Gems — portuguese cut
Mahenge Spinel Revisited
Posted by Yvonne Raley on
I've decided to do another blog entry on Mahenges not only because I am totally obsessed with them but also because I recently got to pick a small batch from a 2009 parcel that my supplier's uncle released from his vault. The rest of the parcel went overseas but I got some neat stuff. I'll be listing my pretties piece by piece for the upcoming holiday season.
As you may or may not know, Mahenge...
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- Tags: 2 carats, 3 carats, emerald cut, mahenge, oval, portuguese cut, spinel, tanzania, trillion
The Spinel Craze
Posted by Yvonne Raley on
As you have probably noticed, I put nearly a half a dozen Mahenge spinels on my site in the last 2-3 weeks, and almost all of them sold. What is going on?
Apparently the market on spinels is extremely tight right now. While there is almost no interest in the Ceylon variety – mostly because they have grey mask, Mahenges but also Burmese reds are flying out the door. The famous neon spinels are...
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- Tags: bubblegum pink, burma spinel, ceylon spinel, faceted round, mahenge, neon pink, pear shape, portuguese cut, red spinel, spinel
Mandarin Garnet
Posted by Yvonne Raley on
I haven’t written much about Mandarin garnets because I don’t really like orange as a color, and so I’ve ignored this gem for a long time. But now I think I didn’t do it justice.
Spessartite, the garnet group that Mandarin garnet falls under, has only been on the gemstone market for a little over 10 years. Although tiny amounts have been found in Germany, California, and Sri Lanka, among other...