Re: A Battery That Produces Energy Continuously Since 1950

 Wow, that is very exciting, I wonder what the quality would be if it were cut and polished.

It still needs to be heat treated, but there are very few inclusions so the quality should be pretty high.  Under the microscope the inclusions are few and are mostly some type of dull, silvery metal.  But again so small that they are not visible to the naked eye.  And it appears to be a blue-green sapphire, which fits with the fact that the stone is also magnetic.  Blue-green sapphires are one of the few if not the only magnetic sapphires.

What are you going to do with these gems?

The 9 pounder is already cut so I am going to cut off a small chunk to send of for heat treatment.  This way I will know for sure the quality and color.

The larger one, which looks like has less inclusions I am leaving intact for the moment.  I am trying to get a hold of IGA to have the whole stone certified since this would be a record stone for the largest uncut sapphire.  Currently that title is held by the Dodama Sapphire, which is only 27 pounds:

http://www.dodomasapphire.com/Dodoma_Sapphire/Overview.html

To really beat the record though it will have to be certified, which is why I am contacting GIA.  They said I have to call back Monday though.

Would they bring you enough cash to buy your ranch?

Oh yes, then plenty more if it proves to be gem quality.  Even the smaller one would buy the ranch and leave me plenty left over.  Personally I think my sapphires are better looking than the Dodama Sapphire.