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Archisorcerus 
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BTW, I'm Shadowyzard, for those who don't know. It was my previous account. Lest there would be confusion.
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nick_h_nz
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 10:37 |
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Kinds awkward that you haven’t realised I wasn’t trying to inform anyone, least of all you.
You are clearly knowledgable about gemstones. Even if you hadn’t outrightly stated that,mthe creation of this thread, and your posts within it, show this. Because I can see you are knowledgeable about gemstones, I assumed you know what a star sapphire is. Because I assume you know what a star sapphire is, I also assume you know that a 12 pointed star sapphire is actually two 6 pointed stars. I was not attempting to teach or inform you of anything, as that would be patronising and condescending. What I was trying to do was show that I had an interest, too, and also for other readers of this thread (who are not necessarily as likely to be as knowledgable as you), to perhaps inform them, or at least simply elaborate on your own post. Let’s not drag this interesting thread off topic, simply because you have an issue with me. I look forward to seeing the next stone you post. (I had not noticed this thread existed, until today.) |
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 10:41 |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 10:57 |
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I like Sapphire & Steel, but prefer Sapphire, for obvious reasons.
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 11:06 |
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This is not a great photo, because I am not great at taking photos of small things that puts them in their best light, but since we are talking sapphires, this is my wife’s Goodletite ring. Sapphire and ruby are the same stone (corundum), but with different hues. While sapphires and rubies are often found in the same geographic locarions, they generally form in different geologic locations. New Zealand is one of those rare places where the two forms of corundum can be found together in geography and geology. Both form, along with tourmaline, in fuchsite in a very small area of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This combination of gems in fuchsite has the name Goodletite, after the surname of the person who discovered it and brought it to the geology department of the Universiry of Otago,
Every example of goodletite looks quite different, making any jewellery that uses it very different from any other. The hues can very greatly, depending on which stone is more dominant in the fuchsite, and obviously there can be differences in saturation and tone, too. You can find goodletite jewellery where the stone is more pinkish, blueish, or greenish, for example.  |
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 13:23 |
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Favourite songs with gemstones in the title:-
Jane Relf & Stairway - Aquamarine Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Eric Clapton - Diamonds Made from Rain Enya - Diamonds on the Water Kiss - Black Diamond Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond Chris Rea - Diamonds The Seekers - Emerald City Fleetwood Mac - Emerald Eyes Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman Spandau Ballet - Gold Neil Young - Silver & Gold Neil Young - After the Goldrush Neil Young - Heart of Gold The Human League - You Remind Me of Gold ELO - Train of Gold Freda Payne - Band of Gold Ian Boddy - Jade Sade - Pearls ZZ Top - Pearl Necklace Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday John Martyn - Sapphire Stevie Nicks - Bombay Sapphires The B-52's - Topaz Anything by Jade Warrior
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 13:28 |
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^ Thanks Paul, I'll check some of them out; from amongst the ones I'm not familiar with.
 Cristi mode on Gold is not a gemstone.  Cristi mode off  |
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I was half-expecting Cristi to correct me again.  I would've had to leave out some great songs if I hadn't included "gold" in my list, and besides, a gold ring often includes a gemstone too.
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 13:43 |
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Technically, neither are rhinestones. |
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 13:44 |
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Silver is a perfect gemstone!
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Posted: June 21 2022 at 16:52 |
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I'm arranging a sit-down with a thimble and an estuary.
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i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
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The world's largest Amethyst geode pair from Uruguay  Which means we always should be suspicious of what we see on the internet, unless they come from totally trustable sources. Or, This guy is just a sprite without wings.
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Posted: June 27 2022 at 01:32 |
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Mexican fire Opal,looks like a sunset captured in stone.
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If the Guinness World Records site is to be believed, and they do have a reputation for checking and rechecking fairly vigorously before agreeing to include a record, then: |
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the aquamarines you showed don't have a good color. in the XXL- version of the German TV-show "Bares für Rares" ("Cash for Rarities") from June 22nd this year a top-quality aquamarine in the legendary "Santa Maria" color variation (which is considered to be the best) having 35 carats was sold for €21000  Edited by BaldJean - June 27 2022 at 11:11 |
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Posted: June 27 2022 at 11:16 |
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^ Yes, the onyx stones I put there are not "ideal" either.
Even I have a pendant with a higher quality aquamarine stone than those. 
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Posted: June 27 2022 at 11:23 |
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Actually, the stones posted by Ozgur could well be, and probably are, “Santa Maria” aquamarine. Given they have not been polished and faceted, it is difficult to tell what colour they might be as a “finished” gemstone. Also, Santa Maria aquamarine can still have quite a range of hue and tone, and can mean something different depending on how it is used. You need only Google image search for Santa Marine aquamarine, and I am sure you will see quite a variation in colour. All it really means is that blue is more predominant than green, so the stone will be noticeably more blue, and described as blue, rather than blue-green. But there are still plenty of tones and hues of blue that are not blue-green,
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Posted: June 27 2022 at 11:42 |
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I preferred to put gemstones like "stones", though some of them are crystals.
As Jeanine pointed ouy, normally too light or too dark coloured aquamarines are generally cheaper. But who cares? I love light blue aquamarine stones!  |
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Posted: June 27 2022 at 11:56 |
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It’s weird, because my favourite colour has always been blue, but when it comes to beryl, my favourite stone is not aquamarine but morganite. It’s something quite peculiar to beryl, too, I think, ecause I like blue sapphires, but don’t really like pink ones. And yet, I can’t deny I really quite like morganite, while not caring so much about aquamarine. 🤔🤷🏻♂️
Since we’re talking beryl, have you seen a trapiche emerald, Ozgur? I figure if you like star sapphires, you possibly like trapiche emeralds? I’ve seen plenty of star sapphires, but I’ve never seen a trapiche emerald. (Obviously they are considerably rarer than star sapphires, so quite possibly you’ve not either - but given your interest, maybe you have?) |
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^ Oh, OK. We are friends again Nick. Your obstinacy shattered my walls.
 No, but I Googled those emeralds, quite an oddball of a gemstone, I must say. And, this is another stunning blue gemstone: Celestine 
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