Help with identifying red stone on old Chinese ring

[Koompz]

Hi everyone, I'm not very good with identifying gemstones. I have recently bought this lovely Chinese spray ring for my mum, it is 18k white gold, but have no idea what the gemstone is. Please kindly help me identify. Thanks so much.

 

[Bluegemz]

I would guess because of the lighter spot, that it’s a coral. Either dyed or natural. Some natural coral has lighter spots.. but it could also be a place where artificial pigment wore off .it looks like a pink red color on my screen. Is that accurate in life? Another question, does the lighterspot move across the stone following the light?

 

[pwsg07]

Why don't you take a video of the stone? Is the stone transparent, translucent, or opaque? Can you show us the back of the stone? Is it a heavy ring? The colour is very nice.

 

[kenny]

Why don't you take a video of the stone? Is the stone transparent, translucent, or opaque? Can you show us the back of the stone? Is it a heavy ring? The colour is very nice.

Sorry but PS doesn't allow us to post links to home made videos.
Supposedly it puts the poster at risk of having their true identity revealed.
IMO, since this is a diamond and gem forum the concern about being tracked down and robbed is justified.

 

[T L]

Hi everyone, I'm not very good with identifying gemstones. I have recently bought this lovely Chinese spray ring for my mum, it is 18k white gold, but have no idea what the gemstone is. Please kindly help me identify. Thanks so much.

Honestly, it's too difficult to tell from photos. Someone said coral, but to me it looks translucent. Best to take it to a gemologist who is familiar with colored stones. That color in such a large stone is very rare, so it's highly likely to be a synthetic or highly treated, such as dyed. If it is real and natural color, it would really be something.

 

[pwsg07]

Sorry but PS doesn't allow us to post links to home made videos.
Supposedly it puts the poster at risk of having their true identity revealed.
IMO, since this is a diamond and gem forum the concern about being tracked down and robbed is justified.

I posted several videos from my youtube on my threads. But no one remove them.

 

[Koompz]

I will try to create a moving picture and upload it today. Thanks everyone.

The stone is translucent, the light part of it moves around. And it is a pink and red colour in real life. The photo is a pretty accurate depiction of the colour. Let me make a moving picture and upload. Appreciate your insights!

Why don't you take a video of the stone? Is the stone transparent, translucent, or opaque? Can you show us the back of the stone? Is it a heavy ring? The colour is very nice.

 

[Bron357]

I think it’s a star ruby or at least a very silky ruby. That’s my 5 cents

 

[Bluegemz]

I will try to create a moving picture and upload it today. Thanks everyone.

The stone is translucent, the light part of it moves around. And it is a pink and red colour in real life. The photo is a pretty accurate depiction of the colour. Let me make a moving picture and upload. Appreciate your insights!

I’m guessing a star ruby too since it’s translucent with star or light area that moves. If you get a picture of the star, it might help to see if it is a synthetic stone.

 

[Koompz]

Hi everyone, here is a moving image. If you can't view on the forum, there is a link to the gif image. Cheers, Kai

https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohs7J4PxZApHx3TSU/200w.gif

 

[Koompz]

The ring is 10 grams, has the marks K白金 in Chinese which I have found to be 18k solid white gold. Very high mount. Cheers, Kai

 

[Bron357]

I’m still inclined to think it’s a silky ruby. It is a substantial stone and that mount is high carat, heavy and solid gold. It would be worth the expense of having a GIA report done. At that size and pleasing colour, it could be a valuable gem.

 

[pwsg07]

It seems to me it is a cat’s eye rubellite or ruby. Is it included or clean？ How does the bottom of the stone look like？

 

[shinyrocks]

From the video, looks like it might possibly be a doublet? The top part of the cab looks completely transparent from the side view, but you get a chatoyant or translucent appearance when viewing from above.

 

[ringo865]

It's very pretty and high carat gold. Perhaps a jeweler near you has a refracometer or spectrometer and could preliminarily identify it.

 

[kenny]

I posted several videos from my youtube on my threads. But no one remove them.

So, you got away with breaking a rule you agreed to follow when you registered.

Admin is busy and can't catch everything.

 

[Barrett]

18K isn't used, usually, with subpar stones.

 

[arkieb1]

My guesses would be synthetic or lab ruby, lab or treated red jadeite, red Carnelian or some type of agate. IMHO it's the wrong colour for coral and it doesn't have the look of a real ruby.

 

[arkieb1]

18K isn't used, usually, with subpar stones.

You can find Chinese and Indian rings in high carat gold with carnelian, agate, dyed coral, all kinds of treated jadeite and a range of synthetics so I'm not sure that is always true.

 

[Tourmaline]

Definitely a doublet. Maybe quartz for the dome. Not sure what's under it.

 

[AprilBaby]

Whatever it is, it’s gorgeous!