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Gemstones46 of 488Newly cleaned old gemstone Small cabochon stone
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    Posted 2 years ago

    Steptoe1
    (1767 items)

    Hello this is a lovely looking but very dirty gemstone, this has still got lots of dirt on it even though it’s been cleaned before. Thought I would post it. To show how dirty the stones are before cleaning is conducted.
    Have no idea what it is, only 0.65 ct

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    1. mrcolorz mrcolorz, 2 years ago
      I've seen stones with buildup on them...My experience is that it is from soap buildup from a woman doing dishes through the years, and most of the time in my case they were genuine diamonds.
    2. mrcolorz mrcolorz, 2 years ago
      Or it could be leftover paste and glass...
    3. Steptoe1 Steptoe1, 2 years ago
      Thanks mrcorloz, at long last someone who knows something about stones, it’s true that all the clear stones was very grubby, I hadn’t thought of soap buildup, just assumed it was years of sweat & grime. The ones with major buildup , I just thought was really old.

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