Name the rock

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by terry5732, Mar 17, 2020.

  1. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    I don't think I've seen one color change this way before.
     
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Dwayne ....
     
  3. flipper

    flipper Striving to face adversity with tact and humor

    Now it changed to music videos! That is amazing.
     
  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    The photography is poor but it looks like mystic topaz.
     
  5. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Not mystic. The colors are inside.
     
  6. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Obviously, I could be mistaken judging solely by this one video, but I don't think it is mystic topaz as the colours seem very much set to there specific area of the stone, I notice the yellow area remaining in much the same position especially even when the stone is rotated. Plus the colour more evenly fills each area instead of being broken up and divided among the many facets. This to me looks more like a colour array has been placed behind the faceted piece to then be seen through it. It is also possible this has been heat treated in order to create the colours artificially, but I sort of still feel we are seeing the colour coming through the stone from behind as from some angels sections of the stone appears colourless in the video.

    Refer to the image below of the various facets of a gemstone.
    The facet style of the top of your stone appears more basic than the Pavillion side of a gemstone as it doesnt even seem to have a Culet or Table or any other subfacets and the Girdle seems to be smooth all the way instead of faceted at all, though the video is out of focus a lot.[​IMG]
     
    antidiem likes this.
  7. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    It's glass with a rainbow coating on the underside. This type of "gem" is very popular in costume jewelry.
     
  8. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Nuther view. The color does not seem to be behind either.
     
  9. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    mood ring reimagined?
     
    antidiem, KSW and stracci like this.
  10. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Yep, not a rock, looks like Swarovski « rivoli »:joyful:
     
    antidiem, patd8643, stracci and 2 others like this.
  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Agreed, it's a rivoli.
     
    antidiem, stracci, KSW and 1 other person like this.
  12. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    google aint showin me nothing for those words that looks the same to me but I'll take your words
     
  13. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    The few facets this piece does have is what creates the reflection of colour you see from beneath the piece. The colours in this piece are in a set position which is why the colour pattern is predictable in its appearance as the item is turned. Whereas Swarovski crystal show vastly mixed up speckles of colours in the various facets, side by side, not smoothly blending from yellow to red to blue etc as this piece does when rotated. This item essentially has a small colour wheel underneath the clear faceted item in order to create the colour spectrum you see. The main reason this item does not have a Table facet is because such a facet would destroy the illusion as you could see directly into the stone through to the bottom and simply see the colour wheel beneath it.
     
    kyratango likes this.
  14. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    The more I look the more baffling it is. I moved the light rather than the stone and got different color shifts yet.
     
    antidiem likes this.
  15. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Good call, @kyratango
    [​IMG]
     
    KSW and kyratango like this.
  16. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Okay, I have an alternative option for you.
    Blue Orange Bi Color Ametrine Quartz Oval Briolette
    upload_2020-3-18_13-10-43.jpeg
    The gemmologist needs only to find the direction of the optic axis to determine whether an ametrine is natural or synthetic.
     
  17. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

  18. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    stracci and antidiem like this.
  19. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    Sorry, I've had too much green bottle beer to bemember that
     
    Aquitaine likes this.
Draft saved Draft deleted
Similar Threads: Name rock
Forum Title Date
Jewelry Name that rock Jul 12, 2014
Jewelry Enameled War-Club Pin, Clutch-Back: What Organization? Sunday at 3:04 PM
Jewelry Couple pairs of Berebi Enamel clip earrings Mar 18, 2024
Jewelry Chinese Sterling Filigree & Enamel Brooch with Brown Jade? Mar 16, 2024
Jewelry Sterling & Enamel Peacock Eye Design Bangle, Which Country? Mar 14, 2024

Share This Page