I am particularly fond of ladybugs-who isn't? As far as insects go, ladybugs are cute and almost cuddly. * Note: all photos are un-enhanced however, they have been cropped. Setting sun (deep slant): red with purple lashes. Depending on angle of light, sometimes a smoky spot, either in the middle or along one edge. My photos show just blue.Ī mix of fluorescent and daylight unfortunately, my camera could not quite catch the stunning London Blue with aqua, purple, and red flashes*Ĭlear day, in shadow: bluish, maybe bluish-violet.ĭaylight, direct sunlight: pink with blue flashes.Ĭloudy day: Medium icy blue/green, a bit like light aquamarine, although a bit darker.
Try as I might, my camera could not catch the color seen under a mix of fluorescent and daylight: a brilliant London Blue with flashes of aqua, purple, and red-it is really quite breathless. I compared the stone under incandescent light with a known amethyst (deep purple color) stone in an antique gold setting, and my mystery stone had more red in it-more like raspberry. The photos aren't perfect, though they make the stone look more like blue and purple Tanzanite. In the above photos, I was (more or less) able to capture the two main color changes. For one thing, the Russian lab is darker the daylight color is a definite emerald, and the incandescent color is a deep purple, almost a black. It could be synthetic Alex, but I don't think it's Russian lab I have a known Russian lab stone, and it's not like the stone in the ring at all. "Ostentatious" is a great descriptor, yet it's not a girly-girl ring (part of its appeal to me). I'm guessing the stone is 15-20 carats-it's BIG. Obviously, the former owner(s) wore it a lot. The ring is dirty (which explains some of those spots on it), and there is some wear along the facets of the window. Could the ring be from the 1920's or 1940's? It kind of looks Art Deco-ish. The metal has a nice "old" patina with some slight scratches on the inside. The gold color in the photos is accurate. Yikes!).ġ4 KT, at least I think so-I can barely read the mark-but it looks like gold and passes the magnet test. However, the price I paid was NOT equal to natural Alex prices-not even close (which is why I was able to afford the ring), so I bought it on the assumption that the stone is NOT Alex, but is likely to be another kind of color-change stone (garnet, spinel, sapphire, or even a synthetic corundum: Worst-case scenario: glass. The tag said the stone was Alexandrite I really have serious doubts, but I can see why the seller might think so. I bought this ring last week at Savage Mills Mall in Columbia, Maryland. Incandescent Light (More red than depicted here)* It does not store any personal data.Incandescent Light (Slightly more red than depicted here)* The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
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