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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Why do sapphires darken when cut?
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<blockquote data-quote="rough2cut" data-source="post: 120218" data-attributes="member: 3816"><p>You feel bad when someones so pleased with what they have found after they slaved all weekend in a leech infested muddy creek, only to find its not a good cutter.</p><p>I hate telling them otherwise because there is always someone to tell them its great to keep up the enthusiasism. 'I like the congac diamonds myself over the white ones.</p><p>Diamonds over zircon any day. Its like an Alexandrite ring I had to verify for a family friend and they were adamant it was the real thing. I had to tell them it wasn't and was a synthetic alexandrite coulour change corundum. They had classed it as the prize inheritance piece of the family. So do you tell them the harsh truth and become an ex family friend or keep the tale going.Dark sapphire is dark sapphire and it doesn't matter about the cross section. Dark green or dark blue or inbetween. Its still dark.</p><p>Sorry I still hate cutting sapphires.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rough2cut, post: 120218, member: 3816"] You feel bad when someones so pleased with what they have found after they slaved all weekend in a leech infested muddy creek, only to find its not a good cutter. I hate telling them otherwise because there is always someone to tell them its great to keep up the enthusiasism. 'I like the congac diamonds myself over the white ones. Diamonds over zircon any day. Its like an Alexandrite ring I had to verify for a family friend and they were adamant it was the real thing. I had to tell them it wasn't and was a synthetic alexandrite coulour change corundum. They had classed it as the prize inheritance piece of the family. So do you tell them the harsh truth and become an ex family friend or keep the tale going.Dark sapphire is dark sapphire and it doesn't matter about the cross section. Dark green or dark blue or inbetween. Its still dark. Sorry I still hate cutting sapphires. [/QUOTE]
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Why do sapphires darken when cut?
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