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05-11-2021 02:15 PM
I want the earrings. I love that color.
05-11-2021 04:12 PM
Hi. I have a pair of chrysoprase earrings (from a gem show many years ago) and the stones are very small but about this color. I love them.
05-11-2021 04:29 PM
From Peyton Kelley's Gems' Facebook Page:
05-12-2021 01:25 PM
This green stone looks like Green Jade to me.
05-12-2021 01:31 PM
@IMW wrote:please help. I am seriously considering purchasing
J366891Chrysoprase and Diamond 14K Gold Ringis it "enhanced "?
How is price minus 15% from Ebates.
A sincere thank you, for info.
Chrysoprase is a green variety of chalcedony, a non-crystalline quartz. Colored by tiny inclusions of pimelite, this is a rare example of a green gem whose color arises from nickel. Chromium, which imparts a green hue in emerald, can also create green chalcedony. However, this chrome chalcedony constitutes a distinct gem variety from chrysoprase.
Gemologists describe color using hue, tone, and saturation. For chrysoprase, the primary hue is green, and top-color gems are a bright, apple green.
Secondary hues of yellow or blue may be present. However, secondary yellow hues are undesirable. Top-quality specimens won’t show these. Slight blue hues are more preferable. Some chrysoprase may even be blue-green or aqua in color.
In chrysoprase, medium to medium-dark tones are ideal. This allows for a brightly saturated gem. Lighter tones can appear washed-out, and darker tones never reach the saturation of a medium-toned specimen. Sometimes, darker-toned chrysoprase is referred to as “prase.”
https://www.gemsociety.org/article/chrysoprase-buying-guide/
05-12-2021 01:41 PM
@SilleeMee wrote:There's really nothing wrong or bad about treatments/enhancements. That's standard practice for most all gems these days. It's very rare when you run across gems which are entirely natural/untreated.
Very true @SilleeMee . There are some semi precious stones and a few exotics that are never treated. Peridot (rarely) most garnet colors are not treated; iolite is not treated and spinel and chrome diopside.
That's a tiny fraction compared to all the other beautiful gems out there that do receive treatment. I don't mind heat treatment. I'm concerned about irradiation.
05-12-2021 02:49 PM
Thanks so very much for info. I hadn't realized I already had a smaller chrysoprase ring with 6 tiny diamonds. How ridiculous is that.
I have way too much jewelry.
05-14-2021 12:42 AM
finally some voice of reason. It is clearly stated untreated, and people contionue to speculate, lol.
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