Please identify this jewelry
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Would love to know what stone this could be without going to a jeweller (trying to avoid covid). So sorry for the double post, but I figure this thread might be more visible.
It shows heavy fluorescence under my gel nail UV lamp. In daylight it is pink and purple. Also very transparent, just like glass although the photos show it to be cloudy, it's not.
From my online research it it could be anything from a pink/purple ruby, sapphire to garnet (maybe the Malaya type? glows under UV light too) or spinell, topas or amethyst (although I think amethysts don't glow under UV light). Also, the edges show nicks/chips. Not sure if this is only related to hardness as the ring is several decades old (heirloom).
Any idea is appreciated, thank you!
It shows heavy fluorescence under my gel nail UV lamp. In daylight it is pink and purple. Also very transparent, just like glass although the photos show it to be cloudy, it's not.
From my online research it it could be anything from a pink/purple ruby, sapphire to garnet (maybe the Malaya type? glows under UV light too) or spinell, topas or amethyst (although I think amethysts don't glow under UV light). Also, the edges show nicks/chips. Not sure if this is only related to hardness as the ring is several decades old (heirloom).
Any idea is appreciated, thank you!
It looks like an Alexandrite to me. Alexandrite does fluoresce under UV light, and its color varies depending on whether it’s in daylight or artificial light. It’s a beautiful stone. Mohs hardness of 8.5, so it’s pretty durable, but if it’s a large stone and was worn a lot over the years, I could see it getting a few dings on the girdle.
Thank you! I briefly considered Alexandrite too, but as the stone never shows any greenish hues I ruled it out again. The colour only changes slightly from a an orange-y pink to a blue-tinged pink (the purple tip and sides stay pretty much the same).
As I had to pick up an official document I decided to drop into a jeweler afterwards... they told me they really can't tell without sending it to their gemologist lab with necessary machines. Due to summer time it will take 4 weeks right now... so I decided to send it off once I am back from my travels in August.
The first idea of the jeweler was amethyst, but then she commented it is quite pink for an amethyst (atypical, but not impossible). She was quite surprised seeing the intensity of the glow though. My current uneducated guess is a bi-colour colour change sapphire.
As I had to pick up an official document I decided to drop into a jeweler afterwards... they told me they really can't tell without sending it to their gemologist lab with necessary machines. Due to summer time it will take 4 weeks right now... so I decided to send it off once I am back from my travels in August.
The first idea of the jeweler was amethyst, but then she commented it is quite pink for an amethyst (atypical, but not impossible). She was quite surprised seeing the intensity of the glow though. My current uneducated guess is a bi-colour colour change sapphire.
My next guess would have been Kunzite, but it looks like Kunzite glows more orange under UV light. Also, Kunzites that deep in color are pretty rare.
Ah I see why, the colour range makes it possible. But true, the color of mine is deeper than what I see on Google.
I'm not sure if my UV light is short or long wave (just a random consumer gel nail polish one). Depending on that the color of the glow varies.
I attached some more pics under different lighting.
Indirect daylight
Direct sunlight
Candle
Monitor (probably has enough UV to make it glow a bit)
I'm not sure if my UV light is short or long wave (just a random consumer gel nail polish one). Depending on that the color of the glow varies.
I attached some more pics under different lighting.
Indirect daylight
Direct sunlight
Candle
Monitor (probably has enough UV to make it glow a bit)
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