Post subject: Help identifying the gem in this ring?
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 4:54 pm
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Hi everyone —
A ring was passed down to me by a family member and I was wondering if you could help me identify the stone? It is set in a 14k gold band and is branded as such, but that's all the information I have about it. I'm guessing it's not a precious gem because it looks slightly scratched?
Thanks so much for your help!
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Depends how old and hard-worn it was. Even a diamond can abrade over time. Glass will look like that much quicker but sapphires will end up like that or worse given enough time. Unfortunately we can't identify a stone from a picture--you'll need more data to get it nailed down, which may or may not be difficult with it in the setting. A raman spectrometer would be the ideal solution here but it's harder to find someone local who has one handy.
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