Diamond help

[therobertsmith]

So we have a few stones in question. The one I am posting I have done everything I could research on about testing them. I just tried a grease test with a board coated in axle grease and a handful of quartz and other items. I set it at an angle and used a hose to let water stream down. All the stones rolled down except for one. Under a 10x mag it looks really nice and all edges are smooth and not rough. When doing a water test it wicks water away like it is coated with rainx. I am trying to figure it out before going to a geologist. The weight was .8 grams. Fingers crossed. Also, if this would be real do diamonds tend to be in pockets or close together? I just can't imagine this would be the lone stone.

RS

 

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[Nappy701]

Okay thanks don. It read a 10 and u can see light threw it and it doesn't have any double refraction.

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Double refraction? Did you test with a polariscope? Great idea if you did!

 

[Nappy701]

No I didn't can u see it with the naked eye? I don't know to much about it sorry.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Most often not! Using sunglasses and your computer screen you can do that test, albeit more difficult to tell for the newbie.
Worth a try, though.

Rotate the glasses (in front of the 'puter) 'till it goes black.
Put the stone in between the glasses and screen and rotate 360 degrees.

What happens?

 

[ice9]

Have you tried doing a hardness test? Spend five bucks for a cheap piece of corundum; be it online, or from a local rock shop. See if you can scratch it with your stone.

Diamond testers are a joke. Try testing random stones, you'll probably find that a lot of them register as diamonds.

Don't get too excited about all this, or go spending money to start mining your backyard. The glaciers have dispersed diamonds all over, but the odds of finding a big clear stone are rather low.

Find a competent gemologist, if there is such a thing, and no, they aren't all run by the Masons, and pay for an appraisal. The GIA appraisal will cost too much, but it will be the final word.

NEVER put a blowtorch to a suspected diamond.

 

[Nappy701]

I will try the hardness test and yes testers are a joke.. Ty for your help

 

[therobertsmith]

I would love to have it looked at professionally as there are a few that I have found that I question. The one tests a solid hit on the tester in comparison to my wife's engagement ring. I also know some stones can throw a false positive. I did a specific gravity test and she came up to around 3.5
I haven't got my hopes up but you never know. I laugh because I think when I am in the field about how many people have picked up a stone etc and just thrown it over their shoulder not knowing that it may have been a one of a kind gem.
Right now I am letting the water drop some from all the rain before I get back out. I have been trying to look at the geological thumb print of my area. It is a very intriguing area.

 

[Brytejewel]

Hi therobertsmith, I have read your thread on the stone/diamond that you have found and think it is very interesting. You could try the owners at Hiddenite mine. He seems to very knowledgeable. I also attached a link that you shoudl check out of a diamond found in NC. Good luck!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...oy-finds-diamond-state-park-article-1.1424461

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Hi therobertsmith, I have read your thread on the stone/diamond that you have found and think it is very interesting. You could try the owners at Hiddenite mine. He seems to very knowledgeable. I also attached a link that you shoudl check out of a diamond found in NC. Good luck!

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...oy-finds-diamond-state-park-article-1.1424461

That diamond was found in Arkansas....not NC.
Jim