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There are cheap handheld thermal conductivity testers that will immediately distinguish diamond from moissanite and other stimulants.

• dkersten 3y ago
  But who goes around asking their friends to let them test their diamonds with their thermal tester?
  • Doxin 3y ago
    Insane people, but let's not pretend those don't exist.
    • dkersten 3y ago
      You can also tell these particular people, if they’re insane and toxic enough to try such things, to fuck off.
• RichardCA 3y ago
  I'm no expert, but there's a lot of misinformation around this point. Apparently there is no 100% reliable test apart from spectrometry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE51TMRJn8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE51TMRJn8U