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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4414537, member: 18716"]If you have a good loupe you can look for air bubbles inside the stone - if there are any then it's glass. If not then it could be either, you'll need test equipment to tell, or just pop into a local jeweller/pawn shop they should tell you for sure. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the pics the facet edges are a little soft, which can be an indicator of glass (but may just be the way the pic came out).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4414537, member: 18716"]If you have a good loupe you can look for air bubbles inside the stone - if there are any then it's glass. If not then it could be either, you'll need test equipment to tell, or just pop into a local jeweller/pawn shop they should tell you for sure. In the pics the facet edges are a little soft, which can be an indicator of glass (but may just be the way the pic came out).[/QUOTE]
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