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Techniques for CollectorsAzhure's Mysterious Unidentified Ring

17th Feb 2008 23:51 UTCAmanda Wilson

I would like anyone's opinion on what the stone in this ring is. It is set in sterling silver and was bought at a consignment shop. The owner thought it was peridot but the color is all wrong. My guess is it is either Moldavite, Demantoid garnet or green tourmaline. Any other suggestions or confirmations would be a great help. The one strange aspect about the stone is that the overall dimension of the piece is flat.

17th Feb 2008 23:56 UTCAmanda Wilson

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18th Feb 2008 04:03 UTCAnonymous User

Does it have a lot of "sparkle"? If so, it might be garnet or tourmaline. But given the color & cut, my 5c is on Moldavite.


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18th Feb 2008 04:41 UTCAmanda Wilson

No there isnt much sparkle, its very flat like moldavite has a tendency to look. It also has grainy inclusions when I looked at it under a microscope.

18th Feb 2008 18:29 UTCRay Hill Expert

looks a lot like peridot to me, but who can be sure without doing some non invasive testing , so I suggest that you have a gemologist put it on a spectroscope and that will tell all in a minute.
 
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