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Posted in response to Pinkish Purple Garnets from Mark Jones on June 21, 2009 at 19:52:04:

Re: Pinkish Purple Garnets

Hi Mark,

You can do a white paper test on them. Put them on a pice of white paper then hold a light right above them. If you can see through them they are facet grade. I facet with a XS3 head on a Graves Mack 1. I have a Rhodolite Garnet on the head right now.

KOR Carl in WI

From Carl - June 26, 2009 at 15:14:17
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