Is it true about if you scratch it across a mirror, you can tell if it is real?. I have a bracelet swamped in glittering crystal thingies, but they look like diamonds. It's from the twenties flapper era, from my great aunt, and it looks real, but I'm not sure. If it's a costume piece, I don't care it's sentimental, but I am just curious to test it.
2007-09-29 04:08:53 · 5 answers · asked by NR77 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Yes, if you rub a diamond on the corner of glass or a mirror, it will scratch it. Also, if you breathe on a diamond, it doesn't fog up.
2007-09-29 04:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by peaches6 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would easier to take the bracelet to a reputable jewler and have him or her examine it. If it is that old the you don't want to run the risk of damaging it if turns out to be of value. Most jewlers will be happy to look at the stones and tell you if they are real or fake.
2007-09-29 04:16:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glass will scratch glass. Take it to a jeweler to get it appraised.
2007-09-29 04:12:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drop it on the floor
if it breaks it is not a real diamond
if it doesn't than it is
because diamonds are very hard to break
2007-09-29 04:11:10 · answer #4 · answered by indianbeauty13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bring it to a gemologist
2007-09-29 04:16:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋