[Jewelry making - Article 00135] - Re: [Orchid] Green ring

[lee]

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>     I have a green cab stone ring that I can't for the life of me
>     figure out what it is. It is a dark green soft stone like I have
>     never seen before. My boss thought it was a turquoise, but I've
>     never seen one this dark green. All of the green turquoise I have
>     seen is a yellowish green. This is like a rich jade green. It is
>     set in a beautiful 18k hand fabricated ring. I say soft because it
>     has worn indentations in the sides (its a tall cab) where the
>     prongs are. Also, I took it out and sanded the bottom and it is
>     indeed soft. 

    Always dangerous to speculate on the identity of a stone without
    being able to examine it- that disclaimer being issued, if it is a
    rich jade green but has the lustre of turquoise and is soft, it may
    well be variscite. Much of the variscite out their is a paler green,
    like pistachio or mint ice cream, but some is very deep green, and
    may also be translucent. 

Lee

 
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