SS Orange Spessartite Garnets

[TravelingGal]

That stone is hot!!

 

[sleepyspinel]

with flash

 

[sleepyspinel]

bright light

 

[sleepyspinel]

a little more orangey

 

[sleepyspinel]

..

 

[chrono]

What a mini-sun. I love the colour!

 

[sleepyspinel]

it really contrasts sharply against my skin

 

[T L]

Date: 6/3/2009 11:14:06 PM
Author: Chrono
What a mini-sun. I love the colour!

Ya think???

 

[sleepyspinel]

It weighs alot but not as sizeable as one might think when compared to other garnets or spinels since spessie specific gravity (density) is high... like sapphires. But I def love the glow.

Date: 6/3/2009 12:10:51 PM
Author: Chrono
Thanks SS. Wow, that’s a good sized spessartite! I''ve heard that having microscopic inclusions bounces the light back differently, giving the stone a slight soft glow.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Awww shucks thanks Linda W, Cind11, stepcutnut, cinnamon013, icekid, loriken214,Arcadian, TravelingGal for taking the time to comment! Hope you like the barrage of pics I just posted

 

[sleepyspinel]

Hi TL!

I love that side by side its great, sounds like that mini-sun name is starting to catch on Better get on that TM or else you might have to ask permission of someone hehehe

Date: 6/3/2009 11:21:35 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 6/3/2009 11:14:06 PM
Author: Chrono
What a mini-sun. I love the colour!

Ya think???

 

[T L]

Date: 6/3/2009 11:15:12 PM
Author: sleepyspinel
it really contrasts sharply against my skin

I just love when you see a picture of a dull background, whether it''s skin, dirt, a grey card, and then this vivid color comes off of it. It looks almost 3D.

 

[T L]

Date: 6/3/2009 11:27:27 PM
Author: sleepyspinel
Hi TL!

I love that side by side its great, sounds like that mini-sun name is starting to catch on Better get on that TM or else you might have to ask permission of someone hehehe

Date: 6/3/2009 11:21:35 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Date: 6/3/2009 11:14:06 PM
Author: Chrono
What a mini-sun. I love the colour!

Ya think???

I think there''s a solar flare coming off the bottom of your stone in that picture!

 

[sleepyspinel]

here is a picture that I just really find neat... if you look closely at where the tip of the trillion indents into the tip of my finger... it almost looks like its illuminating my finger!!

 

[T L]

I hope that didn''t burn your finger either!! LOL!! You''re killing me with these pics, they''re so gorgeous, I can''t stand it anymore. I think I''m going to turn into a puddle of saliva.

 

[sleepyspinel]

here is a side by side comparison... superclear and a bit sleepy, both very orange.

 

[T L]

Gah!!! Stop it!!! My heart is becoming fragile from all the rapid beating!!

I have to stop opening your threads, it''s becoming detrimental to my health - LOL!

 

[sleepyspinel]

Awww well don''t worry, I won''t be able to post a few more until Friday or so, but I hope the new photoshoot will be worth the wait...

 

[T L]

Date: 6/4/2009 12:42:50 AM
Author: sleepyspinel
Awww well don''t worry, I won''t be able to post a few more until Friday or so, but I hope the new photoshoot will be worth the wait...

Remind me to put on my nuclear blast protection glasses next time I view your spessartites. I think I just blew a retina looking at that pic, not to mention my rapid pacing heart!!

 

[brandy_z28]

Those are breathtaking! Thank you so much for sharing!!

 

[Stone Hunter]

Thank you for posting the additional photos. Love your photos, they really show off your stones. Both oranges are great!

 

[princessplease]

Wow, what an awesome color!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Chrono - I stand corrected. Looks like all garnets are type II stones. I got that from a site that was trying to sell a more included garnet, I should have known better and checked before posting. However, according to Pala gems, the stones from Nambia tend to be more included than other varieties, but the inclusions may help contribute to that wild glow.

SS - I love the new photos.

can''t wait to see more

 

[sleepyspinel]

brandy_z28 Stone Hunter princessplease thanks for looking! More coming I promise

 

[sleepyspinel]

LtlFirecracker,

Thanks for the clarification. I could have sworn that garnets were Type II but I too read that Type III designation being assigned to the namibian spessies.

Date: 6/4/2009 10:13:43 PM
Author: LtlFirecracker
Chrono - I stand corrected. Looks like all garnets are type II stones. I got that from a site that was trying to sell a more included garnet, I should have known better and checked before posting. However, according to Pala gems, the stones from Nambia tend to be more included than other varieties, but the inclusions may help contribute to that wild glow.

SS - I love the new photos.

can''t wait to see more

 

[sleepyspinel]

WARNING WILL ROBINSON... WARNING...

please use eye protection

Date: 6/4/2009 12:45:55 AM
Author: tourmaline_lover

Remind me to put on my nuclear blast protection glasses next time I view your spessartites. I think I just blew a retina looking at that pic, not to mention my rapid pacing heart!!

 

[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

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[T L]

Thanks for the warning!! Those look hot to the touch!! Ouch!!

Gorgeous pics, it''s hard to find the words to convey my thoughts because they are so beautiful.

 

[chrono]

Fabulous stones - I don''t mind seeing these vivid spessartites all day long.