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Pink Gemstone - Garnet Vs. Tourmaline Vs. Spinel

The other alternative is to get a spinel with a wonky cut but good color.

This 3.28ct stone was $700. It's a bit creative in it's cutting but at my stage in life I just want a big stone with good color and can sacrifice cut to save money.

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qubitasaurus said:
Without actually reading the thread like I probably should be doing :P2, why not try reaching out to someone, and asking if they can send you a couple of stones to see so you can select the one that suits you? (they may be a bit busy and say no. But it is worth a shot).

Roger Dery

Roger Dery
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https://rogerdery.com/gems/?page=/product/2001058

Roger Dery

Roger Dery
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edit: or alternatively

www.etsy.com

CDGEMSTONE - Etsy Australia

Shop items by CDGEMSTONE located in Vancouver, Canada.
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(you may need to hunt a bit more, concavegems if they reload their inventory would be worth a look.)

I still think something light pink in colour with plenty of facets would be the go to for a sparkly pink ring.

While I can see a lot of people proposing spinel above -- you may need to cut the size down and look widely to find something suitable as there has been significant administrative issues with the exporting of mahenge spinel material recently and it seems to have made the material recently hike in price.

Another stone for you to consider is morganite. It comes light pink in colour and could be much cheaper.
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I'm in Australia so it's a bit tricky to return unwanted stones. I try to do my homework where I can to avoid this.

Thanks for the heads up on spinel. I already have a morganite so I would prefer to get something different.
 
mellowyellowgirl said:
The other alternative is to get a spinel with a wonky cut but good color.

This 3.28ct stone was $700. It's a bit creative in it's cutting but at my stage in life I just want a big stone with good color and can sacrifice cut to save money.

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Oo I don't think I can sacrifice cut if I want sparkle. Size and color, yes, but not cut.
 
@voce I'm pretty sure prices on my pink would not be as high as you would think because quite honestly, its not really that big and can be extremely shifty. That said while well cut it would NOT be everyone's cup of tea! Some want their pink without purple for sure.

Rubellites of course will have a premium (they always do) but if a person doesn't mind that shift to salmony pink or purple, they could end up with a really lovely stone.


Jerry at Gemart had 2 ginmormous ones for sale that were more of a steady pink than mine. Now those were 2500 dollars (rightfully so considering!)


https://www.thegemtrader.com/gems-taaffeite-zircon/298-ct-nigerian-pink-tourmaline Straight pink no purple

http://www.stevorocks.com/Home/Detail/5372737 Deeper and much bigger than mine (price reflects this)

https://www.litnon.com/index.php?page=viewgem&id=11632 baby pink (or mostly) and bigger than mine.

So there's no shortage of well cut stones. But well cut with steady non shifty color...thats another story.

I will admit, I got lucky when I purchased mine because apparently no one else wanted it...lol
 
Arcadian said:
@voce I'm pretty sure prices on my pink would not be as high as you would think because quite honestly, its not really that big and can be extremely shifty. That said while well cut it would NOT be everyone's cup of tea! Some want their pink without purple for sure.

Rubellites of course will have a premium (they always do) but if a person doesn't mind that shift to salmony pink or purple, they could end up with a really lovely stone.


Jerry at Gemart had 2 ginmormous ones for sale that were more of a steady pink than mine. Now those were 2500 dollars (rightfully so considering!)


https://www.thegemtrader.com/gems-taaffeite-zircon/298-ct-nigerian-pink-tourmaline Straight pink no purple

http://www.stevorocks.com/Home/Detail/5372737 Deeper and much bigger than mine (price reflects this)

https://www.litnon.com/index.php?page=viewgem&id=11632 baby pink (or mostly) and bigger than mine.

So there's no shortage of well cut stones. But well cut with steady non shifty color...thats another story.

I will admit, I got lucky when I purchased mine because apparently no one else wanted it...lol
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Thanks for the links (I actually already have a couple of those bookmarked in my tourmaline folder). :cool2:

I'm in no rush at the moment, saving any nice pink stones I come across (spinel, tourmaline, garnet, sapphire, zircon) and will compare once I narrow down exactly what to go for. So far people have been suggesting spinel or a well-cut tourmaline so at least I can take garnet out of the running for now.
 
I got the sparkly pink sapphire for $300 from LoupeTroop. I like the stuff others have linked you. Litnon is a good vendor for bargains. I got a pink tourmaline 8x6 oval from them (slightly included) for $100 or so.
 
voce said:
I got the sparkly pink sapphire for $300 from LoupeTroop. I like the stuff others have linked you. Litnon is a good vendor for bargains. I got a pink tourmaline 8x6 oval from them (slightly included) for $100 or so.
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Really liked working with Michael over at gemline (Litnon). I'm always looking over there. I find that some of his images are hard to read but he's got a good return policy, never an issue with him.

I used to visit the stones from Jerry's page like daily for a while...lol I'm sad I tell you!
I'm so weird about spinels anymore, foregoing the more sparkly ones and just loving the silky ones to death But I'm in an area where there's tons of natural sunlight and they just are amazing in the sun!

That said, this one is so pretty and petite! http://www.multicolour.com/detail/?/details/spinel/sn13302ak/&1244716636 it would make a fun ring.

@roxta good I'm glad you're taking your time. I think if you're trying to build a beautiful ring it can take plenty of time. Sometimes you find exactly what you want quickly but my experience usually says otherwise....lol
 
I'm team spinel. This is smaller but the color is wow! It's from Yvonne and was a bargain and si sparkly image.jpg
 
Although this guy is a tourmaline from Brad at TGT. Pretty sparkly and OMG that color.


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