A while back I purchased a gem on okay from a Far East seller located in Thailand (this also applies to Laos,Tibet, China etc)
The stone is called the eye of Buddha, the sellers claim it came from a river. I liked the story and I didnt mind spending a bit of money.
However, when I received the stone, it was a veryheavy for any type of gemstone. Having been in the jewelry business for 15 years, I have never seen such a formation in natural gemstones.
I took it to a gem lab for identification and the stone was identified to be man-made glass.The eye of Buddha is nothing but cheap glass, full with Lead which which is not healthy either.
This is not a good purchase unless you like spending a lot of money for glass beads and a made up or misused story.
Thanks!
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