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Amethyst 36.95 ct Oval Purple Blue!

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Closed 9 Nov 09 21:31
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Product details

Condition
New
Location
South Africa
Customer ratings:
Product code
7109
Bob Shop ID
16937897

Purple Blue!

 

Gemstone Properties

Clarity Scale
 
IF - No Inclusions under 10x Loupe
VVS - Inclusions not visible to naked eye
VS - Barely see inclusion
SI - Slight Inclusion
I - Many Inclusions
Lovely
  Quantity
 1
 Colour
 Purple
 Clarity
 VVS
 Weight
 36.95 ct
 Size
 23.8 x 18.6 x 15.1 mm
 Shape/Cut
 Oval Cut & Fancy table
 Luster
 Excellent
 Hardness
 7
 Origin
 Uruguay
 Treatment (Seller not aware of other treatments)
 Hydrothermal
 Measured Refractive Index (By seller)
 1.55
 Theoretical Refractive Index*
 1.544-1.553
 Measured Specific gravity (By seller)
 2.65
 Theoretical Specific Gravity*
 2.65
* Gemstones of the World, Walter Schumann, 3rd Edition, 2006.  
 
Note: Lovely blue purple gem!
 
I've indicated HYDROTHERMAL under treatment.  WHY: This is a genuine Amethyst, showing all the characteristics of amethyst and was sold to me as a natural stone. However most experts I've consulted say that with stones this large, the possibility is 99.5% that its a synthetic, most likely produced by the hydrothermal method, resulting in stones that are identical to natural stones. Definitive testing would require sending it to a lab e.g. EGL in JHB which charges R275/ct (in this case R6000 plus). Also it is possible some of the tests would be destructive. Simply put: I can't (& the gemologists I 've spoken to wouldn't) put pen to paper certifying that its 100 % natural or synthetic, without lab certification. So I've indicated hydrothermal to denote the possibility. 
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The weight, measurements, specific gravity (SG) and refractive index (RI), where applicable, of the stone(s) are measured and provided in a report to the buyer. The RI and SG are the 2 most important indicators of gem identity.
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Customer ratings: 1 ratings

Good communication = good seller, item arrived as per auction, many thanks.
23 Nov 2009