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Soaking in acetone is a destructive test. You have to be prepared that things could go wrong with your piece so please don't do it if you are not prepared for the bangle to get destroyed or change in case acetone reacts to a treatment. Often a close loupe inspection could detect dye marks. Are you suspicious that your bangle is dyed or polymer impregnated?
If you suspect glass, I do other tests on that such as thermal conductivity test or refractive index test or use the spectroscope. A destructive way to test glass is through a scratch test. Acetone won't do anything to glass.
Seaglow, thanks for posting this! It's interesting to see it next to a gem silica . You are right about supplies not lasting infinitely. It might be worth buying more at this price. I love the dark rose quartz strand! How beautiful. I've not seen that color on the market recently.Here's a photo under loupe of the bead I soaked in acetone. I didn't clean it so you see white marks. Hardly noticeable without a loupe. This is a very beautiful material, and I've placed the bracelet beside a gem silica from Ray Mine, Arizona.
Some traders noticed the bracelet and concluded that they are dyed agate, etc., when I said amazonite, they didn't believe as apparently, many dyed agates of this color are in China though I've seen those material and can tell that the transluscent amazonite is different. Not sure how this find will last. I remember the dark pink Madagascan Rose Quartz. They used to be bountiful a few years back but now they're gone. Some are available in cab form now but not anymore in bead strands. Also attaching a photo of the deep pink rose quartz with a bracelet with the usual color of rose quartz.
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First, it's got a great color! Rose quartz is typically going to be more fragile, especially around fracture lines. I've heard that rose quartz bangles have great energy.@Bluegemz Hubby (the pink loving fiend) wants to buy me this as a present.
Any thoughts?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Natural-Ros...Bangle-AAAA-Inner-Diameter-56mm-/322711768679
First, it's got a great color! Rose quartz is typically going to be more fragile, especially around fracture lines. I've heard that rose quartz bangles have great energy.
Re: the seller, I've not had any problems with them personally with the beads which I bought, but @Tourmaline purchased some bangles from them that were not the exact ones pictured , though still lovely, and also they did not have good customer service when they broke. She bought other bangles from Rikoo, who seems to have better customer service and they sell rose quartz bangles too. Just FYI .
You can always just go for it. I would ask if youre receiving the exact bangle pictures so they know that is what you want. No guarantee that they will do it though. Buying online always has risks. Again, I personally have had no problems with what I got from them and I've known of others who have purchased from them without issue. They have not been accommodating to some complaints though.Ahh bugger! I liked the one in the link I posted! And it's 56mm which is better for my wrist that a 59 which I found on Rikoo
http://www.rikoo.com/pro/2804668.html
Your hubby is awesome. Pink is so under appreciated by men![]()
The first has richer color and more 'body', but the second has a more ethereal presence and seems to have fewer fracture lines. It looks like it might be stronger than the first. This fracture or stone line worries me a tad....This is a wee bit cheaper!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Natural-Ros...-Diameter-55mm-/222632693438?autorefresh=true
I like the first one more though!
What do you think?
You can always just go for it. I would ask if youre receiving the exact bangle pictures so they know that is what you want. No guarantee that they will do it though.
I've sent them an email about whether I would be getting the exact bangle.
Let’s revisit this topic. This material has flooded eBay and it now widely available and inexpensive. So what’s going on? I see bangles made of it, and they’re so beautiful. How can they be real and so inexpensive???
GIA around mid last year released this article so the recent, cheap ones are most likely polymer impregnated.
https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/fall-2017-gemnews-impregnated-amazonite
I can’t say for sure, but it could be friction wear because they are a feldspar variety, which is not the toughest of stones. When I had an Amazonite bead tested by GIA, the report indicated that they were polished with wax only on the surface, which was great news for such gorgeous material! . However, since there have been reports of impregnating with other substances, likely a polymer.( this is a process that involves acid soaking to open the stone, and then forcing material into the depth of the stone.) Apparently, there is a lot of cheap material flooding the market, which could be treated. My guess would be that polymer impregnated material might have a more even surface , but I have no way of knowing. It’s a lovely bracelet BTW!Hi ladies! So happy to have found these posts! I have ordered 4 amazonite bracelets so far. The Mozambique one is as beautiful as the pics but I see some chipping of some sort around the stretchy part of bracelet (where the holes are and the stretch cord is inserted). I took some pics. Does anybody know if this means the stones aren't real? Or if it means they have been coated with something?
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I can’t say for sure, but it could be friction wear because they are a feldspar variety, which is not the toughest of stones. When I had an Amazonite bead tested by GIA, the report indicated that they were polished with wax only on the surface, which was great news for such gorgeous material! . However, since there have been reports of impregnating with other substances, likely a polymer.( this is a process that involves acid soaking to open the stone, and then forcing material into the depth of the stone.) Apparently, there is a lot of cheap material flooding the market, which could be treated. My guess would be that polymer impregnated material might have a more even surface , but I have no way of knowing. It’s a lovely bracelet BTW!