Stone of Eliat?

I posted this ring on the Finds Thread, and Hollyblue asked for a frontal picture.





Here is the same ring from a Mercari listing, not mine, reference only
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m55564134709/


The Eliat stone I usually see has a deeper blue mixed with a vivid green....is this a different type of Eliat stone, or is it turquoise? My ring is marked Israeli, Opulenta, 925. Thanks.

 

It’s definitely not turquoise. Wait for Hollyblue, AJ or others.

 

Eilat.

 

The underside looks more like Eilat stone than the top does. It's a relative of turquoise. Is the photo of the top picking up the color accurately?

 

My guess would be Eilat but I’ve confused Eilat with azurite and the other secondary minerals it contains. All I know for sure is that it’s not turquoise.

 

Lovely ring, Marko. It is Eilat stone, but a lighter shade than most, and the different mineral colours are in bigger blotches than usual. Nice.

 

The front doesn't look like the eilat I'm used to. My usual tipple is green and black, sometimes with a little blue. The stone in modern pieces may not be Israeli; their mine is played out and they now import a 'close enough' stone from places like Ethiopia if memory serves.

 

the front just isn't green enuf...for me that is !

 

But the back does and I doubt it’s a doublet so I’ll bet it’s a combination of lighting and the numerous minerals that are all considered Eilat although a mineral from elsewhere is an agreed possibility.

 

People are just calling chrysocolla from different locations Eilat stone now.