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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
What are the lines through this sapphire?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 212449" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>I quite like colour-zoned stones. Sapphires especially. There are constant arguments on Gemmology forums about whether colour zoning is a desirable or undesirable feature. The way I think of it is that color zoning makes an already rare stone unique. There are plenty of straight blue sapphires in jewellers windows around the world, all looking much the same. But when a stone has colour zoning, you would be hard pressed to ever find another that looked identical when examined. They are one of a kind.</p><p></p><p>I can see the light passes through the c-axis of your stone without too much difficulty, by the looks. That's a good thing. Get your friend in Rubyvale to examine it and see if she can cut it, it may return a nice looking stone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 212449, member: 2976"] I quite like colour-zoned stones. Sapphires especially. There are constant arguments on Gemmology forums about whether colour zoning is a desirable or undesirable feature. The way I think of it is that color zoning makes an already rare stone unique. There are plenty of straight blue sapphires in jewellers windows around the world, all looking much the same. But when a stone has colour zoning, you would be hard pressed to ever find another that looked identical when examined. They are one of a kind. I can see the light passes through the c-axis of your stone without too much difficulty, by the looks. That's a good thing. Get your friend in Rubyvale to examine it and see if she can cut it, it may return a nice looking stone. :) [/QUOTE]
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What are the lines through this sapphire?
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