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 Post subject: Re: Select Stones Vol. I: Members only - cut, owned, invento
PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 7:36 pm 
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How about the after photo? :D

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:05 pm 
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What are the specs on that gem?


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:30 pm 
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The rough was 8cts. Cut just under 3ct.(2.94). Peter Torraca did this one for me.

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Wow!...just, wow.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:44 am 
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Wonderful spess!! Unusual shape in this size!! :shock:

Did you buy the rough?

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:01 am 
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SedaGems wrote:
I actually bought this piece of rough because I was interested in the needle like inclusions I saw in the rough. From everything I have read there is no "horse tail" inclusion in Demantoid garnet from Namibia like there is from Russia. So I wanted to get this stone cut and have a closer look at the inclusions.

From one of the photos, it does look like the needles radiate out from a center point, so once I get the stone I want to see if there is a crystal at the origin of the needles and hopefully try and get a diagnostic on the needles.
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Think it is the typical inclusion picture for namibian demantoid - Chrysotile needles not tufted ( right word?) from a center chromitecrystal. ( Ulrich Henn, Praktische Edelsteinkunde - page 137 Abb. 9.16)

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Wonderful spess!! Unusual shape in this size!! :shock:

Did you buy the rough?

Rough is from New Era Gems in California. They do gem shows worldwide.

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Here is a 6.21 ct. Purple Sapphire from Sri Lanka that I recently cut. It was actually a recut of a larger stone. Ended re-cuting the entire stone. Just came back from the AGL with a NO HEAT report.

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I picked these two up as Morganite, but after testing they turned out to be Tourmaline. Really interesting colour. I have no idea of location for these gem unfortunately.
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Here is a 6.21 ct. Purple Sapphire from Sri Lanka that I recently cut. It was actually a recut of a larger stone. Ended re-cuting the entire stone. Just came back from the AGL with a NO HEAT report.

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:shock: =D> =D>

THIS is a gem!!!

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Pavlovs dogs......

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No orange in this spessartite. Pure red no black in person. 5+cts.

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