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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1713202, member: 36"]ITA on the gold mark. The stone would take a good gemologist to figure out for certain. I'd guess synthetic ruby, but get it under a fluorescent light and then take it outside. See if it looks red in one and green in the other. With a Russian ring I'd be wondering about synthetic alexandrite. (or if you're blindingly lucky the real thing ... but file that under "good gemologist")</p><p><br /></p><p>(or red and purple or red and blue. I've heard of synthetics working in different combinations.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1713202, member: 36"]ITA on the gold mark. The stone would take a good gemologist to figure out for certain. I'd guess synthetic ruby, but get it under a fluorescent light and then take it outside. See if it looks red in one and green in the other. With a Russian ring I'd be wondering about synthetic alexandrite. (or if you're blindingly lucky the real thing ... but file that under "good gemologist") (or red and purple or red and blue. I've heard of synthetics working in different combinations.)[/QUOTE]
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