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Fakes & FraudsIs this Moldavite real?

12th Jun 2015 16:09 UTCHeide Smits

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Hello mineral experts,


I am new to this forum and not a mineral expert at all -- just a fan of them, particularly in the form of jewelry/accessory (I know, women right?).


I would very much value your expert advice on a piece of moldavite I bought. I recently bought a pendant with turquoise and green amber because I thought it was pretty (yeah, I'm that kind of girl :-D). The third stone, according to the vendor, is moldavite. Haven't heard of it and I thought it looked ugly and fake. But I really liked the pendant so I bought it anyway. Then I thought, why not have the fakey replaced by a real one? And so I purchased one to have it fitted into pendant. Looks good to me, but like I said, I am no expert. I would appreciate your expertise in this area VERY MUCH. :-)


Thank you in advance.


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12th Jun 2015 16:35 UTCHeide Smits

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12th Jun 2015 18:01 UTCGary Weinstein

Heide,

Though difficult to tell from just a photo, it does indeed appear to be genuine.

Gary

12th Jun 2015 20:46 UTCWayne Corwin

Heide


can you post a photo taken outside in sunlight, front lit?


but, like Gary says, "it does indeed appear to be genuine"

12th Jun 2015 22:27 UTCOwen Melfyn Lewis

Hi Heide and welcome,


Sadly, I can't agree. on the basis of your pics, that your piece is genuine. It gives me cause to doubt - but one can never be sure from a natural light photo of the exterior. If you really care to know, you need find someone both familiar with moldavite in particular, and equipped with an immersion microscope and the means to combine that with polarised lighting.


For your purposes, why not just settle for the fact that you like it and enjoy?

22nd Jun 2015 21:25 UTCcascaillou

check specific gravity, at least if you're out of moldavite SG range you will know that you have artificial glass. Now if your stone fall into moldavite SG range then it might either be moldavite or artificial glass and then examination of inclusions unde rmagnification will be required to make the difference.
 
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