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I don't know, Kenny....that huge fracture line across the top is a little off putting, not to mention the heft of it on my finger.
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That looks like one of those huge dyed stones that are often sold on ebay, not that size, but like 100 carats or so. I doubt it's worth very much. It's opaque.
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I think this 'emerald' is a potential scam. I posted about it on another site that warns about scams like these. I hope someone takes notice.
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I don't know Kenny, they're probably counting on some really naive consumers out there. |
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A butt ugly cab grade mass of emerald with facets put on it...what are the facets for? To transmit reflected light back through the stone??? uhhhh..but isn't it opaque? I would pay maybe $5000 and use it as a novelty item next to my floppy shoes and chattering teeth....
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I wouldn't pay $1 for that hideous thing. |
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it's as my good buddy once told me regarding things such as these
It doesn't mater if you have 2 cts. of doo-doo or 25 pounds of doo-doo....it's still doo-doo |
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Thanks for the first smile of the morning Barrett!
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Personally, if I was going to have a ridiculously huge stone, I'd prefer this 55,000 ct opal:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=277402482303310&set=a.196352230408336.48803.139183986125161&type=1
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Lo and behold...turns out it's a dyed emerald...LOL..just like TL said it was....LOL...probably the same guy does the large ebay ones http://www.nationaljeweler.com/nj/colored-stones/a/~27692-Huge-emerald-digs-up-controversy
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Did you read these ridiculous comments at the end, and the fact that GIA will not called a dyed green stone an "emerald." Gee I wonder why??
"For his part, Reaney is standing by his massive emerald, dismissing the statements of both the GIA and the other gemologist, whom he said is just jealous he didn’t snatch up the stone." Yes, it's every day that you want to buy a stone from a dealer that dismisses one of the most important gemological labs there is. |
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Yes, that part is classic! Sounds like it's time for him to go pout in the corner...LOL
The seller in India is laughing all the way to the bank |
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And it's clarity enhanced??? That big opaque thing??
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Lesson in emeralds, THIS is an emerald (Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari brooch).
That hideous rock looks like cheese that went bad. Besides, if I'm going for an opaque green rock, I much rather have some malachite.
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Quote: "“It is an emerald, 100 percent. They are welcome to fly up here and analyze it themselves,” he said of the GIA."
This makes me mad. Some uninformed buyer will read, "They are welcome to fly up here and analyze it themselves,” and think that lends credibility to it being emerald. I'm sure this guy knows that GIA does not fly around to voluntarily analyze stones and that owners must submit a stone for grading and deliver it to GIA and pay GIA. How very deceptive!
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LOL...good point, Kenny..."Look, is that a bird, a plane, no...it's GIA"!
This is exactly why folks like Kenny, TL, Chrono, Harriet, LD, Freke, Minous, Pandora, etc. hammer away about getting stones tested. Even one that has been on CNN and most other natioanl news and hyped as the largest emerald in the world is not immune from the scammers and undisclosed treatments |
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This has caused such a commotion up here, it boggles the mind...it's an ugly behemoth!
Mike, who runs the auction house, is going purely on Jeff's grading of the 'emerald'. When I asked Jeff about it however, he says that he's talked extensively to GIA about this item and that GIA has told him that there is no way their lab could tell if it's a real emerald or a dyed white beryl...uh I called GIA and talked to the lab to confirm this as fact. They wouldn't tell me either way, if they could or couldn't tell the difference between green dyed white beryl and an emerald. Is there no way to tell this? I spoke to the GIA library in regards, they think it's absurd that it can't be concluded either way in the lab. Thoughts....? |
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This would be a nice accent rock for around the pond. Even if it was genuine I wouldn't pay more then $25 for it. I mean what would you do with it? Would you recut it and produce ring sized emeralds that look like crayon pieces?
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It's VERY deceptive! When I spoke to Nechka today he said it's dyed green and fracture filled, so how is it 100% emerald!? He was quoted in my local paper saying he "conducted light and brightness tests and used refractive techniques to ensure no epoxy, glass or other rock was infused with the emerald."
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Well, at least I know I'm not getting ripped off by bidding on these big giant green dyed chunks. At least the silver is worth something.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIANT-EMERALD-SILVER-NECKLACE-19-R6025-/390384127914?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae4b50faa#ht_3236wt_1037 |
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See, for costume jewelry I have no problem with treatments. Here's an interesting interview, he's a lot more forthcoming about the possibility of it being white beryl, and GIA gives their 2 cents: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092514/Worlds-Largest-Emerald-worth-1-2-million-emerald-all.html |
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double post.
Last edited by TL on January 28th, 2012, 8:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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LMAO at that article. They have it displayed like its something valuable, and its not. The faceting on it is ridiculous as the stone has very poor luster, and it isn't transparent, or even translucent to my eye. What a joke, and I feel sorry for the poor bloke that is going to buy that thinking he got some gem. Even the comments in that article are hilarious, and show that laypeople know he difference between a nice gem, and that monstrosity. |