Congratulations Anti. :cat:
Thank you desperate for taking the time to look for me. :cat:
Here is a site explaining jewelry markings, I am a bit confused on their take on 14KS though. I would think its 14K plated over sterling?...
I posted pics of my pearls to show how its so difficult to tell by pics only. I am glad you are having them checked :)
So sorry Greg, now a days it seems that so many employees are enept :( Whoever is at fault,they should be kissing your feet and give to you what...
I looked under uranium glass too,Hazel Atlas, also vaseline and other keywords that escaped my pea brain....nothing ...rats :(
I am looking now, had to go make a quickie dinner ;)
When discussing flaws in diamonds or colored gems, the jewelry trade uses the term clarity. This refers to the degree to which a stone is flawed....
Its so hard to tell without knowing what you are buying from a reputable jeweler or having them looked at. Here are ssome of mine. [ATTACH]
Well I am far from a jeweler but I have bought pearls for years and even the prettiest ones had some minute flaw under a loupe,like a bump,darker...
All the pearls I own have minute spots,if you do the tooth test on a sharp part of your tooth,you will feel the scratchy feeling. Try on a fake...
Is this your pattern? I cant see your detail that well. http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/626746 [IMG] Sorry, just noticed no info on the link.:(
I would worry only if the cabinet card were of a civil war soldier,Pres,or other rare or highly collectable piece,then it could in fact be altered.;)
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My late Stepmom was Aleut/French and born and raised in Ak. Thats where my Dad met her. ANyway she gave me a totempole pin and lots of sterling...
Definitely not obsidian or smoky quartz ;) PS I have seen a rainbow obsidian, but your last pic looks too green?
Yes Bob is correct, I have shist and I can break it up whereas I can't my pyrite:) Maybe you can replace it with a pretty stone ?
Look under a loupe,if any tiny flecks of red a blood stone, I have one with no red.
adventurine,chalcedony,coud be a jade?
Thank goodness they gave you your money.
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