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<p>[QUOTE="bennett, post: 30825, member: 274"]The stone could be anything, so just a diamond tester won't do. What if it is a white emerald? I use a Presidium Pro gem tester, but it does not tell if the stone is the synthetically created mineral. To see if it is a natural stone, try cleaning it well and tipping the stone to glare light off the facets under magnification. Look for the barely visible growth lines. Regularly spaced lines will indicate a synthetic, while irregular, less parallel lines may indicate a natural. It may take awhile to see the growth lines as they are hazy and very faint. Hope this helps woith this and other endeavors![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bennett, post: 30825, member: 274"]The stone could be anything, so just a diamond tester won't do. What if it is a white emerald? I use a Presidium Pro gem tester, but it does not tell if the stone is the synthetically created mineral. To see if it is a natural stone, try cleaning it well and tipping the stone to glare light off the facets under magnification. Look for the barely visible growth lines. Regularly spaced lines will indicate a synthetic, while irregular, less parallel lines may indicate a natural. It may take awhile to see the growth lines as they are hazy and very faint. Hope this helps woith this and other endeavors![/QUOTE]
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