[Jewelry making - Article 00707] - Re: [Orchid] Are they Rubies?

[David Barzilay Lord of the Rings]

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    Kirk, I don't want to offend you, but I don't know how you can say
    "I'm sure I'll be able to tell you what they are" based on an
    emailed photo. I am a Graduate Gemologist (G.I.A.), with 32 years
    experience in the gem trade, and I would not say with certainty what
    a red 'stone' was even if I could examine it with a loupe. I could
    make a very educated guess, but I would want to use a microscope,
    refractometer, Specific Gravity test, etc., before I would make such
    a definitive statement. 

David Barzilay
Lord of the Rings
607 S Hill St Ste 850
Los Angeles, CA 90014-1718
213-488-9157

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