I'm just here watching literally each and every one of your video's like a marathon- And it's greatt

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic!~ I'm glad you enjoy them.

I love Spinel, it's underappreciated in Canada.

@GemologyforSchmucks

2 жыл бұрын

In MUCH of the world it's under appreciated... Now is a good time to buy XD Spinel's popularity is growing incredibly fast though, and we're seeing the price of certain colours skyrocket accordingly.

I love spinel! I am acquiring quite a few. Lol I have a few pink purple and a couple of colbolt blue. I have yet to get a good red because the price is quite a bit higher for them. My biggest is a nice purple in the 3.5 carat range. I would love to get something in the 5 carat size.

@GemologyforSchmucks

Жыл бұрын

Spinel is a favourite for many gem dealers aswell - excellent crystal. Red is indeed a challenge to get in good quality/ colour. The price is starting to give ruby a run for its money.

Hi I was wondering if you could talk about pricing synthetic stones like hydrothermal emeralds what they are worth thanku love your videos.

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Oakley, thanks for the question. I personally don't deal in synthetic stones, but the key factors that affect their prices are described below: The pricing of synthetic stones is like that of any manufactured product: the price is dependent on supply. Hydrothermal emeralds are grown on large seed plates, so they can grow lots and lots of large, often clean and deeply coloured synthetic emeralds. If the businessfolk have enough ambition, they can grow as much as they can scale their business, and they can also flood the market with material, or restrict production to keep prices high. It's totally up to these companies how much material is on the market. With natural stones, miners and prospectors can only mine when they find a deposit, and until the deposit is exhausted. They can mine as hard as they want, but there is no guarantee that they're going to get stones of any large size, or of a nice colour, or acceptable clarity. They can work as hard as they want, but high quality products are not guaranteed to them by any means. So when there is a natural rarity in the supply, the price of natural stones can rise as high as the collectors are willing to pay for the rarest of the rare and the most beautiful among the rare. The prices of synthetics however are dependent only on people running factories and how many consumers want a manufactured green thing. To know the current price, i'd suggest you call or email those manufacturers and go from there. I hope this description helps.

@oakleymills4847

3 жыл бұрын

@@GemologyforSchmucks thanku so much for the information you have been a very big help for me 😊

I was really hoping for more info on Tajikistan How/where they're mined & differences say; between Myanmar or Vietnamese spinels. Maybe next time(??)

@GemologyforSchmucks

2 жыл бұрын

An interesting thought, and I think that would be a series of videos involving some excursions, rather than a one off. This is like an ant-hill that leads to the goblin kingdom, if you'll pardon a bizarre turn of phrase.

@roberttyrrell2250

2 жыл бұрын

@@GemologyforSchmucks 😆 I was playing Dungeons & Dragons back in 80s. Still have 1st series books. Dragons have the most treasure. They live in hot depths where minerals are formed. Proud to be a nerd.

Black spinels are cheap and gorgeous. They are opaque but very, very shiny (if faceted).

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

Black spinel is indeed a great material, and as a straight-black stone, its one of my favourite. Its durable, a true black (not brownish black), and has a phenomenal luster. Thanks for the comment.

So Pete, what size of Sapphire would you “consider” purchasing?

@GemologyforSchmucks

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, I'm a fan of the 3-5 carat range for most stones, as I feel this is a good size for imposing, but non-clunky rings. They also tend to be a good value: balancing being a good investment range for rarity, without being out of financial reach of someone of moderate means. Sapphires and rubies though... anything close to 1 carat and above is on my radar. There are some really attractive rubies and sapphires starting at 0.80ct and they grab your eye in a way that many other stone types won't. Let beauty lead.

is a synthetic Spinel (Aquamarine Color) valuable? I bought a ring that is suppose to be Aquamarine, but I noticed that using UV light it turns pink color. so it contains Cobalt. do synthetic spinel turn turn to pink as well?

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

If you check out about 1:10 in the video, you'll see this tool called the chelsea filter. Thats what you'd be looking through in order to see pink originating from cobalt or chromium (and in the case of a suspected aquamarine ring.. would mean the ring is not aqua and probably synthetic spinel etc.) If you're not using the chelsea filter, you won't be seeing the same type of reaction and you would want to go to a different test~ Thx for the question.

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

Synthetic spinel is super common, so it is only going to have a commercial value based on its beauty and quality of the stone. Natural stones gain additional value through their rarity.

Are you in Canada

@GemologyforSchmucks

Жыл бұрын

I am not - I live and work in the center of the coloured stone trade in Bangkok, Thailand.

So instead of just lobbing emails , i sent an email to answer some stuff and ask a question. My pictures arent working propperly and im not sure what is going on. I tried twice to send that picture of the green sapphire looking purple in a picture and it has twice been replaced by picture of octagon cut tanzanite.

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

On the picture issue, that sounds odd indeed. Are you using a 3rd party app for your emails or sth? seems quite bizarre that another photo would just jump in. I'll check my emails and we can talk further regarding your questions there~

You are really excentric ❗

@GemologyforSchmucks

2 жыл бұрын

I am indeed eccentric ~

Moroccan follower 😁👍

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

ALRIGHT!~ Welcome~

spinel in my Opinion better than sapphire and ruby...bcz all spinels colors 100% natural..no heat no treat or enhancment by chemical element same mostly sapphire and ruby

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

Spinel are indeed an excellent mineral and gemstone, though i'll caution you about being so faithful that they're never enhanced. Some suspicion is a healthy thing in gemology, because treatments and enhancements always adapt when a gemstone becomes valuable, and spinel price has indeed climbed to heights it hasn't seen before in history. Who knows what will be discovered, so it is best to keep our eyes peeled 😁

@ahmadalharbi3986

3 жыл бұрын

@@GemologyforSchmucks red and pink spinel it,s best investment in gems after ruby and sapphire...

@ahmadalharbi3986

3 жыл бұрын

@@GemologyforSchmucks from 20 years ago gem dealer has offered me 4,7 ct red spinel 20000$...but i didnt buy it..from 3 months i asked him if the stone available...he sit yes still available but with new price 148000$

@GemologyforSchmucks

3 жыл бұрын

@@ahmadalharbi3986 That's a stone I would like to see :D