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Before the invention of precise faceting machines when cutting was done by eye...

When I use a rough grit sandpaper on anything no matter how clear...glass even...it becomes clouded. But after using finer and finer sandpaper and then eventually polishing it becomes clear again. What your saying is not logical.

I have never facepalmed this hard at anything I've read on this forum board before.
 
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Found that in a GIA training video.
 
It is cut and polished and it is barely translucent, so no. It is closer to a rock than a gem -- you can polish all you want and that won't make it transparent. If the grain is fine enough, you could maybe make it shinier. Best of luck with it! Over and out.

I agree with you and fully understand you point, however to me it looks like someone sanded a rough into this shape and then used a file on it. I do not think it has been cut and polished.
 
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I have never facepalmed this hard at anything I've read on this forum board before.

I agree with you and fully understand your point, however....


Lol i forgot to mention the lady in NY said she got it 46 years ago from a THAI lady she used to work for...i had no idea Thailand was so close in proximity to Myanmar (Burma). My face hit my palm too after i looked up Unheated/Untreated Burma Ruby over 10 carats...(currently between 20-25carats).
If you scroll up a bit what i wrote that shocked you so much about the stone might not sound so far fetched.
 
There is a site geared towards professionals in the Trade including lapidaries. Although I am not allowed to link the site, you can find it quite easily by googling "gemology" and "forums" or "online."

I agree with you and fully understand your point, however if i had not posted this in the wrong forum i wouldn't have learned such a valuable lesson. Shout out to Kenny and everyone else that helped me with that and also to lovedogs for trying to crush my dreams gently. 8-) Ty all for your time.
 
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