Is this sapphire?

[EA21]

we had this pin in the family for long. no marks on the pin itself ,but i think its gold.
i am trying to cover the basics,to understand if it's worth send it to a lab test.
we went over many articles and examples of real vs fake,heated/treated etc.
kind of got lost with all the info...
appreciate any help.
thanks.

 

[Muhammad_Ali]

Hmm...Which city are you in? Most cities have fairly reliable local labs that can certify stones for as little as $40 (even less sometimes). Nobody will give you a conclusive "yes" or "no" from pictures alone. To me, it looks potentially real and has a very nice cornflower blue colour, though the black spots may be an area of concern. In Toronto, we have the Accurate Gem Lab, which has been as consistent as GIA for me and only costs $40 per stone.

Take it to a local jeweler that specialized in coloured stones and say you want to get something similar made or something else made out of the same stone and want to know if it's real and worth setting. Try a few, they should give you a free evaluation. It's definitely not as good as a lab though.

 

[EA21]

Hmm...Which city are you in? Most cities have fairly reliable local labs that can certify stones for as little as $40 (even less sometimes). Nobody will give you a conclusive "yes" or "no" from pictures alone. To me, it looks potentially real and has a very nice cornflower blue colour, though the black spots may be an area of concern. In Toronto, we have the Accurate Gem Lab, which has been as consistent as GIA for me and only costs $40 per stone.

Take it to a local jeweler that specialized in coloured stones and say you want to get something similar made or something else made out of the same stone and want to know if it's real and worth setting. Try a few, they should give you a free evaluation. It's definitely not as good as a lab though.

Thank you for your answer.
i am not from canada,but we do have labs here. only problem is that i think it will cost a lot more to
get it certified here. the black dots does look suspicious.:roll could be natural minerals/could be evidence of treatment. so need to look closer.
i just thought maybe i miss something else obvious...
thank you.

 

[EA21]

Hmm...Which city are you in? Most cities have fairly reliable local labs that can certify stones for as little as $40 (even less sometimes). Nobody will give you a conclusive "yes" or "no" from pictures alone. To me, it looks potentially real and has a very nice cornflower blue colour, though the black spots may be an area of concern. In Toronto, we have the Accurate Gem Lab, which has been as consistent as GIA for me and only costs $40 per stone.

Take it to a local jeweler that specialized in coloured stones and say you want to get something similar made or something else made out of the same stone and want to know if it's real and worth setting. Try a few, they should give you a free evaluation. It's definitely not as good as a lab though.

update.
apparently,it was very dirty. the spots we saw on the bottom was just dust.
but look at it now... unfortunately my camera not so good,but that stone shine...
i can see nice silk in some places,so i guess its a proof of the absence of heat treatment,as i understand?

 

[chrono]

Depending on the pattern of the silk, it could also mean it's synthetic or highly treated. It is all relative and not something I would attempt to ID via photographs.

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

I would have a jeweler check the metal first. If the metal is not gold, chances are much higher that the sapphire is synthetic. The shade of blue is quite lovely I might add.

 

[partgypsy]

Synthetic gemstones were set in fine metals. Honestly if you want to know you need to send it in for a grading report because even many Jewelers will not be able to distinguish synthetic man-made corundum from natural.its so clean and such a classic color w no zoning leaning towards synthetic. One easy test is to see if it has a uniform chalky blue florescence under short wave uva light. Unheated does not, Natural blue high heat does, but not uniform (over whole sapphire) from what I read.