⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell
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Stunning party you have there Spud. Well found. Should cut a treat.
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Nice stone Spud, well done. Should cut a good one hopefully.
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Nice... Might get a two plus carat round out of that .. Any cracks or feathers in it?looks at least 5 carat...
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thanks everyone 
Kingsolomom, i have NO idea, i don't have scales and i'm not experienced enough to see the flaws yet. i'm going to take it to the local lapidary club or where Colin suggested and see if i can get any help there
this is the rest of the bunch, you can see why that one stood out but the others have some lovely colour to them
Kingsolomom, i have NO idea, i don't have scales and i'm not experienced enough to see the flaws yet. i'm going to take it to the local lapidary club or where Colin suggested and see if i can get any help there
this is the rest of the bunch, you can see why that one stood out but the others have some lovely colour to them
Nice handful of stones there Spud, I can remember a time you were feeling sorry for yourself not being able to find any, now you have the makings of a pretty impressive brag tin. Well done.
Where did you end up finding success, GG or WG?
Where did you end up finding success, GG or WG?
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Varts said:
Zircons?
Diamonds Lefty, I'm pretty sure the top one certainly is. Well done Varts, are they from Copeton/Bingara area? Any decent size to them?
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They are lovely Varts! Do Australian diamonds have the same $$ value as others? As in would you be able to sell them if you wanted to?
Haha wally im still complaining LOL , yep that lot was from GG I have another nice lot ill get some pics of as well
Haha wally im still complaining LOL , yep that lot was from GG I have another nice lot ill get some pics of as well
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wow . i can see you're going to become very good at this
and that diamond looks a great find too , coming from the creek already cut and set in a ring
have you put the saphs over a backlight yet ?
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I hope so, its so exciting every time I find one, even if its teeny tiny it boosts me to keep going lol
I need to get that re-sized it keeps spinning on my finger and im going to end up losing it one day!
Is black light the same as uv? I thought that was just for rubys? What will a black light do for a sapphire?
I need to get that re-sized it keeps spinning on my finger and im going to end up losing it one day!
Is black light the same as uv? I thought that was just for rubys? What will a black light do for a sapphire?
sorry i meant back light as in putting a light behind them to see flaws or colour change when they get more light through them
when they are cut it brings more light in to the stone to produce more brilliance but a small LED torch or Iphone can have the same affect before cutting
in their natural state they can have a dull lustre from being tumbled in the river so that torch light gives you a sneak peak of their cutting prospects
keep following your instincts . you kick butttt
when they are cut it brings more light in to the stone to produce more brilliance but a small LED torch or Iphone can have the same affect before cutting
in their natural state they can have a dull lustre from being tumbled in the river so that torch light gives you a sneak peak of their cutting prospects
keep following your instincts . you kick butttt
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