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 Post subject: Give some value for it
PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 4:39 am 
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can I get something from it
Please let me know


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 Post subject: Re: Give some value for it
PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:43 pm 
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We don't really do valuations over the net. It looks like a partially etched heliodor/green beryl, or on an outside chance a green spodumene. If it's a heliodor it's worth quite a bit, if it's a spodumene it's worth less but still something. But we're not psychic, we can't tell what it is through the internet, and from there we can't give a real analysis much less a valuation.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 3:51 pm 
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:smt017 Looks like glass to me.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 4:08 pm 
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What makes me twig towards heliodor is the classic curvy, etched form, similar to what you see from for example the classic Volodarsk material:
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What I don't understand is how someone could have one and a) not know exactly what it is and b) that it's valuable. Even if your'e fishing for sales this seems like a weird tactic.

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Fair enough.

The first thing mdumar1984 should do is get it positively identified.

If it is indeed beryl, send a picture and copy of the ID report to Bonham's Natural History Auction.


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