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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Gemstone enhancements/treatments and care
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<blockquote data-quote="Theduke" data-source="post: 472056" data-attributes="member: 9986"><p>One treatment for clear quartz and topaz is putting a thin metallic film over the pavilion (thin-film disposition) of a clear stone so the colour reflects off the crown to show the colours as they reflect back to the eye. Heres a couple of photos, as you can see once the stone is turned over you can see its a colourless stone apart from the pavilion </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494891_609c8c85-ef04-4652-b3a1-a9e5439b5083.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494915_31acde8c-b731-4e6e-bf04-98d5ff447a71.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494937_cdd08700-88cb-4aa4-b60f-ecb7cb0c0489.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550495033_63960333-4da8-4bb0-82a7-c98fababe4dc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Theduke, post: 472056, member: 9986"] One treatment for clear quartz and topaz is putting a thin metallic film over the pavilion (thin-film disposition) of a clear stone so the colour reflects off the crown to show the colours as they reflect back to the eye. Heres a couple of photos, as you can see once the stone is turned over you can see its a colourless stone apart from the pavilion [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494891_609c8c85-ef04-4652-b3a1-a9e5439b5083.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494915_31acde8c-b731-4e6e-bf04-98d5ff447a71.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550494937_cdd08700-88cb-4aa4-b60f-ecb7cb0c0489.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/9986/1550495033_63960333-4da8-4bb0-82a7-c98fababe4dc.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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