Galactic Garbage Station

My God, I read it right. Tang Hao was first attracted by the red spar, and his eyes almost popped out.

I'll take a closer look. Mr. Wu was even more excited, and immediately took out tools such as a magnifying glass, and checked it carefully.

Mr. Wu, is this really pigeon blood red? Tang Hao asked excitedly.

That's right, this is pigeon blood red, and it's the best and most flawless pigeon blood red. My God, how much heavier it is. It's estimated to be at least fifty carats. It shouldn't be more than that. How is this possible. Mr. Wu came here. , In fact, I was mentally prepared, because I had heard that Su Jing had a lot of babies, but now it is still incoherently stimulated.

Looks like I'm not mistaken. Su Jing smiled lightly.

Su... Mr. Su, since you recognize this gem, you're too calm, right? Tang Hao and Wu Lao were simply unacceptable.

We all know rubies, the most intense and beautiful of which is called pigeon blood red. The rubies that can really be called pigeon blood red are not much produced and are very expensive. Most of them are produced in Myanmar. The luster after cutting is comparable to the brilliance of diamonds.

At present, there are always many merchants in the market who claim that the rubies they sell are pigeon blood red. In fact, the definition of pigeon blood red is very strict, and there are almost harsh regulations for its color, clarity, hue, and color saturation. At present, the international market price of small particles of pigeon blood is about 20,000-30,000 US dollars per carat, and it is almost impossible to find it in ordinary stores or channels.

In 2011, Sotheby's auction center brought two top rubies from the top ruby ​​mines - Mogok Valley. Among them, Bulgari’s 27.67-carat natural Burmese ruby ​​and diamond ring is estimated at HK$12 million to 20 million, making it the largest gem-quality “pigeon blood” Mogok natural ruby ​​in auction history. The most famous pigeon blood red is called Carmen Lucia. Born in Myanmar in the 1930s, after more than 70 years of wandering, it was taken in by the National Museum of Natural History in the United States. As for the purchase price, only the museum itself knows its weight. That's 23.1 carats.

And the pigeon's blood in front of him is red, the color and transparency are more beautiful than those, and the weight is more than fifty carats. No wonder Tang Hao and Wu Lao were so shocked that they couldn't help themselves. Anyone who was engaged in jewelry would be shocked when they saw it.

Mr. Su, is there an electronic scale here? Mr. Wu asked.

Yes. Su Jing said, taking out an electronic scale. Mr. Wu weighed it carefully. The data showed that it was 12 grams, which is 60 carats in conversion. Mr. Wu swayed slightly and almost fainted.

Mr. Su, this gem... Tang Hao said excitedly, but he stopped abruptly in the middle of his words. He subconsciously wanted to ask Su Jing to transfer this gem to Tang's jewelry store, but after thinking about it, Nima probably couldn't afford it. This gem is a priceless treasure in itself. Rich people generally refuse to sell it at all. Even if Su Jing is willing to sell it, they may not be able to afford it. It would be too traumatic to win it.

Hehe, let's take a look at the other two first. Su Jing pointed to the two larger sapphires.

Tang Hao was also overstimulated by this ruby. Only at this time did he think of the other two. He looked down and was shocked again. Old Wu also turned his attention to the two sapphires, and was stunned again.

They first looked at the sapphire from above, and saw the top of the convex sapphire, showing six stars, very beautiful. Slightly turning and shaking his fingers, the star line above moved flexibly.

My God, this is the best star sapphire. Elder Wu said in shock.

Flawless, fully transparent, starlight is perfect, flexible, clear and bright, and it's still such a big one. It's the first time I've seen such a superb starlight sapphire. Tang Hao was equally excited.

It turns out that this is called star sapphire, how did you identify it? Su Jing asked. He knew about sapphire, and he had heard of star sapphire by chance, but he didn't know much about the specifics.

In simple terms, it is the sapphire that produces starlight. The reason is that the gem contains silk-like inclusions (in the plane perpendicular to the Z-axis, the oriented acicular rutile of the dissolution are arranged at an angle of 60° to each other. It is cut into arcs. For face-shaped gemstones, the arc surface should be perpendicular to the specific direction (c-axis) of the sapphire crystal, so that the six-shot starlight with the intersection in the center will appear, and the double starlight phenomenon may occasionally be seen; It's a crooked crystal. Wu Lao spoke very fast, his mouth was dry, and he stopped for a while, and continued,

The gemstone industry has strict criteria for judging starlight. For example, is the intersection of the six star lines of a gemstone located in the center of the gemstone? Is the star line complete and bright? Will the star line move flexibly as the light and fingers rotate? Affirmative answer The more, the greater the value of the gem. The bright red and blue star gems are the most valuable. If the star line meets the above conditions and is more transparent, the value is very high. Your two star sapphires, obviously It's all completely up to... it shouldn't be said to be out of the norm.

Weighing the weight. Tang Hao said, put the two star sapphires on the electronic scale and weighed them. It turned out to be the same weight, both 15 grams, which translates to 75 carats.

It's okay. Tang Hao and Elder Wu breathed a sigh of relief, the weight was not too exciting. The Star of India now housed in the New York Museum of History is perfect and flawless. It is a rare treasure, weighing 563 carats, which is much heavier. However, there is no doubt that this pair of 75-carat, more perfect star sapphires is definitely worth a lot.

Wait, I really want to miss something. Wu Lao suddenly changed his expression, took out a few small flashlights from his bag, and when the yellow light was turned on, the sapphire changed color, showing a purple color. When irradiated with UV light, it turned red again. Wu Lao was shocked again and went crazy, My God, this is not an ordinary star sapphire, but a color-changing star sapphire.

The color-changing star sapphire accounts for a very small proportion in the star sapphire family, accounting for about one thousandth. The weight is generally not more than 3 carats, and it is extremely rare if it exceeds 5 carats. If it exceeds 10 carats, it is the gift of God.

In September 2013, a 67.98-carat star sapphire was designed and polished by Mr. Xu Lianfu, a famous gem designer and cutter, a famous collector of gems and jade, and the inventor of Chinese diatom mud after three months. The gem, the largest color-changing star sapphire ever identified by GRS, was named the Purple Blue Star. As soon as it came out, it shocked the world.

The two identical pair of star sapphires weighing 75 carats in front of them turned out to be color-changing star sapphires. Tang Hao and Wu Lao both had their hearts racing, their blood surged, and they were dizzy.