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 Post subject: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:23 am 
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Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forums and have this boggling thing.

(I think) I have this black diamond which was bought from India and trying to identify if it's real or not. Since there is not a lot of information about them, trying hard to conclude what is it, if it's a fake or not.

This dilemma is here, The stone is a solid black, so I'm thinking it's irradiated to achieve such a colour. I took it to 2 jewellers who said it's nothing and worthless... BUT I tested it with a diamond tester and tests as a diamond o.O

Could it be a black moissy? (My tester doesn't differentiate between moissy and diamond)

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot for your time


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 Post subject: Re: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:35 am 
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Review this article from Stone Group Labs and see if that helps you.
http://stonegrouplabs.com/wp/wp-content ... sNight.pdf
[pdfview]http://stonegrouplabs.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Valuer-ClearasNight.pdf[/pdfview]


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 Post subject: Re: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:47 am 
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Thanks so much Barbra! It seems to be a black moissanite. As under a microscope, it's evenly grainy and not translucent but rather too dark for light to pass through. This read was very helpful indeed.

I guess it's one of those 'oops' buys. How much is a 11ct black moissanite worth nowadays?

Thanks again


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 Post subject: Re: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
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How much is a 11ct black moissanite worth nowadays

I know the original offerings from Charles and Colvard were quite expensive.....but I haven't kept abreast of the market?
Anyone?


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 Post subject: Re: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
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The SG should give you a confirmation

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 Post subject: Re: Black Diamond Dilemma - Beginner here
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This may be a really dumb question, but wouldn't 'black moissanite' essentially be normal SiC, since clarity is the exception there? It's trivial to get large chunks of opaque/very slightly translucent SiC for very low prices.

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