Name the stone - Jewerely

[KangaWoo]

Hi guy's
I picked up this old sterling necklace, yesterday.

Any guesses on what type of stones these are?
They are a deep red, that change to a deep purple with back light.



Cheers

 

[PaddyB]

I am no geologist and I don't lnow the answer to this for certain. One of the varieties looks a good starting point - this page in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnet#Properties mentions varieties of Garnet that change colour appearance depending on the light source, but not red to purple.
Alexandrite - a variety of Chrysoberyl - is another possible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysoberyl#Alexandrite
Another famous colour changer under UV light is Flourite, but that flouresces brightly, so I don't think it fits your specimens.

 

[Aussie]

Not hundred percent sure but they do look like garnet.
What part of aus you in kanga?

 

[KangaWoo]

Not hundred percent sure but they do look like garnet.
What part of aus you in kanga?

Thanks guys

Hi Aussie, I'm in the Riverina part of N.S.W

 

[jewelerguy]

based on the color in the pictures, I vote garnet as well

 

[SusanMN]

My vote is red glass. Seems like way too expensive to have that much garnet in silver.

 

[huntsman53]

I also believe that they a Garnets and probably are Almandine Garnets but also could be Pyrope Garnets.

https://www.google.com/search?q=alm...ved=0ahUKEwjG-Kzj2ZfOAhWF8CYKHfIYCjwQ_AUICSgC

https://www.google.com/search?q=alm...8CYKHfIYCjwQ_AUICSgC#tbm=isch&q=pyrope+garnet


Frank

 

[2Minnesota]

I believe they are garnets as well.

 

[austin]

based on the color in the pictures, I vote garnet as well

You are about the best on this site and if you say garnets, that's probably what they are...

 

[KangaWoo]

Thanks everyone, I am waiting on an order for a neodymium magnet, but I think I will pop down to a Jewellery store tomorrow morning. I will let you all know the results.

Cheers