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#507216 - 08/05/09 12:49 PM
new ring - but what is the stone?
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meldew
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Registered: 06/30/08
Posts: 325
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No pics yet, but I got an antique platinum filigree ring with tons of detail - really pretty, and I am not even fond of filigree! The stone was advertised as "probably amethyst". It's an 11mm round stone, and it is purple in some lights, and in others it looks green/blue? It seems to be a difference between natural sunlight and flourescent - at least that's what I noticed today (first day wearing it). Does amethyst do that?
I have the pics on my desktop - is there a way to upload them here without going through a photo-sharing site?
Mel
Edited by meldew (08/05/09 12:53 PM)
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#507218 - 08/05/09 12:52 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
[Re: meldew]
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MissDymonds666
The Millenium Star
Registered: 09/03/07
Posts: 7480
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I'm no expert, but it sounds like Alexandrite. I have an Alexandrite ring that does that. Purple in some lights, blue/green in others. 
If it's not that, maybe it could be a color change amethyste? I have one of those too. It does the same thing as the Alexandrite.
Edited by MissDymonds666 (08/05/09 04:15 PM)
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#507219 - 08/05/09 12:53 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
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meldew
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Registered: 06/30/08
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Hmmm - I've never seen an alexandrite - but I had thought they were usually much smaller. I'll have to look for pics of one.
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#507233 - 08/05/09 01:21 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
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MissDymonds666
The Millenium Star
Registered: 09/03/07
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Yes, they do have those! Mine is a small oval. Supposedly authentic. Either way, I like the color change.
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#507237 - 08/05/09 02:17 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
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jebezel
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Registered: 08/06/06
Posts: 159
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Real alexandrite is very expensive, so unless this was, it is probably created.
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#507256 - 08/05/09 04:10 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
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meldew
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Registered: 06/30/08
Posts: 325
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after looking at pics it has to be alexandrite! I did pay a bit for it, as I was so interested in the platinum mounting... but the thing is so huge that I'm probably going to have to sell it.
Is there any way to find out if it's lab-created or natural? I guess by the size it probably is created.
Thanks!
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#507259 - 08/05/09 04:19 PM
Re: new ring - but what is the stone?
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meldew
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Registered: 06/30/08
Posts: 325
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thanks - I will do that. perhaps it is the amethyst. off to read about it!
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