Jewelry

[Nonametoday]

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@SharkE wrote:

Real pale, too pale.    Prettiest blue color is Tanzanite

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@SharkE 

That's definitely not Tanzanite.  Tanzanite has a purple fiery look to the blue.

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@Pyrite2616 wrote:

Thanks @Beammeupscotty and especially @Kachina624 for your wisdom. Thanks @Janey2 even though I think contacting a company on merchandise they made 30 years ago seems unlikely to get results. I think the ring probably is blue topaz, but that means that there's still a marquise aquamarine ring out there I'm searching for.

Here's another one: Do you think this is Blue Topaz or Aquamarine?

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@Pyrite2616 

It's definitey difficult with that because even the sterling or white gold looks blue.

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@shoekitty wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Pyrite2616.  Definitely pale blue topaz.  Aquamarine, being soft, would never be set with unprotected pointed ends, plus an aqua that size would be prohibitedly expensive. 

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@Kachina624   I agree. Can't be aquamarine. I THINK, ANYWAY.  Aquamarine from reputable dealers is expensive. Amateurs jewelers  sometimes mis name blue topaz as aguamarine. Aquamarine ranges from pale, almost clear to deeper blue with this tinge of ocean blue. Ocean color, like the ocean on a lightly cloudy , overcast day... of green, ever so slight. I have a couple, it's my birthstone. I bought a 7 carat pyramid cut in 1967 when daughters were born, I paid 75.00. For it, which then was nearly a weeks pay.  lol. I had to have it.   Mine is deep, and has been appraised high.  In fact I did insure it . My other is medium color. I guess the center cuts of mother stone are deep, and they lighten toward ends.  Aquamarine is usually mounted in gold, white gold
I think the stone pictured in this thread is sky blue topaz, or there is another stone that looks like topaz, IDK name. You may know Kachina. I am not  an expert in stones by any means. 
I do know when you place an aquamarine and topaz of same size side by side, you can tell difference.

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@shoekitty @Kachina624

Aquamarine is not all that expensive.  One DIl's birthstone is aquamarine and she did not want the typical pearls with her wedding dress.  But my son had already purchased them for her and so I gave her an aquaminare ring. I had 3 children in college at the time so if it had been prohibitedly expensive, I would not have bought it and it was 14K gold.

[shoekitty]

@Nonametoday   Some aquamarines, depending on size and the color can be a little expensive  not like buying diamonds.  As I said, mine is 7 carats, excellent color, and an unusual cut.  It is in only 10k gold setting, and as I said I paid 75 bux back then for it. 1967. lol imagine lol. I had it appraised and insured. Appraisal came in at 3000.mine is one  stone, no diamonds or anything  but the appraiser said color was premium. Setting is broken, I need to fix it. Just haven't done it.  
but you can get some nice pieces for less.  But, I think we're saying aquamarine is more expensive than Blue Topaz but can run more than average rubies and many stones. Depending. 

ETA. QVC has an aquamarine ring on sale now for just under 6,000. Yikes holy cow 3.5 carat J438569