Whats this stone?

LongJohnSilver1 · May 17, 2022

I hit the honey hole again, more sand is in but I deployed some of my secret tactics and snagged this 7.45g 18k gold ring.
Question is, whats the stone? It's got no scratches on it so it's hard. The light plays through it and it's a greenish/blueish/yellowish colour. Moves the diamond tester 3 bars.
I'm thinking sapphire maybe? It's been polished and left mostly in it's natural shape, I really like it.

cellrdwellr · May 17, 2022

Blue topaz or aquamarine possibly? Tough to tell from the picture, but a heck of a find!

Waterhead · May 17, 2022

FelixtheCat · May 17, 2022

That ring looks like it may be stunner when polished up. Put up a close-up of the stone if you can.

Cfmct · May 17, 2022

I'm leaning towards aquamarine... nice looking find... take a better picture of the stone please..

Martin_V3i · May 17, 2022

Cfmct said:
I'm leaning towards aquamarine... nice looking find... take a better picture of the stone please..

Me too.

Kapi · May 17, 2022

Dunno but it's AMAZING!!

LongJohnSilver1 · May 17, 2022

It's really hard to describe or catch it in a photo. The stone changes in the light and depending on how you're holding it. It looks to me like it's mostly in it's natural shape and just polished on top.
There's no makers mark or stamps on the ring, acid test holds at 18k and 22k acid slowly eats it.

Cfmct · May 17, 2022

Now it looks similar to a moonstone but I can't see them putting that in a 18k setting...

http://yorkavenuestudio.blogspot.com/2012/02/moonstone-magic-harnessed.html

https://jewelryjealousy.com/moonstone-meaning-and-healing-properties/

I don't know... its a different stone for sure you have there...

LongJohnSilver1 · May 17, 2022

Cfmct said:
Now it looks similar to a moonstone but I can't see them putting that in a 18k setting...

http://yorkavenuestudio.blogspot.com/2012/02/moonstone-magic-harnessed.html

https://jewelryjealousy.com/moonstone-meaning-and-healing-properties/

I don't know... its a different stone for sure you have there...

I doubt it's a moonstone, they aren't hard enough to survive being rolled around in the rocks for the amount of time it takes for 18k gold to tarnish like that. I've found plenty of moonstone set in silver and it doesn't look the same, they usually have horiztonal and verticals lines in them.

Cfmct · May 17, 2022

LongJohnSilver1 said:
I doubt it's a moonstone, they aren't hard enough to survive being rolled around in the rocks for the amount of time it takes for 18k gold to tarnish like that. I've found plenty of moonstone set in silver and it doesn't look the same, they usually have horiztonal and verticals lines in them.

It looks like a piece of marble someone put in there but I know its not... :lol:

I said it looked like a moonstone there are many different types of moonstones out there... just google and hit images nothing like yours but a couple looked interesting I can see its not a moonstone...

Almost looks like as cats eye stone as well...

https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...Copy-e1569071718589-1024x713.jpg&action=click

LongJohnSilver1 · May 17, 2022

All i know is the wife is getting used to all these goodies coming home. The bar is set too high now she complained it wasnt a diamond.

Soil Surgeon · May 17, 2022

Looks like your secret tactics work! Congrats on a nice one .

cellrdwellr · May 17, 2022

Hmm, possibly fire opal? You gotta stop showing her the gold, the wife only gets the silver :yes:

A wise pirate taught me this :cool3:

Beachhunt1 · May 17, 2022

LongJohnSilver1 said:
I doubt it's a moonstone, they aren't hard enough to survive being rolled around in the rocks for the amount of time it takes for 18k gold to tarnish like that. I've found plenty of moonstone set in silver and it doesn't look the same, they usually have horiztonal and verticals lines in them.

It is the all seeing eye.....don't look into it! Will suck your brains right out :lol:

DaviDs · May 17, 2022

Awesome stone and ring. Looks pretty old...or something made in a lapidary class.

Cfmct · May 17, 2022

cellrdwellr said:
Hmm, possibly fire opal? You gotta stop showing her the gold, the wife only gets the silver A wise pirate taught me this

You can also give her stainless steel mine loves the stainless I give her :lol:

they like shiny things just no gold or platinum... let them get their own detector and find it... its not a fire opal...

Cfmct · May 17, 2022

Beachhunt1 said:
It is the all seeing eye.....don't look into it! Will suck your brains right out

Beach hunters don't need brains... it beeps we dig :yes:

itsaring! · May 17, 2022

cellrdwellr said:
Hmm, possibly fire opal? You gotta stop showing her the gold, the wife only gets the silver A wise pirate taught me this

I found some black opal and diamonds in a ring that was lost for a good bit. The black opal didn't appear to hold up real well in the ocean. Had to sand a white haze off of mine before i polished it.

LongJohnSilver1 · May 17, 2022

Whatever it is is hard, the top is still polished and not wrecked by the sand

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