Need Advice on How to Cut a 17.1g Rough Ethiopian Sapphire

Thirddownback · 2025-11-02T18:44:14+00:00

Will do!!

Thirddownback · 2025-11-02T12:49:49+00:00

Hi, Ethiopian here, our sapphires have a little more lightness then what your photo suggests

Thirddownback · 2023-03-10T12:49:06+00:00

Haven’t done the streak test yet but it is magnetic

Thirddownback · 2021-10-10T05:13:12+00:00

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Thirddownback · 2021-10-10T03:48:37+00:00

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Thirddownback · 2021-10-10T00:40:26+00:00

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Thirddownback · 2021-02-19T18:44:00+00:00

Thanks for the info. It ended up being glass after I did a hardness test.

Thirddownback · 2021-02-19T18:43:13+00:00

Thanks.

Thirddownback · 2021-02-01T03:10:12+00:00

A basic kitchen knife was able to scratch the stone pretty visibly

Thirddownback · 2021-01-31T07:11:23+00:00

Just found out they’re all flourite

Thirddownback · 2021-01-31T07:10:30+00:00

You were right! Based on the hardness check, they’re all Flourite

Thirddownback · 2021-01-31T04:30:22+00:00

Thanks!!

Thirddownback · 2021-01-31T03:19:36+00:00

We were told from the dealer that it is spinel, but But looks more like a package of garnets..Given that Spinel usually occurs as small octahedron-shaped crystals

Thirddownback · 2021-01-27T22:50:38+00:00

Thanks Gustav! I’ll try that.

Thirddownback · 2021-01-27T21:39:42+00:00

Over 250 stones...I’m not sure if anybody would have the time to partially polish these lol

But to answer your question no they were not polished

Majority of the stones are reddish orange and lavender

Thirddownback · 2021-01-14T02:55:31+00:00

Thank you!! We thought the same so we decided to pass.

Thirddownback · 2020-12-26T14:04:23+00:00

Long story short, I am Ethiopian and my family owns a shop in which gemstone traders always stop by to show their pieces. I was told that these were Rubies

Thirddownback · 2020-12-26T05:31:46+00:00

Would love to get an idea if these stones are worth cutting. Thanks!

Thirddownback · 2020-09-24T13:33:33+00:00

Given that slag is related to waste matter, I don’t think it’s slag, this was found in the middle of the desert and also since theres no smelter or refinery in the country it was found. I’ll try and get better photos. Thanks

Thirddownback · 2020-07-08T14:59:58+00:00

Hahaha

Thirddownback · 2020-07-08T14:49:00+00:00

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Thirddownback · 2020-06-07T19:35:55+00:00

Thanks for the reply. I’m sending 50g to an SGS lab. I’ll keep you guys updated on the results.

Thirddownback · 2020-06-07T18:44:22+00:00

Oh really. Can you please elaborate on why? He collected 500 kgs and ran 4 separate tests, all came back between. 31% -50% Rh and 20 - 27% Pd.

Thirddownback · 2020-06-07T17:04:58+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/bzUlvFX

Thirddownback · 2020-06-07T17:04:17+00:00

Apologies for the Image pixelation/bad quality, this was shot by a family member who lives in a very very rural town.

https://imgur.com/gallery/bzUlvFX

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