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  • zuriatman
    Moderator

    • Sep 2006
    • 3025

    Forum Ranks

    Hi,
    I need a little help. I am going to use gemstones for my forum ranks and I am not sure which gemstone is more valuable than the other.
    Is there any expert on precious stones, who could rearrange the following list for me, from the cheapest to the most valuable stones.
    1. Moonstone
    2. Peridote
    3. Kunzite
    4. Jade
    5. Beryl Morganite
    6. Ametrine
    7. Andalusite
    8. Alexanderite
    9. Opal
    10. Amethyst
    11. Aquamarine
    12. Tourmaline
    13. Diopside
    14. Citrine
    15.Sapphire
    16. Garnet
    17. Topaz
    18. Ruby
    19. Emerald
    20. Diamond
    Your help will be appreciated.
    Thank you.
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    State of Johor.

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  • Karen Mac
    General

    • Apr 2006
    • 8332

    #2
    Re: Forum Ranks

    Hmm.. I would guess it would depend where you are dear.. but a Diamond is a girls best friend...followed by rubies, emeralds, saphires, topaz, garnet, amethyst, opals, jade... all the rest i think are semi precious and are more localized.

    Karen

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    • Vasili
      Moderator

      • Mar 2006
      • 14683

      #3
      Re: Forum Ranks

      Don't mind Karen ... she must not have many baubles! LOL

      Fifteen years ago, there was still a division between Precious and Semi-Precious gemstones.
      Nowadays, however, with so many more people in the world with a never-decreasing desire for beautiful jewelry and an ever more precarious supply being produced, the lines have been blurred and many once semi-precious gems can now honestly be considered "precious" based on a number of factors:
      1. Rarity - is the specimen of singular quality, size, or specifc color?
      2. Availability - i.e. tanzanite prices quadrupled 1999-2003 only because the civial wars prevented supply making it to the markets (no one wanted to support rebels)
      3. Purity - is the specimen of significant purity as to contribute exponentially to Quality?
      ...and so on. The key concept here is that gems are now being FIRST considered as "specimens" rather than with the cavilier familiarity once held, and this puts everything into play.

      This being said, there will always be the prestige of The Trinity: Diamonds, Rubies, and Emeralds. Sapphire comes in very close and above the remaining, but there are too many colors, and too much treatment to set a true quality standard, so it defaults back to the "specimen" perspective.

      OK....want MY list, with #1 being the top in value and prestige?
      1, Diamond
      2. Ruby
      3. Emerald

      4. Sapphire
      5. Tanzanite (the new stone for December, BTW, replacing Blue Zircon and the later substitute, Blue Topaz)
      6. Alexandrite
      7. Aquamarine
      8. Opal
      9. Jade
      10. Tourmaline
      11. Chrome Diopside (a type of tourmailine)
      12. Precious & Imperial Topaz (only)
      13. Andicalite
      14. Andalusite
      15. Spassertite
      16. Morganite
      17. Amethyst
      18. Kunzite (the CA gemstone)
      19. Garnet
      20. Peridot
      21. Iolite
      22. Citrine
      23. Amertine
      24. Topaz (white, blue, champagne)
      25. Zircon (natural)

      So .... don't take my opinion as to rank, as they all fluctuate regularly according to the market. Just remember that every gem is now prized as a "specimen" and thus each time you are in front of one may be the last time you get to see it, let alone possess it!
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      • zuriatman
        Moderator

        • Sep 2006
        • 3025

        #4
        Re: Forum Ranks

        Great!

        Thank you Karen and Thank you Vasili for your list.

        I will use it as a guide for my forum ranks.

        Cheers.
        www.siapamoyanganda.com/
        Malaysian Family Tree Website From the
        State of Johor.

        HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO DREAM DREAMS AND ARE READY TO PAY THE PRICE TO MAKE THEM COME TRUE.

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        • Vasili
          Moderator

          • Mar 2006
          • 14683

          #5
          Re: Forum Ranks

          Whoops! #13 is supposed to be spelled Indicalite .....
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          • Karen Mac
            General

            • Apr 2006
            • 8332

            #6
            Re: Forum Ranks

            LOL.. Eric hasnt seen my baubles.. My husband used to say that if the plane i was on would ever get hijacked theyd be cutting my fingers off for the BLING..lol.. diamonds .. rubies, saphires and opals.. and opals and opals and opals..lol cuz thats my birthstone.. and those JEWELERS like Eric keep telling me that you cant wear opals.. i have them on all the time...for over 15 years some of them..lol

            Karen

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            • zuriatman
              Moderator

              • Sep 2006
              • 3025

              #7
              Re: Forum Ranks

              Thanks Vasili, the correction is noted.

              Karen dear,

              Here is a Black Opal for you. Happy Birthday.

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              • Karen Mac
                General

                • Apr 2006
                • 8332

                #8
                Re: Forum Ranks

                LOL.. Thank you.. ill save it for October!

                Karen

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                • zuriatman
                  Moderator

                  • Sep 2006
                  • 3025

                  #9
                  Re: Forum Ranks

                  Thank you both of you.

                  I love my forum ranks they are sparklers!
                  www.siapamoyanganda.com/
                  Malaysian Family Tree Website From the
                  State of Johor.

                  HAPPY ARE THOSE WHO DREAM DREAMS AND ARE READY TO PAY THE PRICE TO MAKE THEM COME TRUE.

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