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[Knapp]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:38 AM, Anthony Jackson <ajackson at iii.com> wrote:
> shadow at shadowgard.com wrote:
>  >
>  > Synthetic diamonds xist. They are relatively cheap. Gem quality ones
>  > are more expensive but not that expensive. But because it *is*
>  > possible to tell he difference between synthetic and natural stones
>
>  Note that it is _not_ possible to tell the difference with the naked eye
>  (assuming it was an unflawed diamond; you're probably not going to get a
>  flawed synthetic diamond). Thus, as a decoration, rather than a
>  statement of wealth, synthetics are as good as natural diamonds.
>
What is really funny is that often in the Gem business the "problem"
with man-made is that they are to good. Also they are not fake, in
case anyone was thinking that way. They are the same stones for the
most part. For that man-made (provided they did not know you imported
it from the future :-)) stone 100 years ago you could have bought a
state or something with the quality. The current worst man-mades are
opals. Also opals that are in most stores REALLY suck. They can cost
more per carat than diamonds. If you get the chance look at some
really nice  level 5 brightness black opal!

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Douglas E Knapp
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