I was curious about this one day so I played "Beads". I had some "commercial" quality Labradorites that seemed to have a yellowish/golden flash and I thought might be interesting to see how they looked with Golden South Sea pearls.
Lary007 - That would be the Carnelian I'd assume .
BPDDC - I love this look! Great combination of the muted colours - the green ( on my screen ) beads are .. ?
All the greenish beads are Labradorite, most of them have a yellowish flash (as opposed to the coveted "Blue"). The pearl has a slight greenish tone to it very subtle. It is really hard to capture what the eye is seeing IRL. I am currently obsessing over Labradorite, I found some beads that also have a purplish/pinkish flash that is more pronounced.
All the greenish beads are Labradorite, most of them have a yellowish flash (as opposed to the coveted "Blue"). The pearl has a slight greenish tone to it very subtle. It is really hard to capture what the eye is seeing IRL. I am currently obsessing over Labradorite, I found some beads that also have a purplish/pinkish flash that is more pronounced.
Labradorite is one of my favourite stones ! I've got some pretty big donut beads that need a design ...but it's been two years ..I suppose there is no rush lol
BPDDC = I'd love to see a photo of the red/purple/pink flash labradorite ...I've not seen that before. Sounds gorgeous and maybe just right for a nice cherry Tahitian??
I hope I did not set expectations too high, it isn't a strand of beads, its a few beads within the strand. When I next dig them out I will try and get a good pic. It is really hard to capture on camera but to the naked eye its cool, in the mean time google up pink or purple Labradorite flash or pink or purple labradorescence. If you are a mineral/gem nut, the pics that come back are so cool.
BPDDC = I'd love to see a photo of the red/purple/pink flash labradorite ...I've not seen that before. Sounds gorgeous and maybe just right for a nice cherry Tahitian??
Oh ! WOW! That's gorgeous ! Geeeez I Love that ! I'm definitely going down to the gem section and have a look around ! I'll dig out my donuts and try to get a shot ... It will be upside down I'm sure ..
Mom wanted to see it so took another pic and thought I would update here because it is slightly better
Katbran I can't seem to find the Lab beads with the purple/pink flash...at the moment. I am wondering if I repurposed them without thinking about it. I was so obsessed with isolating them just so I would not lose sight of them (and I've done just that) too many projects at once LoL but Im keeping my eye out just the same.
no worries ..I do that all the time lol
