Take garnet for example: For most people garnet summons up images of red. What a lot of people don't realise is that it also comes in bright orange (Spessartite), bright green (Tsavorite), apple green (Demantoid), and a grape purpley red (Rhodolite). Colour change garnet is a wonderful alternative if you have a thing for Alexandrite but not the budget for one!
*Please note that garnet comes in many more varieties than what I have listed here. Click this link for a brief overview of the garnet family.
What summoned this speculation was stumbling across yet another photo. This time is a selection of star sapphires in various shades of colour.
Sadly none of the above stones belong to me but they are definitely on my hit list of things to buy!
My favourite is the one on the left though I have seen a large collection of the grey ones all together and the impact they have is fantastic.
If you could have anyone of these which one would you choose?
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