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Hi everyone,
I’m new to this forum so not 100% sure if I’m posting this correctly. I bought this stone from a jeweller but he doesn’t know what kind of stone it is because he bought it over 2 years ago. It weights around 0.9g or roughly over 4 carats. I’ve included a photo with no direct light on the stone and a few with direct light on the stone. If anyone can give any suggestions on what they may think it is, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
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Post subject: Re: What is this stone? Please help!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:04 pm
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Sharmeen8 wrote:
I bought this stone from a jeweller but he doesn’t know what kind of stone it is because he bought it 2 years ago.
I don't see the connection. Just because you bought something 2 years ago, you don't know what it is, and kept no track of it ? A strange sort of jeweller. From the picture only, it could be nearly anything. By the way, 9 g is not 4 carats - 9 g should be 45 carats. I don't think your stone weighs 9 g.
Post subject: Re: What is this stone? Please help!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:02 pm
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The fluorescence in the cracks looks like it may have been filled with some sort of polymer. What did you pay this forgetful jeweler for the mystery stone?
Post subject: Re: What is this stone? Please help!
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:08 pm
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Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:44 pm Posts: 12 Location: England
I liked how it looked and payed £30. I live in the North east in England. And there is no colour change when I put light onto it. It is faceted and Smooth, and isn’t translucent. I know that’s not a lot of information to go on. Sorry guys. I was just curious what it could be.
I’ve added another photo with no direct light.
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Post subject: Re: What is this stone? Please help!
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:16 am
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Sharmeen8 wrote:
The stone is a light grey colour. But when it doesn’t have direct light on it, it does appear to be a darker shade of grey.
Thank you everyone who have replied to my post ☺️
You can try starting eliminate possibilities by doing a simple "Specific gravity" test,using a scale and simple calculation. you can search this forum\youtube to see examples of how this is done. based on photos,it can be almost anything.
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