What is your favorite CS?

[athenaworth]

Spinel and garnet are my favorite, followed closely by tourmaline, alexandrite, and benitoite.

How do you pronounce benitoite?

 

[missy]

Spinel and garnet are my favorite, followed closely by tourmaline, alexandrite, and benitoite.

How do you pronounce benitoite?

Hi Athena, I think it's pronounced buh-nee-toh-ahyt or ben-ee-toe-ite.


Before PS my favorite CS was black opal-the kind that exhibits amazing deep colors not the paler kind that doesn't seem to have any personality. However now I cannot just pick one as I love rubies and sapphires and it seems I must get more acquainted with spinels since they are a popular PS favorite!!!

 

[minousbijoux]

Spinel and garnet are my favorite, followed closely by tourmaline, alexandrite, and benitoite.

How do you pronounce benitoite?

Hi Athena, I think it's pronounced buh-nee-toh-ahyt or ben-ee-toe-ite.


Before PS my favorite CS was black opal-the kind that exhibits amazing deep colors not the paler kind that doesn't seem to have any personality. However now I cannot just pick one as I love rubies and sapphires and it seems I must get more acquainted with spinels since they are a popular PS favorite!!!

Anybody who can't decide which is their favorite stone is my kinda woman!

 

[Indylady]

Rubies! I love LIB's ruby in a VC setting.

 

[GregS]

Russian Demantoids are my current obsession. I just need to find one with amazing color, and it has to be small, so I can afford it.

Interesting that there is a such a huge price differential in the cost per carat for Russian demantoids over and under a carat. I would definitely think that for the money, a demantoid of .5-.75ct would be the way to go. I'm sure you are checking in with Michael at Litnon since he seems to specialize in them?

I stalk Litnon because of this. I may contact him some day. I'm waiting for the right stone to find me...for now.

 

[minousbijoux]

Russian Demantoids are my current obsession. I just need to find one with amazing color, and it has to be small, so I can afford it.

Interesting that there is a such a huge price differential in the cost per carat for Russian demantoids over and under a carat. I would definitely think that for the money, a demantoid of .5-.75ct would be the way to go. I'm sure you are checking in with Michael at Litnon since he seems to specialize in them?

I stalk Litnon because of this. I may contact him some day. I'm waiting for the right stone to find me...for now.

Glad to hear it. I have no doubt that the one will find you soon.