AustenNut
Brilliant_Rock
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I''m getting ready to purchase some topaz and am having difficulty judging the pictures.
1) When looking at a stone in the face up position, should there be any dark areas at all (which when the stone is moving would be reflecting light) or is that a sign of extinction or a window? For examples look at stones 2-4. (Though if these are windows, they appear different to me than most of the windows I''ve seen in the "native" cuts.)
2) When a light colored stone is on a dark background, if there are areas that are so clear it''s almost jelly-fish like, does that mean that there''s virtually no color there and it would be practically clear on a white background? (See pictures 5 & 6, especially 5.)
3) How much similarity would stones need to have in order to be combined in the same piece (for, say, a pendant)?
4) Based on these pictures, which stones do you think are best?
1) When looking at a stone in the face up position, should there be any dark areas at all (which when the stone is moving would be reflecting light) or is that a sign of extinction or a window? For examples look at stones 2-4. (Though if these are windows, they appear different to me than most of the windows I''ve seen in the "native" cuts.)
2) When a light colored stone is on a dark background, if there are areas that are so clear it''s almost jelly-fish like, does that mean that there''s virtually no color there and it would be practically clear on a white background? (See pictures 5 & 6, especially 5.)
3) How much similarity would stones need to have in order to be combined in the same piece (for, say, a pendant)?
4) Based on these pictures, which stones do you think are best?