the stone look very dark brownish green from the top with nomal lighting and naked eye, even with lighting + 10x loup, no fire not like those on the ebay pic though. any way, I also found very few tiny bubbles, and I found not so big water/glue/silican kida sustance and brush strok mark in another ring, not like rock inclusion, may be water. doesn't seem like possible to attach any pic file here no matter how small the picture I shrinked. There's no mention where the modavite is coming from. If I fight with them and refused to pay for the item, anybosy knows what's the worst could be? Also, I ran to check on the blink which is from an american seller I totally trust, but then who knows the source didn't fool them. His modavite has bubbles in one stone i looked. The seller Freakingcat I have problem with have everything here Modavite, Zincite, Tektite, Green Obsidian except Azeztulite. I am checking and learning from you folks. in this case, doesn't matter.Ģ8th Jun 2007 02:07 UTC seald well, it's an eye opener. It is just shocking to me, never in the back of my mind would worry about getting something fake before. I wouldn't mind if the color enhancement is permanent, like heated ruby, sapphire, tanzanite, aqua.Īny way, a lesson to learn. the high end extremely rare naturalemerald color. in case of Hiddenite, it's even a controversal to call it Hiddenite or call it a gemstone with the irradiation because the color would all go away in a few years even without sunlight or strong light exposed vs. ![]() and i have huge jewlry collection although not the top notch one) without being information about color treatment about irridated, color enhance, diffused in the product discription, not like putting oil on emerald, it makes a whole lot difference, esp. I never have any jewlry bought online (not from Ebay, other american co. The problem is that what kind of treatment, temperory, permanent, standard or nonstandard, accepted treatment or unaccepted. I am ok with all those standard treatment. totally not worth it.ĭon't you think it's downright misleading? What does "treated" mean? How many type of gems are not treated? few, fire opal, paridot, tsavorite. Even though haven't lost a dime yet, but all the stress and uncertainty, digging around to find out the truth, torture. Do they really worth a whole lot? Can anybody tell whether the ruby's for real, under the treatment of ruby, it says "new treatment" what does that mean? any way, may be some gem collector or expert/gemologists can shred some light to this seller's items.Ģ7th Jun 2007 17:32 UTC seald I sure have learned my lesson. Any expert's take? I am including the 4 links for obsidian, hiddenite, ruby and assay button. mostly ugly, some got marvelous color and clarity. I almost bid on the "15.57 ct INVESTMENT GEM - GREEN ANDARA OBSIDIAN - JAVA" I won the auction for "21.11 ct AAA BEST EMERALD COLOR HIDDENITE (Kunzite)" $60.99 from this Ebay seller FREAKINGCAT GEM, who claims RAREST COLLECTOR STONES ON EBAY!, Thailand that has gazilion "rarest collector or investment gems" that you have no idea what the heck they are. ![]() ![]() If there is anyone out there who knows who I can contact about getting it tumbled or cut into jewelry, it would truly be appreciated!!!Ģ7th Jun 2007 15:33 UTC seald Hi Anybody who knows ![]() Look for it in the news soon enough! It is quite beautiful and the quality is definitely there! I just need to find someone who creates the jewelry out of it as it is like emeralds if the cut is the same.The darkness of the stone certainly is infuenced by its density.Some pieces are like tennis balls and vary in shape and texture. Guess, again! I have carried out over around 300lbs easily from the location and it is funny to be walking on it as the glass fragments tinkle under my feet! I even found a few lavendar pieces.Of course, it needs cleaning and all and I got some poison ivy while scavaging for it.Yuck! Still, it is beautiful and it is exciting as it is said to be in the western states in the U.S. Recent Images in Discussionsģrd Apr 2007 04:01 UTC Mike Pawlikowski Believe it or not.I have discovered an area in the wooded gamelands of Central Pa that is green obsidian and some of the pieces must weigh in at about 3-4 pounds! Some of it is milky green with streaks of dark green within and others are solid deep green. Currier Digital LibraryOpen discussion area. Techniques for CollectorsOpen discussion area. Minerals and MuseumsOpen discussion area. Mineralogical ClassificationOpen discussion area. Lost and Stolen SpecimensOpen discussion area. ╳Discussions □ Home □ Search □ Latest Groups EducationOpen discussion area.
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