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Generalgemstone help
30th Jun 2012 03:25 UTCAnonymous User
i was wondering if i could get some help
ok, so heres my problem
last week i went to a rock and mineral show and bought this. It was marked off as blue tourmaline from pakistan, but im quite suspicious about it, personally i believe it is an aquamarine...what are your thoughts about it
any help would be appreciated
thankyou
30th Jun 2012 05:19 UTCWayne Corwin
30th Jun 2012 07:23 UTCWOLFGANG NOACK
wolf
30th Jun 2012 16:43 UTCDonald Peck
30th Jun 2012 17:11 UTCOwen Lewis
30th Jun 2012 21:09 UTCJosé Zendrera 🌟 Manager
But I think the origin could be wrong, to me, it looks as Paprok or Lagham (Afghanistan) "paraiba" tourmaline.
30th Jun 2012 21:42 UTCStephanie Martin
regards,
stephanie :))
1st Jul 2012 05:18 UTCAnonymous User
thank you guys so much for all your help
1st Jul 2012 15:28 UTCWayne Corwin
The end views definitaly shows it's beryl ;-)
Wayne
1st Jul 2012 17:07 UTCDonald Peck
1st Jul 2012 17:55 UTCStephanie Martin
regards,
stephanie :-)
1st Jul 2012 23:52 UTCOwen Lewis
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