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Author: | Rhey1971 [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:14 am ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: Requesting your opinion | ||
Rhey1971 wrote: Barbra Voltaire wrote: Kidding aside (cough cough, Isi), what can you do to help identify this green unknown. Do you have any loupes or magnifiers to look more closely at the stone? I agree with Stephen glass is the most likely option. Let's do some easy tests. Check the rounded facet edges for fractures. I suspect you might find some small conchoidal fractures. It will look like tiny shiny concave features. Look inside the unknown. Anything look like bubbles? Check thoroughly. Do you have anything lying around which you know is a genuine crystal...maybe a piece of quartz or a large agate. Touch your upper lip with it. It's cold right? Touch the green stone to your upper lip? What is the temperature by comparison. Report back. Hi Barbara Voltaire. Thanks for the tips. We'll try these methods and let you all know.
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Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Requesting your opinion |
Rhey1971, you need to put in some effort here. It is bad enough to post pictures of unknowns with NO other information, and now unknowns in bags. Please understand that identification under these conditions is not only impossible, but frankly a waste of my bandwidth and time. Hardness, specific gravity, observations with magnification. If you can't can't be bothered, neither can we. |
Author: | Rhey1971 [ Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:18 am ] | |||
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How about this one, we got it assayed for composition, along with a clear photo. Could anyone give their opinion on this ? Can this be ruby and if so, is it a good quality one?
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Author: | Stephen Challener [ Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:14 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Requesting your opinion |
No offense but seriously are you joking? That's clearly a boule, likely of synthetic ruby since it is split in half. A handheld XRF isn't really the right tool for the job, but those results sure looks pretty aluminum oxidey (not sure about the magnesium content, but there isn't enough there for spinel to line up correctly). |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Requesting your opinion |
I guess this was posted in the correct thread. Very similar to this https://www.ebay.com/itm/AAA-Rated-Brig ... 3228033980 |
Author: | Rhey1971 [ Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Requesting your opinion |
Thank you for the info... |
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