Polariscope, handheld, with built-in light

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£37.5

Summary A tube 90mm tall X 35m diameter, it detects double refraction. Area to put the stone, 12mm diameter (OK for most stones and small rings). Built-in light. Detail This instrument will show you if a gemstone is singly or doubly refractive. For instance, Moissanite is strongly doubly refractive, diamond is singly refractive. This is, therefore, a very cheap (if a little fiddly) method of distinguishing diamond from Moissanite. You cannot, however, use this instead of a diamond tester because Cubic Zirconia , glass and plastics give the same reading as diamond. At a more advanced level: gla

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Polariscope, handheld, with built-in light

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