Blue Topaz

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Hi,

 

http://www.thaigem.com/dis_topaz.php

 

This link will show you what the blue topaz usually looks like. It is a

heat treated regular white topaz.

 

The item in your picture looks more like a black tourmaline or obsidian.

Perhaps it fell into the wrong bin at the shop.

 

Incidentally, I have bought items from these folks, including some lovely

faceted moldavite and they seem reliable. Your order does have to be big

enough to make the $15.00 Fedex charge worthwhile.

 

Catwomyn

 

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Thank you,

 

If what I have isn't blue topaz (and I agree, I have only seen it gem-quality

like the site you provided), then the place I bought it from has misrepresented

it entirely--each of the stones in the bin were the same color, and it was 3/4

full.

 

I also agree with you, that it looks just like my schorl (black tourmaline). It

even has the same pock-marks. Sad, that a dealer would do that.

 

I suppose, that I should have known better, having seen the gem quality blue

topaz many times over the years. I should also have been more skeptical, due to

the fact that they obviously don't know the difference between ametrine and

amethyst. I bought a piece of each a few months back, only to get home and find

that both were ametrine. I realize that it is a fairly easy mistake to make,

but in clear light, it was obvious.

 

Thanks again, though I was really hoping that maybe I was wrong too! I've

seen Thai Gem advertise on eBay, they do have some lovely pieces.

 

Ahreinya

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Here's a thought - does the store owner work in the store or

leave the running of it to people who probably wouldn't know or

wouldn't care? In other words, could utter carelessness/slack be

the reason that the items in the bin don't match the labels?

 

There was a new age store I use to frequent. Nice owner and nice

store, but when health problems kicked in, we'd find blue lace

agate in the garnet bin :-(

 

--Anna

 

--- HaliteSprite <HaliteSprite wrote:

> Thank you,

>

> If what I have isn't blue topaz (and I agree, I have only seen

> it gem-quality like the site you provided), then the place I

> bought it from has misrepresented it entirely--each of the

> stones in the bin were the same color, and it was 3/4 full.

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

LOL, well at least there is a big difference between the two--though if someone

who knew nothing about either stone came along. . .they might be in the same

boat as I. I figured, that like their emerald and rubies, the blue topaz was

not light blue, simply because it wasn't gem quality. . .that there was some

processing it would have gone through to make it nice (yes, I know, that doesn't

make sense, LOL).

 

Their rubies are rough--so they don't look like what you'd see in jewlery, their

emeralds are dark and solid green with black--also not what emeralds generally

look like in jewelry. . .who knows, maybe I got " taken " on all three, LOL. I'll

rescan the ruby and emerald and send them later. (The ruby looks like reddish

lepidolite.)

 

The store I go to is a chain, it's an occult shop, rather than a rock

shop--there aren't any rock shops here that I can find!

 

Thanks for everyone's help!

 

Ahreinya

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Re: [CrystalHW] Blue Topaz

 

 

 

There was a new age store I use to frequent. Nice owner and nice

store, but when health problems kicked in, we'd find blue lace

agate in the garnet bin :-(

 

--Anna