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Can anyone identify the stone in this ring

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Jjacobb · 07/10/2018 13:57

I want to try and sell this ring on e bay. I don't know what the stone is though and wondered if anyone could help.
It's a very pale blue, not expensive (£100 about 15 years ago)

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Nurserymom · 07/10/2018 13:58

Topaz? No pic though?

DrPeppersPhD · 07/10/2018 14:00

Topaz, single A Tanzanite, Aquamarine, CZ, hard to telk without a pic.

ZaZathecat · 07/10/2018 14:01

Probably a dyed topaz

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Jjacobb · 07/10/2018 14:08

Duh, yes picture would help.

Can anyone identify the stone in this ring
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MrsW85 · 07/10/2018 14:09

It looks more like aquamarine to me. Topaz is still pale but a deeper blue.

DrPeppersPhD · 07/10/2018 14:28

I second aquamarine, blue topaz is much deeper blue.

Lockheart · 07/10/2018 14:37

Could be an aquamarine or a coloured zircon.

Your best bet is to take it to an actual jewellers where it can be assessed properly.

chirpyburbycheapsheep · 07/10/2018 14:37

Could be a topaz, could be an aquamarine, could be glass. Doesn't look like CZ to me. Obviously the most desirable would be the aquamarine but often the only way to tell the difference between a pale blue topaz and an aquamarine is through a jeweller's loop and sometimes pale blue topazes are wrongly (and often deliberately) sold as aquamarines for this reason. I once had an aquamarine and a pale topaz to show a client and it really was nigh on impossible to tell the difference (except for the price tag). If you really need to be certain I would take it to a gemologist as you wouldn't want to mis-sell.

have attempted to post pics of aquamarine and sky blue topaz below - very little to choose between them except the cost!

Can anyone identify the stone in this ring
Can anyone identify the stone in this ring
Piggyhoolier · 07/10/2018 14:43

Could it be a tourmaline? They come in several colours, I had a very pale blue one like yours once

Can anyone identify the stone in this ring
PoshPenny · 07/10/2018 15:07

I'd say aquamarine. Blue topaz seems to be more turquoise-y to me than the ice blue that aquamarines are.

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