Staff Picks, Summer 2021: Mint Condition

[PinkDiamond]

I love the minty color of the stone in the ring in the lead pic, but was disappointed to see them call it green amethyst, which is a misnomer, like calling bixbite red emerald. Wrong! In this case, it's called prasiolite, which is created by taking amethyst and heating it to 500 degrees Celsius, at which point it changes to yellow or green, so it used to be natural amethyst, but is now treated amethyst, and if they want to associate it with amethyst, the correct term should have been "greened-amethyst".

I also love the minty green watch, so I'll cut this off there and you can use the link to see the other two pieces. I have no idea why the last one is in an article on minty jewels.

Staff Picks, Summer 2021: Mint Condition
August 3, 2021 by Victoria Gomelsky



What JCK’s Victoria Gomelsky is loving this month



" “When I want to feel energized, I love the idea of adorning myself in one of these minty designs, guaranteed to invigorate my look (and your cases).”

—Victoria Gomelsky, JCK editor-in-chief

(Top) Mint Mojito diamond ring in 18k yellow gold with emerald-cut mint-green amethyst in white agate; $2,440; Doves by Doron Paloma; 888-663-6837; dovesjewelry.com


Fish For Love earrings in 18k pink gold with mint-green enamel and 0.96 ct. t.w. diamonds; $8,900; Selim Mouzannar; 96-11-331-299; selimmouzannar.com


True Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier in 39 mm grayed English green high-tech
ceramic case; $2,100; Rado; 800-283-7236; rado.com

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https://www.jckonline.com/magazine-arti ... n-jewelry/

[SwordfishMining]

Or you could call it failed Citrine? I like all the things people adorn themselves with. Im just too hard on things to wear much.
Maybe the last one is in there because of the Black Hills Gold Green Links?

[PinkDiamond]

I imagine so, but they don't look particularly green to me, they look like silver. I would have preferred something like a Merelani mint garnet. Now that's a minty green!