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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 9812848, member: 147"]I don't know. The area I circled looks transparent but the rest looks foiled. I suspect a rhinestone with the foiling gone in the transparent area. The metal looks like it was cleaned with metal polish and I would worry, if it's a rhinestone, that it got wet in the process and the foiling has been damaged.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would use a sharp knife or single edge razor blade to gently open up the prongs holding the stone in the setting (wear glasses for safety!!!!!) and look at the back of the stone. You could just do 2 of the prongs on 1 of the long sides. You can easily place the stone back in the setting and fold the prongs back down.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]488103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 9812848, member: 147"]I don't know. The area I circled looks transparent but the rest looks foiled. I suspect a rhinestone with the foiling gone in the transparent area. The metal looks like it was cleaned with metal polish and I would worry, if it's a rhinestone, that it got wet in the process and the foiling has been damaged. I would use a sharp knife or single edge razor blade to gently open up the prongs holding the stone in the setting (wear glasses for safety!!!!!) and look at the back of the stone. You could just do 2 of the prongs on 1 of the long sides. You can easily place the stone back in the setting and fold the prongs back down. [ATTACH=full]488103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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