What stone to buy..?

[arjunajane]

(I accidentally posted this in RT, so pls just ignore the double up until admin fixes for me

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Hey everyone, this is my first thread in Coloured Stones, yay!
As I have a newly acquired diamond ering, I have one pretty 18k rose gold mount that is looking empty and lonely from my trade-in..
There are pics here for reference when she had a diamond in https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-poh-rhr-more-pics.83238/

As its a RHR, I think it will be fabulous with a coloured stone, however I have zilch experience in this area. I am thinking sapphire, as it will need to be hard enough for everyday wear, but would really love some suggestions.

I like citrus colours, really dark purple-pinks, light greens or acquas. Not really a fan of the dark blue colours.
Open to any advice of what to get, and some input on what it might cost me? (The ring fits a stone ~0.6-0/7ct and will need to be a square shape).

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

ETA: I love Shimmers' garnet and also Stacy's spinel. Any colour like these would be awesome. My birth stone is ruby but I'm not that fond..

 

[Kismet]

If you're going to wear it 24/7 then you should probably stick with sapphires. If it'll be more of a "put on when you leave the house and remove when you get home" type of ring then there are lots of options. Citrus colors: yellow sapphires, citrine, peridot, Mali garnets, chrysoberyls, spessartites. Dark purple-pinks: sapphires, spinel, rhodolite garnets. Light green/aqua: aquamarine or green beryl, mint garnets, sapphires.

I'm not sure I'd necessarily buy from them but Multicolour is a great place to search for stones by color.

Also, it's best to know the mm size of stone needed rather that carat weight since a .6 carat gemstone will probably be a different size than a .6 carat diamond.

 

[innerkitten]

I love rose gold! I like pale blues and violets in rose gold a lot. Something red would be pretty too! Sapphires come in every color so if it''s a sapphire your after you shouldn''t have a problem. Garnets are a good choice too and they are durable and come in every color except blue (although I''ve heard a few people say they have seen bluish stones).

 

[arjunajane]

Thankyou both for your responses, I will look more and decide what I really want.