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<blockquote data-quote="Golden Tiger" data-source="post: 25977" data-attributes="member: 1104"><p>G'day Charlie123,</p><p></p><p>It's an old time question,</p><p></p><p>Personally, without getting to scientific, the only way to tell is by what they call a scratch test. This is done by getting a known substance harder than quartz or topaz and try to scratch the surface of the stone. If it marks it is not a diamond. ( That is one of the basic ways in which to test )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Golden Tiger, post: 25977, member: 1104"] G'day Charlie123, It's an old time question, Personally, without getting to scientific, the only way to tell is by what they call a scratch test. This is done by getting a known substance harder than quartz or topaz and try to scratch the surface of the stone. If it marks it is not a diamond. ( That is one of the basic ways in which to test ) [/QUOTE]
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