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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu May 15, 2025 12:23 pm
Forum: Stone and Inclusion Photos
Topic: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby
Replies: 5
Views: 310

Re: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby

The ring looks very worn, like a plating is wearing off. Any stamping on the inside? Quality stamps, maker's marks, hallmarking?
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu May 15, 2025 12:19 pm
Forum: Stone and Inclusion Photos
Topic: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby
Replies: 5
Views: 310

Re: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby

I removed some of your photos because they did not offer any relevant information.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue May 13, 2025 12:22 am
Forum: Stone and Inclusion Photos
Topic: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby
Replies: 5
Views: 310

Re: Worm-like inclusion in a ruby

Hello and welcome to our forum.
May I request that you take a picture of the stone without magnification?
Thanks.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sat May 10, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: Questions for the Experts
Topic: Confusing gemstone report
Replies: 4
Views: 432

Re: Confusing gemstone report

Green is not a color one often sees resulting from Be diffusion. But you could always send the sapphire to GIA of AGL for further testing.

Beryllium Diffusion of Ruby and Sapphire
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by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sat May 10, 2025 12:06 pm
Forum: Synthetics and Treatments
Topic: Unheated verneuil ruby
Replies: 10
Views: 3986

Re: Unheated verneuil ruby

Sidebar. Treatment to me, suggests a post formation event.
A natural ruby undergoes heat treatment in an attempt to improve its characteristics, right?
If no indications of heat treatment are found, it can be labeled as "no evidence of heat treatment".

Earth mined rubies typically form at high ...
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sat May 10, 2025 11:55 am
Forum: Synthetics and Treatments
Topic: Unheated verneuil ruby
Replies: 10
Views: 3986

Re: Unheated verneuil ruby

I don't see any pics.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue Apr 29, 2025 3:17 pm
Forum: CSI: Colored Stone Identification
Topic: corundum
Replies: 4
Views: 1148

Re: corundum

Aso, note that I moved your post to CSI: Colored Stone Identification.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Tue Apr 29, 2025 3:15 pm
Forum: CSI: Colored Stone Identification
Topic: corundum
Replies: 4
Views: 1148

Re: corundum

Hello.
I think your pictures depict faceting abrasion on the surface of your stone, not internal characteristics.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:18 am
Forum: Field Trips for Gem Hunters
Topic: Australia's Gemfields
Replies: 8
Views: 3312

Re: Australia's Gemfields

Well worth it. Thanks. =D>
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: Field Trips for Gem Hunters
Topic: Australia's Gemfields
Replies: 8
Views: 3312

Re: Australia's Gemfields

Chris, I had to delete your photos because they were not loading properly.
Please try submitting them again.
Thanks.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Fri Apr 18, 2025 12:55 pm
Forum: Field Trips for Gem Hunters
Topic: An expedition to the Pyrenees for French Jet
Replies: 2
Views: 457

Re: An expedition to the Pyrenees for French Jet

Brilliant. Your narration is haunting.
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Fri Apr 11, 2025 12:18 pm
Forum: Actual Announcements Regarding Our Forum
Topic: FORUM FORMAT UPDATED
Replies: 2
Views: 2096

FORUM FORMAT UPDATED

After 25 years of the old phpBB format, the coding became obsolete and would no longer be supported. The decades of our information would have disappeared in a puff of internet obsolescence.
The new format is current and obviously generic, but all still works and all info has been saved.

Let me ...
by Barbra Voltaire, FGG
Sun Mar 30, 2025 12:31 pm
Forum: Colored Stones
Topic: New source of Vayrynenite
Replies: 3
Views: 3113

Re: New source of Vayrynenite

I want one,

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