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Ok- I am going to hang my head in humiliation and shame- I am totally confused because a jeweler said the ring was alexandrite but looking at the tanzanite info I think it must be tanzanite. It is an intense purple with blue flashes and it is big. At least 5 carats. THL- could it still be alexandrite?
That makes sense since it’s primary source is Russia.
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I’ll never sell it- my mother’s twin bought it for her so there is a double connection. I’m still amazed yours cracked. Must have had a hidden flaw somewhere. I think my aunt must have bought the ring- I seem to recall Israel?- in the 60’s or maybe earlier. My aunt did a lot of work with relocating the remains of the Europeon Jews after WW II so I don’t really know.
Snappy – my sister has an antique silver, marcasite and tanzanite ring I would cut her finger off for :-). I’m trying the begging and kissing up route. If that doesn’t work I’ll just have to get more aggressive.
They are Hispanic, Biff, just not young and cute!!!!
There is a secretary at our new offices that ditto would be quite interested in!!!!!
I think people who don’t like Tanzanite don’t because they only know the cheap stuff which looks like a sickly lavender color. It’s should be a vivid almost cobalt blue with flashes or red. Look at the difference in these two-
Good:
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Bad:
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DIBS, I assume the movers are Caucasian? Otherwise, I’m sure you would have provided much more information regarding their appearance.
yeah, it’s just a tough part of town to have a good grocery store as it’s not really residential. Am really trying to think of a good place
well you could walk over to the F train on 56th and 6th and hit up Ernest & Klein and then take the F to Jay Street and hop on the A…
It’s purple? Wow. That’s amazing. You can ONLY find those on the secondary market these days. None of that coming out of the earth anymore. Now, everything is light green with very little color change. Which makes quality Alexandrite is one of the rarest and most expensive stones out there.
Didi you mom wear it as an everyday ring? I ask because it’s a chrysoberyl which is a pretty hard stone 8.5 on the Mohs scale (diamonds are 10, Tanzanite 6.5). Honestly must have struck mine ‘just so’ to split it.
Unless youi want to sell it, which I’m assuming you don’t enjoy the stone as is. If you ever want to have it re-cut I’d say just make sure you do extensive research on who the best Alex cutters are. Not every cutter is experience with all stones.