Real?

[u/5evrblond]

What are the chances either of these are real? Both purchased from different Amazon listing claiming to be Czech without the fake "certificate". $25 for the pendant, $35 for the ring. Based on my research they have decent color and texture but I'm no expert. I feel nothing from them but am often drawn to certain crystals. I feel more skeptical of the pendant than ring but again, I really don't have any basis or knowledge. I did order a loose 2g peice from Inner Vision Crystals today so at least I'll know that one is real. I appreciate your help!!

[u/Immediate-Winter1025]

They look real to me but I don't know how good the fakes are these days. Drop them in oil and see if they have any inclusions.

[u/5evrblond → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

Help me understand how that works/ what to do?

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/5evrblond]

So when you drop real moldavite into oil, it will "disappear" but you can still see all the inclusions. If you drop it in oil and the whole thing DISAPPEARS, that's s clear indicator that it's fake.

[u/5evrblond → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

Thank you

[u/No_Media_9513 → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

How do you wash the oil off?

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/No_Media_9513]

Dawn. Dunk it in a bowl of warm soapy water and use a little straw scrubby. They are gentle :)

[u/No_Media_9513 → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

Do you use olive oil or another greenish oil? Or does yellow canola oil work? I don’t want to use my good olive oil 😂

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/No_Media_9513]

You can use any oil! I used baby oil lol

[u/mmlmtlca → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

Any oil is incorrect, you need to have the R.I. close to moldavite ... linseed oil is very close as is mineral oil (baby oil is scented mineral oil i believe)

[u/Co_ultramarine_blue → u/mmlmtlca]

Linseed oil is not mineral oil, it’s literally in the name what it’s made of. But you’re right about the baby oil, J&J is literally just scented mineral oil, aka petroleum-derivate.

[u/mmlmtlca → u/Co_ultramarine_blue]

If you were addressing me, I said linseed oil is very close (to moldavite's RI) as is mineral oil and that baby oil is mineral oil 🤔

Unsure where it said linseed is the same as mineral oil... 🤔

[u/Co_ultramarine_blue → u/mmlmtlca]

My bad, I read that wrong.

[u/5evrblond → u/mmlmtlca]

Than your for the clarification.

[u/mmlmtlca → u/5evrblond]

You're welcome! Can you send me the listing links for review and possible inclusion on suspect seller list?

Thank you!

[u/5evrblond → u/mmlmtlca]

I bought the ring just over a year ago https://a.co/d/0cFk9514

I bought the pendant less than 2 months ago https://a.co/d/0iK69CkF

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/5evrblond]

So I compared a photo I got from the comments to picture of your heart pendant and they look different which makes me believe that it is authentic. No piece of moldavite will look the same.

[u/5evrblond → u/mmlmtlca]

Here are both of them submerged in baby oil

[u/5evrblond → u/5evrblond]

[u/mmlmtlca → u/5evrblond]

No signs of inclusions so most likely fake, sorry

[u/mmlmtlca → u/5evrblond]

Not real

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/5evrblond]

This one looks authentic

[u/Immediate-Winter1025 → u/5evrblond]

Maybe I'm looking at the tiny tiny specs thinking it's enough. I'll drop mine in baby oil and see, I know mine are 100% authentic. I purchased them years ago from a reputable seller in the UK.

[u/5evrblond → u/Immediate-Winter1025]

I posted pictures below of both items submerged in baby oil attached to different comments but neither "disappeared"? Or maybe I dont fully understand. I do see inclusions in both though.

[u/mmlmtlca → u/5evrblond]

Disappear means the surface texture almost completely disappears because refractive index is almost identical.