in marble with graphite from an unknown deposit in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan:


The crystals colour shift too, from a deep sky blue in daylight to a more sodalite blue in artificial light indoors. They go a deep wine red through a Chelsea filter.

 

[MamaBear]

My purple spinel! Setting by DK

 

[Autumn in New England]

For some reason I’ve never collected yellow gems, so this is as close as I can get—a chrysoberyl and the ducks my DH brought home as a surprise!

Sweet babies... and the chrysoberyl definitely counts!! Highlighter yellow... it took me years to find one. Yours is lovely!

Ok I’m going GREEN

My latest emerald baby on a hike

You have such an eye for emeralds... I can't imagine the color being any better. But your newest addition is my favorite. It's positively sublime.

 

[Autumn in New England]

Nice to see this thread active again.

Here's my blue contribution - spinel in marble with graphite from an unknown deposit in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan:

The crystals colour shift too, from a deep sky blue in daylight to a more sodalite blue in artificial light indoors. They go a deep wine red through a Chelsea filter.

I was just going to say the color reminds me of sodalite (but better)! I love seeing crystals and raw specimens on this thread. Keep 'em coming.

My purple spinel! Setting by DK

I'll never tire of seeing this beautiful aubergine bauble. I remember when she was just a wee twinkle in your eye. lol

PINK is next! @CBianco Surely you have something new and spectacular for us...

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

Sweet babies... and the chrysoberyl definitely counts!! Highlighter yellow... it took me years to find one. Yours is lovely!



You have such an eye for emeralds... I can't imagine the color being any better. But your newest addition is my favorite. It's positively sublime.

Thanks! That is exactly how I think of it…highlighter yellow.

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

Ok here’s my newest— pink Burma Sapphire. DK did the pendant for me from an architectural element I love from Colonial Mexican architecture.

 

[CBianco]

I was just going to say the color reminds me of sodalite (but better)! I love seeing crystals and raw specimens on this thread. Keep 'em coming.



I'll never tire of seeing this beautiful aubergine bauble. I remember when she was just a wee twinkle in your eye. lol

PINK is next! @CBianco Surely you have something new and spectacular for us...

Whelp looks like I was beaten to it, what's after pink?

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Whelp looks like I was beaten to it, what's after pink?

It’s red again!