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I'm having a piece of jewelry made for my wife. The jeweler is all excited because they'd never set a piece of benitoite before

Posted by TWuG Jun 24 '11, 14:24

Apparently it's gotten a bit more scarce since we bought the loose stone 6 or 7 years ago.

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Did he do a jig and then remark about how it was going to have a high +INT stat? -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 14:35 1
- Sadly, no. But she said they ran all their tests and even asked questions about the stone while on a buying trip in Arizona. -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 14:45
that's gorgeous! I love unusual stones. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 14:34
Like this? -- (link) - Epiphany Jun 24, 14:31 12
- Yep. Gem quality stuff is only found in California. I can't remember specifics - TWuG Jun 24, 14:35 11
  - It's very pretty. I like it a lot -- nm - Epiphany Jun 24, 14:37 10
    - Thank you. I'm having it set with an andalusite stone as a pendant in white and yellow gold. - TWuG Jun 24, 14:43 9
      - Dude! Sweet! -- nm - mara Jun 24, 15:08
      - oh, gorgeous. please post photos when you can. -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 14:49
      - Can you show us photos of it when it's done. - Epiphany Jun 24, 14:48 6
        
        Sure. It might be awhile. I'm not sure when I'm giving it to her. Our anniversary is Oct and her birthday is Nov. - TWuG Jun 24, 14:53 5
        
        Trust me, we can wait. In fact, we wouldn't care if it slipped your mind completely. -- nm - Mr. Pippy Jun 24, 14:54 4
        
        L3! It's our anniversary GD!!! - Epiphany Jun 24, 15:00 2
        
        15 years is big metal chickens, fyi, -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 15:14 1
        
        Lol!!!! I know where one is!! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 24, 16:20
        
        :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 14:56
does the stone flouresc under UV once it's been cut, polished and faceted? -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 14:31 7
- It does. Blue under UV. -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 14:36 6
  - cool. the cut stones are crazy expensive (just looking on eBay for a general idea) but the raw stones would be cool to have set also. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 14:41 5
    - I was fortunate to buy at a good time. I had the same good fortune when I bought my wife a tanzanite. - TWuG Jun 24, 14:47 4
      - I guess your wife likes blue stones? -- nm - loosilu Jun 24, 15:09 3
        
        She likes colored gemstones, yes. - TWuG Jun 24, 15:12 2
        
        I love green stones but not emeralds (something about the shade). My two favorite green stones are tsavorites and demantoids. - loosilu Jun 24, 15:14 1
        
        That would be a pretty combo. I don't think we have any tsavorite or demantoid. -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 15:17
cool, I want some! -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 14:29

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