Well i'm in afghanistan and can buy a lot of rubies a;; above 5 karat, some over 10 karat. Well i have pictures and just need someone that can really help me pick ones out. After that i need to have them recut and somewhere to sell them online. I can also get old roman coins but don't know anything about them
HELP!!
2006-12-23 13:09:15 · 4 answers · asked by mojoekai_usmc 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The rubies i have looked at have straight growth lines and now air pockets and are very clear but over 10 karats
2006-12-23 22:33:45 · update #1
Identifying Synthetic Rubies:
Most synthetic rubies can only be identified using at least a 10x magnification microscope or a loupe or a light source such as a lamp or a penlight.
Flame Fusion
Show curved growth lines
May also show included gas bubbles
Pulling
Curved growth lines
Flux
Translucent to opaque included crystals or liquids
Wispy like veils (cloud like structure within a ruby)
Wavy fingerprint-like inclusions
Other than fluorescence, magnification is the only way to differentiate between a synthetic and a natural ruby.
4 more try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby
2006-12-23 20:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Geo06 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are walking in a mine-field if you are attempting to buy gemstones without years of experience. Any ruby of quality and over 5 carats is going to cost you a great deal of money, and I mean many thousands of $ per carat and as for 10 carat stones back in 1979 a large (and 10cts. is large for a ruby) very fine ruby sold for over $270,000 PER CARAT. Believe me the locals know EXACTLY the value of what they are selling and if it is cheap to buy it will be rubbish or synthetic. There is no possible way to tell what a stone is worth by looking at a photograph of it and anyone who tries to tell you they can is telling lies.
I have seen so many heart breaking total disasters involving non experts bringing locally bought stones back to the west only to find that they have thrown all their hard earned money down the drain.
I don't want to sound unhelpful but you are heading for a massive downfall if you go into this without having an expert with you to examine the stones before you buy.
2006-12-24 07:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful. Ruby is one stone that can be made artificially.
2006-12-23 21:58:30 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't be fooled, synthetic rubies are genuine. Don't buy.
2006-12-23 23:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Bao L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋