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  1. 1800s Diamond Ring - info wanted!

    Hi! I’m new here so not sure if I’m posting in the right place. My boyfriend bought me this ring today and we’d like to learn more about it. The antique shop lady said it’s from 1800s and these are mine cut diamonds. Any more info would be wonderful! Thank you!
  2. Lattice and Diamond Cobalt Poison Bottle

    Lattice and Diamond Cobalt Poison Bottle

    This is a tooled-lip lattice and diamond cobalt poison bottle that I dug on March 4th 2023. It dates to the 1890's.
  3. Please help identify maker of a diamond pendant vintage i think

    I think this pendant is vintage, it came from a property that was cleared after the owner had passed who had no relatives to collect their belongings. The diamonds to me look to be of very high quality. I can not find anything when I try to look up the marks on it. It has a 10K stamp to the...
  4. Please help me identify this mineral

    I found it at the southeast coast of Mediterranean after a big storm. It is not magnetic. That's all I know Here is a close up photo ]1801820[/ATTACH]
  5. Lucky Gold Horseshoe: 2nd Time Ever Metal Detecting

    Lucky Gold & Diamond Horseshoe: 2nd Time Ever Metal Detecting Was at the beach with my mother teaching her the minimal amount I knew about metal detecting with my brand new Garrett ATMAX. Was cruising around the pepper corn trees finding all sorts of change, thought I detected a quarter but...
  6. NW Lower MI partner/collab opp's to CO/ID/WY/NV

    Hello TreasureNet'rs! This is my first post since either the late 90's or early 2000's. I think my original account must have expired due to inactivity or something. Anyway, It's good to be back! I'm wanting to find someone within my region of Michigan (Northwestern Lower, specifically Traverse...
  7. 10k Sterling and diamond...small but I'll take it.

    7/17/18 Got out to do some detecting and got a nice surprise. Second Target of the hunt was this 2.1 gram 10k, Sterling and diamond ring. Sure, it's small. The diamonds are just chips in a cluster setting but I'll still take it! Thanks for looking.
  8. What is this rock?

    My son found it at his school. We live in Brewer, Maine.
  9. How to tell if its glass or diamond

    Hi! I found some gemstones hidden under tree branches and leaves in malta. Anyone knows what they might be. They are heavy, scratch coins and glass easily (colorless or whitish streak) and look a lot like diamonds to me 😊 i dont want to go to the expert yet, unless its verified its not a glass...
  10. Today: 1 pound of Diamond Dust. Vintage in a Can. What would be the value?

    Found 1 pound of Diamond Dust. Vintage in a Can. Label: "Best Quality Extra Thin Diamond Dust #50 1 pound" What would be the value? Any guesses? :icon_scratch:
  11. Possible diamond

    Can anyone give me any information on this?
  12. Is it a diamond?

    Hi guys I am wondering if someone has knowledge about this type of earring that has hallmarks of VI which make me think it was made in Vicenza Italy might hold a real diamond. I have some photos but they are not that clear. Maybe some of you have a clue.
  13. Button...our first ring...with maybe diamonds? 1683 Mass Property

    Hi all, John dug a few items out of the revolutionary site this afternoon. One of them looks like a big ring, but it doesn't appear there is a stone in the shank. However, if you look closely, you can see the brilliance of what appears to be a diamond chip on the band itself. We have not...
  14. what is it ? help

    help identify these stones smaller stone with 2 grams approx 12 ct green, largest stone 25 grams, color chcolate black cape. collected directly from nature and clean with only water, some completely trasparente against the light. smaller stone with 2 grams approx 12 ct green, largest stone 25...
  15. help me ? stones ID

    What are these? help identify help me ? stones ID , help me identify these stones smaller stone with 2 grams approx 12 ct green, largest stone 25 grams, color chcolate black cape. collected directly from nature and clean with only water, some completely trasparente against the light.
  16. Is this Kimberlite?!?!

    Hey y'all I live about 30 miles from Crater of Diamond State Park in Arkansas and my parents just bought a ton of new land along with a small house on the property. Its on a creek and I have noticed a ton of these weird looking rocks and was wondering if they were kimberlite since we are so...
  17. I found Kimberlite! Now what?

    Location: Shasta Lake, Shasta County, California. Heya everyone; So a me and a friend went crushing through the thick manzanita around Shasta Dam in search of a mine that I had thought was on the hill side. We found lots of overgrown trails, super old iron bean cans, metal bits, orange to red...
  18. Possible Diamond Stud Earring?

    Hi all, I found this little earring yesterday on a Boston north shore beach yesterday. It was so small that my pinpointer (Garrett Pro Pointer AT) was having some difficulty regularly finding it in the sand. It was intermittent like a small piece of foil. Imagine my surprise when a diamond...
  19. Garnet, Corundum, Diamond, etc???

    I found these rocks on private property in the eastern / north eastern US. I choose not to be more specific bc of certain state laws regarding minerals of value. I have a hunch about some, but would like the opinion of more seasoned collectors. Please let me know your opinion on the following...
  20. last rock youll ever see

    last rock you'll ever see Color: deep black Appearance: deep black with quartz stripes, smooth, lustrous Shape: rhombus Material: crystallized carbon Hardness: very hard Specific gravity: 2.6 Weight: 38g Any comments, thoughts or ideas?
  21. Carbonado: Black Diamond

    I have been collecting rocks ever since I was a kid and I have started to find many different rare types of stones. I came across a large black metal-looking nugget while looking for cool stones in my grandparents gravel driveway and few years back. I have discarded the weird thing but my...
  22. Treasure Hoard Found! Gold, Silver, Bullion!

    Another garbage dump has released its treasure to me, (bare in mind it took me several smelly hours of rummaging to amass all of this treasure into one place). Everything you see below was the result of painstaking sorting of garbage from over 15 bags of junk and filth. Was it worth it? Heck...
  23. 10K with diamond chip

    Got out for some hunting yesterday and put some time in the water for awhile. Not a lot of finds there and decided to get back to the dirt for a bit. Wound up hitting this 10K ring with diamond chip at around 6". Ring was confirmed by jeweler. Thanks for looking and HH!
  24. Blue and Yellow run off/ mud in old mine opening

    I own property with lots of small depression and mines I think from the 1930's. However I recently began removing dirt from the face of on and discovered a strange blue clay. I had hoped the water coming from the hill was signs of a natural spring I could take advantage of, however the water...
  25. Confusion in choosing best Diamond Pendant for my better half

    Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and wanted to share with you people. I want to gift a diamond pendant necklace to my sister but I am in a state of dilemma what cut or what shape should I get, especially how much carat. If anyone could help me by giving sensible suggestions, I would...
  26. Recent Water Finds From The Gulf Of Texaco

    All of these items were recovered in the surf with my Sand Shark during three or four trips during the month of September. The big ring is marked 10K, the diamonds I do not know about. I guess I need a tester. The smallest ring has a marking that looks like MEX3K. Is that really meaning 3K gold...
  27. Lets play Dowsing for Diamonds.

    Let's play Dowsing for Diamonds. I have found garnets in this area. I am looking for diamonds, rubies, sapphires or even peridot and diopside. I do expect there should be diamonds here and I have even heard reports of diamonds being found occasionally over the last decades. Any info is...
  28. They Say Its Diamond (How say you?)

    Hello fellow Hunters, Attached are the pictures of the find of my friend. This stone easily cuts a glass in half and is not affected if submerged in acid or in any chemical brought here by a geologist from the city. The latter said it may be an unrefined diamond and told my friend to bring...
  29. Going to the Arkansas Diamond Mines - anywhere to Metal detect?

    My mom and I are going to Arkansas to dig for diamonds, but thought we would check out any sites to metal detect. Coming from Houston up US59/69 to Murfreesboro. Any suggestions appreciated!
  30. Not More Junk!.......What? OMG Its Dirt Ice!

    Not More Junk!.......What? OMG It's Dirt Ice! I sadly lost my Mom to cancer recently and have not been posting here for a while. A few days after the funeral I badly needed some peace of mind that only getting out with my Explorer SE Pro can do. I'd just started to detect an historic house that...
  31. Lost Enagement Ring

    Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum and wanted to post about an enagement ring that was lost at Melbourne Beach this weekend. I had posted on Craiglist and informed the hotel I was at (which I guess could have tipped someone off to the wearabouts?) I came accross a good guy who is serious...
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