ooooo I like that Roman glass!!! history, color, rarity, wow whats not to love about it!

I adore Roman glass, and Gil is indeed one of my favorite sources! 💚

Peter thank you for a good tutorial, lots of good and useful information. I recently cut a few pieces of sea glass of an interesting color, I also prepared a few pieces of Roman glass

Very interesting. I especially liked the comparison of the tsavorite vs glass comparison. I also am fascinated by Roman glass. I’m going to look at my collection of vintage costume jewelry to see if I can find some rounding. Thanks for the good info!

Great video! I find glass an interesting collectible--uranium treated glass especially intriguing. I've only dealt with glass in determining if it's a genuine gemstone or not, mostly with a polariscope. This though is a nice insight to its variety. Thanks for the info! :)

So i identified my peridot, garnet, and aquarimarine by magnetism on a raft. I identified the topaz and cz by specific gravity. Also the cz had a ton of luster and could be scratched (but not super easily). Actually the pink cz dragged on the raft too which helped me narrow it down. None of the other colors did. I think that helped me eliminate synthetic corrundum and moissanite but i forgot exactly. The chart was giant. Cheap diamond tester came back negative which eliminated the synthetic diamond claim. Looking through the loupe it had wear in the facets although they were pretty sharp still. Also did a line test and it looked identical to my known cz. identified the pearls by rubbing against my tooth. Did all the quartzes by specific gravity. Also i think i can tell double refraction with the loupe but im not totally confident but it did look like the topaz was doubly refractive. I wanna say and quartz and cz was not or a lot less but yea i forgot that too lol. I also noticed streaking i think its called, in some of them which told me it was a real crystal and not glass. I have a 60x loupe which actually is kinda useful but hard to use. Tried to match inclusions but they all look similar to me still. Rubies were identified with a black light. Are you hiring? Lol

Best explanation to find out the if its glass or not👍❤

A great series from yourself would also be you, taking the gem-a and gia courses and reviewing them. You deserve a wider audience

My understanding of the term "paste" is as follows. The word "paste" comes from the old french word "paste" that means..., wait for it... "paste"! (Yes, I know 😁) Or "dough". It refers to a step in the fabrication of glass and cristal where the heated mass has a pasty consistency. Furthermore, the process of crushing glass to a fine powder whilst adding pigments and chemicals that improve appearance produces what is called "pâte de verre" by the French (who are clearly an inventive lot when it comes to naming things 😄) The ^ replaces the "s" that wasn't pronounced anymore ("verre" means "glass") "Pâte de verre" = "Glass paste" French terminology is relevant because it is in France that certain glass and cristal technics were invented and refined from the 18th century: glass paste became greatly popular as an alternative to gemstones, even at court. Bonus point: pastry and pasta are also named after this word "paste" which here means "dough"

Very informative, thanks! Hope life is good there!! Blessings

Thanks for yet another informative video!

" This don't spark joy " , I couldn't tell you why but I laughed like hell when you said that. As a side note, I have a huge crush on you, a first for me in my 52 years. 😊 Subject change: I wonder how many people even know what schmuck means ?

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Great video Peter thanks, I'm going to be taking my diamonds and diamond grading exam on the 22nd of April, to earn my diamonds and diamond grading certificate, then I have to save up for the lab class to earn my Graduate Diamonds Diploma x

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Hey Peter, I’ve missed you. I was only wondering the other day, humm, Peter hasn’t posted in a while and was going to send you a message. Anyway, nice to see you are well. Great video on glass. Yea so long as it’s sold as glass, I’m fine with it. Actually my friend sent me over some Obsidian in its matrix a few years ago and I put it in my Terrarium with some Air plants, looks amazing in its matrix. It’s valuable to me as my friend actually dug it out from Arizona. Thanks for sharing some more great content Peter. Rog. 😀👍

Old jewellery can be wonderful. They early ones with glass already were made 3000 years ago or more older. The fancy coloured and or carmé slyle are a lust for the eyes. Even the Egyptian farao's did admire and wear jewellery with natural desert glass. Its not always men made glass.

Another great video , how is the cutting going ?

Actually, lead can leach out of glass, but it takes time. Storing alcohol in a leaded glass decanter long-term is generally frowned upon. Putting it in a decanter for a few hours for a party or something should be alright.

Yea i was watching another channel with a PhD lady in antique jewelry and she said a lot of older costume jewelry is still kinda valuable and most people assume its junk. Life is better with knowledge. Whats your favorite stone? I think mine is opal or ammolite so far. I think star sapphires are pretty cool too.

At some point can you show the difference between the sharp facets on a diamond vs a softer gem while magnified or under a loupe please?

Darn, i was hoping that there was at least one easy tell tale attribute (for an amateur) that would immediately reveal that something is glass...

Are there any gems that you could partially identify by placing them in water? I know opal. Maybe there are others with a refractive index close? I like identifying gems with things you can acquire for cheap.

Can you please make a video on zultanite crystal

Ah glass. Sometimes you come across some antique costume jewelry that is so nice it's a shame that the setting work outshines the "stones". Your necklace in this vid must have a story - give!

Have you ever heard of the diamond simulant called "luster"? What is it? Does it have any value? I recently learned about the 2 most common ways a synthetic diamond is created which are; high temperature high pressure, and chemical vapor disposition. It helps me remember to comment what i know.

u missed Lybian Desert glass in the discussion

Can someone tell me anything about my "quartz glass banger" I use for dabbing cannabis oil? I just assumed they just called it that, but is there quartz-glass compounds used out there? I torch it to 850+ degrees for use, so they say its "tempered" which I've never considered either. I am going Google but still any info?

To what degree can you round up when measuring carats? I have a milligram scale

Do u make jewelry? What is your website?

I think my color change diaspore is glass...

imo, cutting the glass gemstones is not worth it. The facets will chipped and fade away easily. Cabs still okay, the polish will dull but it can be repolished much easier