E-ring choice, help needed please

[zippie]

Tourmaline and Aqua are the better choice. Amethyst is not a good value or in the same league as the others. BUT, go with what you like.

 

[telavivit]

Thank you so much for all of the answers. I still haven't made my choice but thanks for the good points you made. I hope to decide by the end of this week !

 

[Bethanh]

It's worth bearing in mind that every type of gemstone is given a rating of hardness on the mohs scale, and if you plan to wear your ring often then you'll ideally want a gemstone with a rating of 8 as a minimum, ideally 9 or 10. Certainly 9 or 10 if you plan to wear it every day.
You can get away with softer gemstones if you're prepared to baby them, but do some research on how your chosen gemstone is know to degrade (some have certain ways in which they shatter or cleave in two) so you know how to look after it. Alternatively you can have a bezel setting but it will still be open to scratches and chips.
Diamond's score of 10 is part of the reason it became so popular as an engagement ring stone.

Here's a link with the scale x

http://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/gem-hardness-info.php

I agree with nexiv. Your ring is to be worn every day, so you need to be sure that the stone is hard enough to cope with that. The amathyst is only a 7 (on the MOHs scale), and the tourmaline a 7-7.5. I have a friend who bought a (very expensive) tiffany soleste in tanzanite ring and damaged the stone as she wore it daly, unaware that the stone was more delicate (6.5-7). Maybe you could look for a sapphire? They are a 9, and come in an amazing range of beautiful colours, including green, yellow, pink and even white.

 

[Bethanh]

I would consider a sapphire personally. You can get one in a beautiful pink or green, and they'll have the durability you'll need to wear it as an e-ring.

Oops. Sorry lilmountaingirl, I didn't see your post. Yes to everything you said!