They tried to rip me off. My test identifies a fake ruby and I get a new one. Here are the before and after pictures after my test
So, yesterday I got a 11 carat Ruby(So called), it came with a certificate.But I wanted to test it myself and I did this test. See the results.
This was how it came to me
[image]This was the test I conducted
[image]If its synthetic or fake, the lead and glass mixture will react to the acid in the lemon juice.Basically, low grade corundrum is heated with lead and glass to give it a high quality ruby texture. But if its fake these led glass line fissures will appear.
And it did. This is the after test picture.
[image]Can you notice the white lines and marks on it?
So, i asked them to pick it up and refund me. Then I go to the best dealer here and get this pure ruby.
[image] This is original.The stone on the original is much smaller, only 1 carat, as opposed to 11 carats on the fake one and is 8 times costlier excluding the gold, but you can clearly see the difference in quality. The original Ruby is blood pigeon red, it doesnt reflect light, doesnt have the glassy feel to it, it just absorbs the light and glows red.Also, look at the way the light is passing, one side is clearer, the other side is darker.The Darker side is a natural inclusion. It wont be there inside a Synthetic(Lab created) or artificial fake ruby, since they are made by heating methods where things are melted into a particular shape, one cant really effect whats inside or under the heated surface, and if one does that, it will turn out to be more expensive than an earth mined natural Ruby.And thats why Synthetic(Lab grown) and Fake(Total Fakes made of Glass and Lead) are clear without any inclusions.
So, all in all I,m happy with the 2nd one.
This was how it came to me
[image]This was the test I conducted
[image]If its synthetic or fake, the lead and glass mixture will react to the acid in the lemon juice.Basically, low grade corundrum is heated with lead and glass to give it a high quality ruby texture. But if its fake these led glass line fissures will appear.
And it did. This is the after test picture.
[image]Can you notice the white lines and marks on it?
So, i asked them to pick it up and refund me. Then I go to the best dealer here and get this pure ruby.
[image] This is original.The stone on the original is much smaller, only 1 carat, as opposed to 11 carats on the fake one and is 8 times costlier excluding the gold, but you can clearly see the difference in quality. The original Ruby is blood pigeon red, it doesnt reflect light, doesnt have the glassy feel to it, it just absorbs the light and glows red.Also, look at the way the light is passing, one side is clearer, the other side is darker.The Darker side is a natural inclusion. It wont be there inside a Synthetic(Lab created) or artificial fake ruby, since they are made by heating methods where things are melted into a particular shape, one cant really effect whats inside or under the heated surface, and if one does that, it will turn out to be more expensive than an earth mined natural Ruby.And thats why Synthetic(Lab grown) and Fake(Total Fakes made of Glass and Lead) are clear without any inclusions.
So, all in all I,m happy with the 2nd one.
36-40, M
