Tag: mint green

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  Eye Candy, Updates and Gray Spinels

  It has been a long, crazy week. I spent a lot of it photographing and posting 3 ring settings (Aurore, Exaltée, and Feuilles Dorées) as well as my first necklace, Vivant. I have one band that is super close to going into production, and a couple other bands that need to…

  October 5, 2015
• Garnet Gem Blast Uncategorized

  Gem Blast: Green Garnet

  I want to take a post to talk a little bit about this garnet. I had been eyeing it for years from my favorite gemstone supplier, and at a certain point, could no longer resist the temptation and brought it home with me. Tsavorite/Green Grossular Garnet Medium Tone Green 3.28ct…

  August 24, 2015
• Gem Blast Gemstone Tourmaline

  Gem Blast: Blue and Green Tourmaline

  I was asked a while back if I had any indicolite in a specific shape and size. The specification of “indicolite” gave me pause, because what is an indicolite anyway? Well, it turns out that indicolite just used as a term for the blue varieties of tourmaline, and is also…

  June 8, 2015
• Garnet Gem Blast Loose Stones Precision Gemstones Uncategorized

  Gem Blast: Garnets

  In honor of my best friend growing up, whose birthday is tomorrow, I’m posting a whole bunch of gemstone pictures of her birthstone: Garnet. Merelani Mint Almost Colorless Grossular Garnet Tsavorites: Imperial Garnet Imperial Garnet: Loliondo Spessartite Loliondo Spessartite Hah! I just realized that I don’t have any pink or…

  January 26, 2015
• Garnet Gem Blast Gemstone Halo Loose Stones

  Gem Blast: Merelani Mint

  Since things are starting to get a bit crazy around these parts, I’m going to take it easy for a post! This little stone is a Merelani Mint Garnet, so named for the Merelani Hills area of Tanzania, where some of the most awesome green garnets come from. The trade…

  December 19, 2014