Would you try to repair this Chrysoberyl?

[corundum_conundrum]

 

[corundum_conundrum]

I bought an old stock Brazilian Chrysoberyl last week that I was thrilled with. It's a neon greenish yellow, intensely saturated stone that looks great in any light. I own a couple of other borderline neon Chrsyos, but the color of this one is the best I've ever seen in person. My monitor washes out the color in my pictures, but the color looks right on my phone.

It's definitely slightly included which I knew when I purchased it. It's got some silk, which I actually think pairs well with the neon color--it lights up all over and has an eerie glow. There are a couple of veils in it as well, though they are hidden pretty well by the glowy-ness of the stone.

The one thing that does bother me is there is a slight nick on a crown facet. I can't tell if it was a chip, a pit or what. I can feel it with my fingernail.

The the other problem is that the nick is only a facet away from a veil in the crown. That makes me nervous about trying to repair it through a crown re-polish, for fear that additional polishing would unearth the veil.

I'm not returning the stone since I'm too enamored with the color. What's best for the aesthetics and integrity of the stone? Leaving it alone, re-polishing some part of the crown, or exploring a more creative solution, such as having a carver put a concave facet to remove the nick and the veil?

 

[corundum_conundrum]

I could only capture the nick and veil in this garbage photo. I circled the nick and the veil which starts under a facet above it so you can get a sense of how close the nick or pit is to the veil.

 

[T L]

It might be able to be polished out if it’s not too big. Ask a lapidary

 

[arkieb1]

Send the pics to someone like Jerry Newman and ask if he can do anything with it.

http://www.gemartservices.com/

 

[lovedogs]

Or Dan stair might be able to help