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Wow, cool and gorgeous.
BUT
Why doesn't it cost a billion bucks?
Why wasn't it offered, cut and mounted in a ring by Graff?
There must be a reason.
Maybe it was irradiated by man or all the green color is only on the skin so it would have little or no green after polishing.
If natural that would be a cool stone to just keep on your desk as rough, or maybe put it in a pendant.
BUT
Why doesn't it cost a billion bucks?
Why wasn't it offered, cut and mounted in a ring by Graff?
There must be a reason.
Maybe it was irradiated by man or all the green color is only on the skin so it would have little or no green after polishing.
If natural that would be a cool stone to just keep on your desk as rough, or maybe put it in a pendant.
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it is only 3mm thick
I think the unusual crystal form is one of its best features. I would put it in a ring just as it is.
I think the unusual crystal form is one of its best features. I would put it in a ring just as it is.
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If indeed natural, I agree that it shouldn't be touched! There are times we should heed the addage, "Don't fool with mother nature!"
I would mount it loosely between two pieces of crystal, ala Happy Diamonds, in a pendant. Let it move freely!
If indeed natural, I agree that it shouldn't be touched! There are times we should heed the addage, "Don't fool with mother nature!"I would mount it loosely between two pieces of crystal, ala Happy Diamonds, in a pendant. Let it move freely!
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It's so shallow and small, that you would probably get a very small yield out of that stone. I agree, it should be left as is, and it has that typical "natural" green color. It doesn't look irradiated, but I could be wrong. Very nice crystal. So clean too!!
ETA: It would be nice to see the flat face against a sheet of white paper, as perhaps it's clear on that axis, but green only along the sides. Hmmmm?
ETA: It would be nice to see the flat face against a sheet of white paper, as perhaps it's clear on that axis, but green only along the sides. Hmmmm?
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Kenny, I really think you should consider this! Talk about a one of a kind diamond! 
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I just spoke to a gentleman at GIA who grades FCDs.
He said GIA can provide their abbreviated report (Colored Diamond Identification and Origin Report) on rough.
GIA's fee is the same, per carat, whether it is polished or rough.
He said with green it may be easy or hard to determine.
Although probably not needed with this rough, sometimes it is necessary to polish a window on to the skin, in which case it would be sent back for the owner to do that.
He also said regardless of if they can make the call in 10 minutes or it takes days it is the same price since for GIA the price averages out over many stones.
He said with green there are 3 possible outcomes:
1. Color origin natural
2. Color origin the result of treatment
3. Color origin cannot be determined at this time
He said GIA can provide their abbreviated report (Colored Diamond Identification and Origin Report) on rough.
GIA's fee is the same, per carat, whether it is polished or rough.
He said with green it may be easy or hard to determine.
Although probably not needed with this rough, sometimes it is necessary to polish a window on to the skin, in which case it would be sent back for the owner to do that.
He also said regardless of if they can make the call in 10 minutes or it takes days it is the same price since for GIA the price averages out over many stones.
He said with green there are 3 possible outcomes:
1. Color origin natural
2. Color origin the result of treatment
3. Color origin cannot be determined at this time
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Yeah, it's a lot less saturated against white color. If you cut it, it might even be a faint green, in which case, after the recut to a tiny size, it would be worth substantially less than something like your own round green.
Langerman also sells rough greens, you should take a look at his site to compare prices (and I think he's higher priced than Liebish).
Langerman also sells rough greens, you should take a look at his site to compare prices (and I think he's higher priced than Liebish).
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Indeed, it would be pointless to cut it. Bear in mind that white background photo is also head on and so all window. A three quarter view would show some TIR color around the periphery.
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Keep in mind the value of rough green has to be MUCH lower than polished green since often the green color is only near the skin.
Also heating the diamond on the polishing wheel can make the color go away.
Apparently getting the job done while keeping the heat down is one of the important skills of an FCD cutter.
Green rough can produce a polished diamond that has much less green.
All this makes green rough kind of a financial crap shoot.
A GIA-verified natural green that is still a strong pure and even green with no blotches or zoning after polishing is exceeding rare and priced accordingly.
An attractive green rough is not nearly so rare.
If I bought I would not cut it.
It would be cool mounted as a ring so you can see all 3 of those textured sides.
Also heating the diamond on the polishing wheel can make the color go away.
Apparently getting the job done while keeping the heat down is one of the important skills of an FCD cutter.
Green rough can produce a polished diamond that has much less green.
All this makes green rough kind of a financial crap shoot.
A GIA-verified natural green that is still a strong pure and even green with no blotches or zoning after polishing is exceeding rare and priced accordingly.
An attractive green rough is not nearly so rare.
If I bought I would not cut it.
It would be cool mounted as a ring so you can see all 3 of those textured sides.
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I really like those textured sides, and the opposite oriented trigons scattered through the window
Most of the green rough I have seen has been drab olive brownish. This reminds me of merelani mint garnet!
Most of the green rough I have seen has been drab olive brownish. This reminds me of merelani mint garnet!
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It would look very cool in a modified Chrono triangle mount. That way you could really enjoy the rough sides too.
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O, how I would like to have Louis Comfort Tiffany windows made of FCDs,
even just a table lamp would do.
even just a table lamp would do.
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