SS Orange Spessartite Garnets

[sleepyspinel]

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[T L]

If that was a round, it would need a planet going around it!! Yummy.

 

[sleepyspinel]

I am not sure if I mentioned this badboy is 5.75cts and 10mm and change on edge. I love the size and sparkle of this one

 

[T L]

Great size, great color, great cutting. I''m soooo jealous.

How do you continually find all three in your gems?

 

[chrono]

Date: 6/4/2009 11:37:06 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
Great size, great color, great cutting. I''m soooo jealous.

How do you continually find all three in your gems?

Uh huh, I''m another one who would love to have your collection.

 

[LtlFirecracker]

SS- are you doing anything special with your camera when you are taking pics? I can not get accurate photos of my spess at all. I would love some help.

 

[sleepyspinel]

I don''t think so, I use a minitripod to make sure they are sharp. I tend to have a bit of a tremor

I also try to frame the pics with one eye closed to better simulate what the camera is capable of taking... it has only one "eye" too heheh

HTH

Date: 6/4/2009 11:40:15 PM
Author: LtlFirecracker
SS- are you doing anything special with your camera when you are taking pics? I can not get accurate photos of my spess at all. I would love some help.

 

[colormyworld]

Nice spessartites SS. Just curious though. Is your thumb and finger really that orange?

 

[sleepyspinel]

No, they are not, in that particular photograph, I believe my lamp with pink/red lamp shades was the light source and that tends to cast a yellowish light. The sun had gone down by then so I had to resort to that. My preference is natural light when at all possible. I do believe that the slight orange color on my fingers directly next to where I am holding the stone is due to orange light return of the stone.

 

[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

here is my favorite one... I just looking at the large chunky facets...

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/4/2009 11:38:44 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 6/4/2009 11:37:06 PM

Author: tourmaline_lover

Great size, great color, great cutting. I''m soooo jealous.

How do you continually find all three in your gems?

Uh huh, I''m another one who would love to have your collection.

ME TOO! Incredible, SS.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/5/2009 12:48:39 AM
Author: sleepyspinel
No, they are not, in that particular photograph, I believe my lamp with pink/red lamp shades was the light source and that tends to cast a yellowish light. The sun had gone down by then so I had to resort to that. My preference is natural light when at all possible. I do believe that the slight orange color on my fingers directly next to where I am holding the stone is due to orange light return of the stone.

Try using an OTT light.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Thanks! I am really lucky with the trillion... I got it from Steve Lembeck of Lembeckgems and he was a real pleasure to work with and very reasonable pricing! I just love getting lost in the faceting...

Date: 6/5/2009 9:03:15 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 6/4/2009 11:38:44 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 6/4/2009 11:37:06 PM

Author: tourmaline_lover

Great size, great color, great cutting. I''m soooo jealous.

How do you continually find all three in your gems?

Uh huh, I''m another one who would love to have your collection.

ME TOO! Incredible, SS.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Thanks for the tip, I''ll look into them. Have you used them much?

Date: 6/5/2009 11:19:11 PM
Author: Harriet
Try using an OTT light.

 

[sleepyspinel]

Here is my latest... starting with the vendor pics... from Gemline

 

[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

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[sleepyspinel]

here are my pics... first up is a collage of the first by its self from different angles... VERY close to the vendor pics

 

[sleepyspinel]

here is a set of all three together... (top photo is with flash... the inclusions spread out the light in a neat way).

 

[sleepyspinel]

last one on my hand in daylight.

 

[T L]

SS,
Thank you for the additional pics. I remember that stone on Gemlineinc''s website, and I was thinking of getting it. Great buy!!
Your photos are fabulous!

 

[sleepyspinel]

You are very welcome I am happy to share my pics with this community. Hopefully in a week or two I''ll have some time to start my BLUE thread!

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/7/2009 7:41:31 PM
Author: sleepyspinel
You are very welcome I am happy to share my pics with this community. Hopefully in a week or two I''ll have some time to start my BLUE thread!

Your new spess is great; what a cool shape! Pendant, perhaps??

Can''t wait for your blue

 

[sleepyspinel]

I was thinking pendant, since its kind of too unwieldy for a ring design. Thanks for your compliment!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

 

[D&T]

Great colors! wow!

 

[chrono]

Yes, the shape is just calling out for a pendant.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

I would love to get a Lembeck stone: his stock is incredible and he is very knowledgeable.