Blueberry quartz help

[charlottegray]

I've been tempted by the blueberry quartz on Rocks & Co and it always sells out quite quickly. However, I've just googled it and on 3 different websites it claims there is no such thing and it's usually glass.

Tony is taking about how rare it is and the mine it comes from etc?

HELP?

 

[nannieA]

Hi CG
I bought a small B Quartz from QVC,they insist that it is a real gemstone but very limited in quantity.Mine was a .50ct in silver for £23.
If it had been any dearer I wouln't have kept it .
It's a rather uninteresting colour and quite dull,I like bright andf sparkly . Certainly wouldn't be tempted by Rock's prices for theirs.
Sorry for the cold water but better to give an honest opinion.

 

[charlottegray]

Thanks for honest opinion. Know what you mean about it being dull. Yes Rocks & Co prices are silly. They usually have about 100 pairs of the earrings and they sell out. You got a great price on yours.

Still if I have some extra £££ will give it a go knowing I can always return it. They had quite a large selection today.

 

[MissMagpie]

Gems TV also had blueberry quartz for a while, and it IS a real gemstone. Basically, it's amethyst with a bluish tone. (I have some from Gems, and it just looks exactly like any other amethyst to me, although I once had some from QVC which I returned, and that was bluer.)

 

[Meeshoo]

Think of a washed out tanzanite but with lots of grey tones and you've got blueberry quartz. Quartz is a cheap stone (Amethyst, Citrine etc) so it should never be expensive to buy. I got one years ago (so not as rare as Rocks and Co will lead you to believe ) and it was very uninteresting as NannieA has said. Why don't you see if QVC has some (or even look on Ebay to see if there's any on there). I most definitely wouldn't pay Rocks and Co prices.

 

[Klosblue]

I posted about Rocks & Co's ridiculous prices for Blueberry Quartz sometime ago - http://forum.shoppingtelly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19213&highlight=Blueberry+Quartz

Sadly this lot are still around waffling their rubbish to the couple of viewers they still have. Can't see them being there for long though so that's always a bonus!

 

[charlottegray]

Thanks everyone for all your information. That is a very interesting post Klosblue answered all my questions. Rocks & Co must be laughing all the way to the bank. If I'm so inclined I will definitely go elsewhere.