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VapidLapid|1394040834|3628005 said:It looks like a cat's face
And not just any cat but Grumpy Cat.
VapidLapid|1394040834|3628005 said:It looks like a cat's face
minousbijoux|1394040362|3627998 said:Based on that photo of Jeff's (nice photo as usual btw), I would say he needs to come down in price as well. It does not appear to have the saturation to warrant that price tag, I'm afraid.
VapidLapid|1394040834|3628005 said:LoversKites|1394038966|3627985 said:Speaking of spessarite...
And look at the cut! This one is 2.55ct and $1275 from jeffreyhunt.com
It looks like a cat's face
corundum_conundrum|1394046052|3628075 said:Who wouldn't love to acquire a rare cat's eyes spessartite?
LoversKites|1394049101|3628100 said:I must say it's very pretty thing Minou. Not as saturated as it could be but that's not a big deal in this case. Yellow garnets are difficult gems. If I recall correctly Freke has been looking for one for a long time.
minousbijoux|1394050852|3628121 said:LoversKites|1394049101|3628100 said:I must say it's very pretty thing Minou. Not as saturated as it could be but that's not a big deal in this case. Yellow garnets are difficult gems. If I recall correctly Freke has been looking for one for a long time.
True that, but I have seen very, very few Malis with strong saturation, fwiw. Actually, it is hard to find vivid yellow in any stone type!
Chrono said:Make that untreated vivid yellow gemstone.
minousbijoux|1394041573|3628018 said:Yes, at the risk of pissing Jeff off, I would say a Grumpy brownish cat...
ElvisPrasilote|1394052618|3628141 said:minousbijoux|1394050852|3628121 said:LoversKites|1394049101|3628100 said:I must say it's very pretty thing Minou. Not as saturated as it could be but that's not a big deal in this case. Yellow garnets are difficult gems. If I recall correctly Freke has been looking for one for a long time.
True that, but I have seen very, very few Malis with strong saturation, fwiw. Actually, it is hard to find vivid yellow in any stone type!
Actually, the stone is quite saturated for a Mali Garnet. GIA Gemset of YG 5/4. Moderately strong saturation. Very rarely do they ever attain 5 on the GIA saturation scale, but I've had a few.
Thanks!
Jim McCormick...aka...Elvis Prasiolite.
VapidLapid|1394054270|3628158 said:Estelle, it is just a figure of speech, and it was fitting with the light tone of the discussion. She doesn't really think it would piss him off. He does have a sense of humor.
estelle|1394054689|3628167 said:VapidLapid|1394054270|3628158 said:Estelle, it is just a figure of speech, and it was fitting with the light tone of the discussion. She doesn't really think it would piss him off. He does have a sense of humor.
Ok dear. Pardon me. I am not familiar with the gentleman who is selling the stone so I don't have a way to judge his sense of humor. I generally find brown in a spess garnet a negative thing (lack of saturation). If I were selling a spess and it was referred to as a brown grumpy cat, I would be displeased myself.
corundum_conundrum|1394430318|3630870 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-53-Carats...499?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338b210e6b
Look at this cheeky chrysoberyl. Where does it think it's from, Merelani? What does it think it's made of, vanadium?
I thought this might be a nice (economical) alternative for those intrigued by Gene's mint garnet posted on this thread recently.
pregcurious|1393347920|3622700 said:Cat's eye chrysoberyl: looks like someone finally bought it. I kept on going back to look at it, and it's too big for me for a stacker, so I passed. If you bought it, please email us pics. I've never seen one that was so translucent.
Chrono|1391778497|3609947 said:CC,
Even though the sapphire isn't top colour, it is still heads and shoulders above commercial quality. For someone who wants a nice (but not super) blue sapphire, you cannot beat a $1k/ct price on a 3 carat sapphire. Look at the example pictures below.