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What's the deal with this ruby?
Is it a poor/rudimentary cut to begin with, or just very beat up?
I haven't seen anything (aside from actual roughs) with such a textured surface before. It's full of pits and grooves but looks very glassy overall. The edges of the facets are quite rounded.
The stone was found in a bag of random gemstones that come from various sources, so the history is unknown. No obvious inclusions seen with a loupe but it's very difficult to discern due to the surface texture. Approx 0.7 carats. Very much a ruby, not glass.
u/dinoduckasaur — 6 days ago