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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 110768, member: 85&quot;]Do you have a loupe?</p><p>Use it to check the top of the stone.&nbsp; Sometimes in these older less expensive pieces they used doublets.</p><p>A doublet is an inexpensive material capped with a round sliver of a more expensive stone such as a ruby or sapphire.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is a doublet, there will be a ridge sitting on top of the gemstone.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t see a cap check the stone for inclusions, showing a less expensive stone.&nbsp; If you see air bubbles, it is glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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