CDNinNYC
Ideal_Rock
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Hello all!
I don't normally post in this section but hope you can provide me and a friend some information on a ring she inherited from her grandmother. All she was told was that it was an Alexandrite. She asked me to help find an appraiser for her but I'm not clear on who to go to. Can anyone provide recommendations?
Also, I've been reading up on synthetic stones. Is there a way to tell by looking at it to determine authenticity?
I have some pictures I took earlier (indoors). It was ridiculously difficult to capture the colour changes. Its main colour is a lovely purple but it easily changed to blue when I brought it to the window. Under kitchen lighting, red flashes came out. My friend suggested taking it outside, so maybe I can take some photos tomorrow. Do particular colour changes help determine origin? I didn't see any green, I don't think, but maybe I will outside.
Here are some of the photos I took. (Please excuse the dry hands!) Any information/help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
I don't normally post in this section but hope you can provide me and a friend some information on a ring she inherited from her grandmother. All she was told was that it was an Alexandrite. She asked me to help find an appraiser for her but I'm not clear on who to go to. Can anyone provide recommendations?
Also, I've been reading up on synthetic stones. Is there a way to tell by looking at it to determine authenticity?
I have some pictures I took earlier (indoors). It was ridiculously difficult to capture the colour changes. Its main colour is a lovely purple but it easily changed to blue when I brought it to the window. Under kitchen lighting, red flashes came out. My friend suggested taking it outside, so maybe I can take some photos tomorrow. Do particular colour changes help determine origin? I didn't see any green, I don't think, but maybe I will outside.
Here are some of the photos I took. (Please excuse the dry hands!) Any information/help/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!