Three hours later… I’m still trying to find a video that tells me my Larimar is real or not. Lots of good information though! I’m glad I know the origin now.
Love your answer. When wedding ring shopping a jeweler recommended decide how mich you want to spend and then buy the highest quality stone you can with that money. I think that applies to any jewelry piece.
Your three points to remember are the best advice I have heard in a long time! Makes a lot of sense and also equals a smart investment in many aspects of life! Thanks so much Paul.
I guess Michael just wanted to know how to distinguish high quality Larimar, what type of colors, sizes and patterns are more typical for good quality…
Hi Paul, I need to know about green onyx. Is it any good? Is it resistant? Is it better in cabochon or faceted? Should I get a ring in Prasolite, Black Onyx or green, amethyst, garnet, citrine or topaz? Those were the choices I was given. Personally, I looove green in general, and although Prasolites are lovely, the intensity in the green in green onyx made my knees buckle. Regrettably, I don’t know much about green onyx. The things I’ve read about it “properties” also sound great, but the stone itself has to have certain considerations, and those are the ones I don’t know much about. I would love to have your opinion. Be well and safe. Aileen Marotta
Hi Aileen. Wow, my head is spinning with all of your choices! Seriously, yours is a great question and I will probably use this in an upcoming question of the day. Let me say a little bit about each one. I love prasiolite. Like any other gem, the color can vary from a nice rich green to a more muted yellowish green. That is because the green color comes from iron. Onyx is part of the Chalcedony group of quartz-namely microcrystalline quartz. The downside of green onyx is that it is dyed. That said, if the green onyx made your knees buckle, maybe that's all you need to know, dyed or not! Amethyst is great but not as interesting as some of your other choices. As for garnet, I love them. But which garnet is it? Almandine? Pyrope? Tsavorite (green garnet)? If green garnet is in the running, cased closed! Although I doubt that is realistic as it would be much more expensive than the others. Citrine is always cheerful. As for topaz, is it blue topaz? Imperial topaz? Here is how we (meaning you) ultimately decide. Watch episode 68 "what's your gem". While I don't go too much into the properties of crystals and what benefits they have, I firmly believe that we are attracted to certain gems and perhaps we don't know why. That Is why I did a lesson saying did you pick the gem, or did the gem pick you? So go to the choices you are given and see which one picks you! P.S. most of the chalcedony stone are cabochons, where most of the others are usually faceted, but cabochons are getting popular even in precious gems. Let me know what you decide!
I have a 8mm beaded bracelet that was sold as larimar for $30 at a mall mineral place (I’ve bought from several times) … it just seems to low of price. It doesn’t have the smooth blue/white gradients but it does have blue spots with white veins and a few small brown /greyish patches ..maybe it’s real . Doesn’t look exactly like the blue aragonite pics tho so I dunno…
Three hours later… I’m still trying to find a video that tells me my Larimar is real or not. Lots of good information though! I’m glad I know the origin now.
Love your answer. When wedding ring shopping a jeweler recommended decide how mich you want to spend and then buy the highest quality stone you can with that money. I think that applies to any jewelry piece.
Your three points to remember are the best advice I have heard in a long time! Makes a lot of sense and also equals a smart investment in many aspects of life! Thanks so much Paul.
Best advice I ever heard. Thanks! I sure miss the 3 Amigos. It was so much fun watching you guys when you would sell together.
OMG , Paul’s back ! I gotta a lot of catching up to do 😎😎💡😎
Fabulous response. Many thanks 😁
have you ever done a video on Hauyne such as the blue Hauyne from Germany which I understand is kinda rare
I guess Michael just wanted to know how to distinguish high quality Larimar, what type of colors, sizes and patterns are more typical for good quality…
Hi Paul, I need to know about green onyx. Is it any good? Is it resistant? Is it better in cabochon or faceted? Should I get a ring in Prasolite, Black Onyx or green, amethyst, garnet, citrine or topaz? Those were the choices I was given. Personally, I looove green in general, and although Prasolites are lovely, the intensity in the green in green onyx made my knees buckle. Regrettably, I don’t know much about green onyx. The things I’ve read about it “properties” also sound great, but the stone itself has to have certain considerations, and those are the ones I don’t know much about. I would love to have your opinion. Be well and safe. Aileen Marotta
Hi Aileen. Wow, my head is spinning with all of your choices! Seriously, yours is a great question and I will probably use this in an upcoming question of the day. Let me say a little bit about each one. I love prasiolite. Like any other gem, the color can vary from a nice rich green to a more muted yellowish green. That is because the green color comes from iron. Onyx is part of the Chalcedony group of quartz-namely microcrystalline quartz. The downside of green onyx is that it is dyed. That said, if the green onyx made your knees buckle, maybe that's all you need to know, dyed or not! Amethyst is great but not as interesting as some of your other choices. As for garnet, I love them. But which garnet is it? Almandine? Pyrope? Tsavorite (green garnet)? If green garnet is in the running, cased closed! Although I doubt that is realistic as it would be much more expensive than the others. Citrine is always cheerful. As for topaz, is it blue topaz? Imperial topaz? Here is how we (meaning you) ultimately decide. Watch episode 68 "what's your gem". While I don't go too much into the properties of crystals and what benefits they have, I firmly believe that we are attracted to certain gems and perhaps we don't know why. That Is why I did a lesson saying did you pick the gem, or did the gem pick you? So go to the choices you are given and see which one picks you!
P.S. most of the chalcedony stone are cabochons, where most of the others are usually faceted, but cabochons are getting popular even in precious gems. Let me know what you decide!
Sir paul deasy, can i ask for a guide, on rough diamond. from Philippines
Not quite the answer I have been searching for. This seems a bit like a obvious answer.
I have a 8mm beaded bracelet that was sold as larimar for $30 at a mall mineral place (I’ve bought from several times) … it just seems to low of price. It doesn’t have the smooth blue/white gradients but it does have blue spots with white veins and a few small brown /greyish patches ..maybe it’s real . Doesn’t look exactly like the blue aragonite pics tho so I dunno…
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Have you heard of a guy named Dan heard prospecting from Canada? He mines a stone that he calls ocean pitcher stone that looks a lot like Latinate
Depends on the quality 😅 please help me
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I have small larimar
Mr Paul how can I contact you?