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Demantoid horsetail inclusion

glitterata

glitterata

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I was playing with my microscope again, and I thought you folks might enjoy peering into the stones in my c. 1900 demantoid ring. One of the stones has an incredible horsetail; the other is clearer, with little specks.

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Love that! They always remind me of fireworks
 
So cool - love vibrant demantoid garnets - beautiful toi et moi ring!
 
Very cool!
 
When it's a full 360 degrees like that, that's a synthetic horsetail. Very common in the early 20th century.



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@LilAlex please stop spreading misinformation without substantial evidence. If they did make horsetail inclusions in synthetic garnet, they would continue making it, instead of creating super-clean YAG material.

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Gorgeous ring, thanks for sharing it. I never thought we'd have to watch out for disinformation from PS members taking about gemstones.
 
strawrose said:
@LilAlex please stop spreading misinformation without substantial evidence. If they did make horsetail inclusions in synthetic garnet, they would continue making it, instead of creating super-clean YAG material.
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It's a joke

Sorry, I forgot what forum I'm on :)
 
LilAlex said:
It's a joke

Sorry, I forgot what forum I'm on :)
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I knew it :bigsmile: But I have never seen little speckles in demantoids. Interesting!
 
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