Jereni
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- May 12, 2012
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- 780
I'm looking at a loose emerald with a good price, and I'm now wondering if this is why. I wrote them to ask about return policy if I send the stone to AGL. This is what they wrote back in terms of information on treatment:
"We frequently have our new acquisitions cedar oiled before bringing them
home. One of the most commonly used treatment labs in Bogota uses a cedar
oil that contains an additive called Araldite. Araldite is a colorless,
synthetic hardener to help reduce oil leakage from the stone. This oil is
very commonly used and in no way is viewed as deceptive or unethical. But
because of this synthetic component, which is detected by their Raman
spectrographic equipment, they label this treatment as 'modern'. That's not
a problem, but their definition of modern treatments also include other less
desirable treatments such as permasafe and gematrat which are quite
different in that they are epoxies that can actually be used to reconstruct
or drastically alter the physical integrity of a stone. They are not
ethical. We disagree with them grouping the cedar oil/w Araldite in with
these other 'treatments'. They are clearly different."
Thoughts? I'm unfamiliar with this and am having some trouble deciphering what I'm reading online about it. Does this kill value of the emerald, what are thoughts on its stability?
"We frequently have our new acquisitions cedar oiled before bringing them
home. One of the most commonly used treatment labs in Bogota uses a cedar
oil that contains an additive called Araldite. Araldite is a colorless,
synthetic hardener to help reduce oil leakage from the stone. This oil is
very commonly used and in no way is viewed as deceptive or unethical. But
because of this synthetic component, which is detected by their Raman
spectrographic equipment, they label this treatment as 'modern'. That's not
a problem, but their definition of modern treatments also include other less
desirable treatments such as permasafe and gematrat which are quite
different in that they are epoxies that can actually be used to reconstruct
or drastically alter the physical integrity of a stone. They are not
ethical. We disagree with them grouping the cedar oil/w Araldite in with
these other 'treatments'. They are clearly different."
Thoughts? I'm unfamiliar with this and am having some trouble deciphering what I'm reading online about it. Does this kill value of the emerald, what are thoughts on its stability?