Jewelry

[SilleeMee]

Yes, Trinity. Thanks for mentioning her. @gertrudecloset 

[GinaV24]

I wonder if it could be a topaz? I have a ring (not as old as yours but old enough now) that has a gold/yellow stone in it that is topaz. 

[gertrudecloset]

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@GinaV24 wrote:

I wonder if it could be a topaz? I have a ring (not as old as yours but old enough now) that has a gold/yellow stone in it that is topaz. 

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Many of us are thinking it is Imperial Topaz.

[SilleeMee]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@GinaV24 wrote:

I wonder if it could be a topaz? I have a ring (not as old as yours but old enough now) that has a gold/yellow stone in it that is topaz. 

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Many of us are thinking it is Imperial Topaz.

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It could be topaz BUT topaz is not usually hazy or cloudy nor does it have inclusions. OP said it had inclusions plus it was cloudy...typical description of sapphires.

[Sammycat1]

 @depglass 

Here's a list of possibilities given your description of yellow stone and slight visible inclusion: prehnite, apatite, tourmaline, grossular garnet, feldspar (orthoclase).

Sapphire and diamond would have fire and possess a high refractive index. Same with yellow zircon and sphene. Could be sphalerite or opal, but a long shot. 

Go to the GIA site and check out their photo library of yellow gemstones. 

[gertrudecloset]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@GinaV24 wrote:

I wonder if it could be a topaz? I have a ring (not as old as yours but old enough now) that has a gold/yellow stone in it that is topaz. 

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Many of us are thinking it is Imperial Topaz.

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It could be topaz BUT topaz is not usually hazy or cloudy nor does it have inclusions. OP said it had inclusions plus it was cloudy...typical description of sapphires.

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Very true.  However, given the length of time, (age of stone) it's possible it wasn't cared for properly.  All gemstones must be cared for in accordance with Gemogologists prescriptions (i.e., heat, direct sunlight, lotions, potions).  The only stone I know of that these things don't affect is a diamond. 

[gertrudecloset]

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

 @depglass 

Here's a list of possibilities given your description of yellow stone and slight visible inclusion: prehnite, apatite, tourmaline, grossular garnet, feldspar (orthoclase).

Sapphire and diamond would have fire and possess a high refractive index. Same with yellow zircon and sphene. Could be sphalerite or opal, but a long shot. 

Go to the GIA site and check out their photo library of yellow gemstones. 

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Good ones.  Sphene has a wonderful refractive index.  Higher than a diamond.  They come in green too.  I want a good sized one.  Can't afford as they are thousands of dollars and very hard to come by.  These stones are too soft to be mounted as a ring.  It's sit at or lower than the hardness of an Emerald. Sphene is primarily a collector's item.

Could be one of the many subcategories of Feldspar, she didn't say if it was opaque or not though....

This has been a fun thread for me....

[Sammycat1]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

 @depglass 

Here's a list of possibilities given your description of yellow stone and slight visible inclusion: prehnite, apatite, tourmaline, grossular garnet, feldspar (orthoclase).

Sapphire and diamond would have fire and possess a high refractive index. Same with yellow zircon and sphene. Could be sphalerite or opal, but a long shot. 

Go to the GIA site and check out their photo library of yellow gemstones. 

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Good ones.  Sphene has a wonderful refractive index.  Higher than a diamond.  They come in green too.  I want a good sized one.  Can't afford as they are thousands of dollars and very hard to come by.  These stones are too soft to be mounted as a ring.  It's sit at or lower than the hardness of an Emerald. Sphene is primarily a collector's item.

Could be one of the many subcategories of Feldspar, she didn't say if it was opaque or not though....

This has been a fun thread for me....

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I agree, a fun thread!
I've seen and evaluated sphene rings. If you set them and care for them correctly, they're fine...similar to apatite. Emeralds are quite tough; it's the fact the overwhelming majority are fracture filled that makes them vulnerable to things like light, ultrasonic cleaning, etc.

[gertrudecloset]

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

 @depglass 

Here's a list of possibilities given your description of yellow stone and slight visible inclusion: prehnite, apatite, tourmaline, grossular garnet, feldspar (orthoclase).

Sapphire and diamond would have fire and possess a high refractive index. Same with yellow zircon and sphene. Could be sphalerite or opal, but a long shot. 

Go to the GIA site and check out their photo library of yellow gemstones. 

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Good ones.  Sphene has a wonderful refractive index.  Higher than a diamond.  They come in green too.  I want a good sized one.  Can't afford as they are thousands of dollars and very hard to come by.  These stones are too soft to be mounted as a ring.  It's sit at or lower than the hardness of an Emerald. Sphene is primarily a collector's item.

Could be one of the many subcategories of Feldspar, she didn't say if it was opaque or not though....

This has been a fun thread for me....

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I agree, a fun thread!
I've seen and evaluated sphene rings. If you set them and care for them correctly, they're fine...similar to apatite. Emeralds are quite tough; it's the fact the overwhelming majority are fracture filled that makes them vulnerable to things like light, ultrasonic cleaning, etc. 

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@Sammycat1 Hold up...wait a minute.  Ok.  Let me get my bearings.....

What was it like?  OMG.  I have only seen photos of sphene.  I can just imagine the color with all that sparkle.  Are you a collector?  If you tell me you're a gemologist, I sure hope you post more over here.  I'm a gemstone fanatic!  If it sparkles, changes color or whatever and has luster! 

Not too much of an opaques lover.  I have tried.  I own some, but it doesn't do anything for me.  I have pau shell earrings (abalone) and a ring set.  I have smokey quartz cabachons in a necklace.  Don't know why I bothered to buy them.  Maybe I ought to do more research on opaques.  I could be missing out on some nice pieces.  I look at them and go, ehhh.

Thanks for chit chatting with me about the sphene!!! 

[depglass]

Shop LC currently has 29 sphene items on their site.  They really play this up when it is on air.  Not a cheap stone by any means.  Some are the same ring in different sizes.  QVC has one ring, HSN and HQ have none.