Actually, the jeweler told me about Ruby being mistaken for Garnet, as a common problem; before I told him how I had come by this stone! Ironically, the better Rubies are the ones most commonly mistaken for Garnets, as the pigeon blood Rubies (the I want color) is closest to Garnet.
WOAH. I just realized how to sort them FAST! Ruby glows when hit by UV; Garnet does not. I should do a quick search in my Rhodolite Garnet Cases with my UV source.... :)
Actually, the jeweler told me about Ruby being mistaken for Garnet, as a common problem; before I told him how I had come by this stone! Ironically, the better Rubies are the ones most commonly mistaken for Garnets, as the pigeon blood Rubies (the I want color) is closest to Garnet.
WOAH. I just realized how to sort them FAST! Ruby glows when hit by UV; Garnet does not. I should do a quick search in my Rhodolite Garnet Cases with my UV source....
:)Have fun
I will, Need to get the UV source set up and running, then I will go for it!
:D