Featured Is This Stone Amber?

It is very nice, and carnelian is a good stone.

 

Carnelian can be verified by a gem tester, it would test in the quartz range

 

Thanks @Marie Forjan

 

You go girl! I dearly love amber. You'll find it. Watch out for reconstituted amber, though. Here's a link that might be helpful in avoiding non amber or low grade amber https://texasgaltreasures.com/2017/...-simulated-reconstituted-and-other-materials/

 

I'd say carnelian, it looks right for it.

 

not the last! I bet you'll spend some time in the closet with your new toy and your boxes

 

Thanks for the link @KikoBlueEyes. I will use the info as a guide
@kyratango nothing is safe now from my uv torch and closet

 

@Any Jewelry, @Ownedbybear, @janettekay, @KikoBlueEyes, @Marie Forjan, @kyratango

I have a dilemma!!!! I purchased what was advertised as a Polish Amber Stone ring through ebay and I was crossing everything that when it arrived it was in fact amber. I went straight into the closet when I got my little parcel shone my UV torch onto the stone and this was the result. The second image is my original ring that I was sure was amber. Both rings look the same under UV light. I contacted the seller and said I didn't think it was amber and I said it didn't flouresence when I put it under UV light. He said they had done 3 tests and it was definitely amber. Not sure what is going on. Any suggestions?? Thanks. Tracey

 

I'd ask which tests. It's feasible that both are reconstituted.

 

Ok. Thanks. I'll ask now.

 

Hi OBB
They said RI test, float test and UV light for flouresence.
Thanks.
Tracey

 

Hm. I suspect reconstituted. Could you show me them in natural light?

 

How can you do a float test with so much silver weighing it down? Methinks the seller is fibbing. Is the stone cold to the touch?
Lovely ring though, can we see it in natural light? Any marks?

 

Yes. There is a mark. I'll try and get a good pic of it. Ring below in natural light they said it had an RI of 1.54

 

The stone is cold to touch.

 

Maybe another carnelian then. Carnelian can also have an RI of 1.54.

 

I have found a mark. It looks like 11 under the loupe but I can't make out the second mark. The mark has been stamped on the outside of the band.

 

Yes it is Polish, 1963-86. Upside down though, the Polish girl is getting dizzy this way.
Looks like it has the 3 for .800 silver:

I can't see the letter on the other side though. ​

 

Oops!!! Don't want her getting dizzy. I'll try another angle. They did say 800 in the blurb. Sorry AJ I forgot to mention that
Let me try another pic.

 

Can't get a decent pic but looking thru the loupe it looks like a small w then the girl and then definitely a 3 but that doesn't fit in with your markings. I thought perhaps a small H but definitely a w.