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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4508770, member: 2844"]Rubies with a relatively high iron oxide content don't fluoresce. The iron oxide counteracts the fluorescence of the chromium dioxide. </p><p>But as you said, they are likely to be glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>With those slightly irregular shapes and colours they look like pearls, cultured but real. </p><p>You can test them by rubbing them against your front teeth. If they feel gritty, they are real. (Doesn't work with dentures.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4508770, member: 2844"]Rubies with a relatively high iron oxide content don't fluoresce. The iron oxide counteracts the fluorescence of the chromium dioxide. But as you said, they are likely to be glass. With those slightly irregular shapes and colours they look like pearls, cultured but real. You can test them by rubbing them against your front teeth. If they feel gritty, they are real. (Doesn't work with dentures.;))[/QUOTE]
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