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Hello Hershel, Do appreciate your feedback.

Well, If I may have some specfic questions

Note: I was not succesful in loading pics.

They is definate play of colors looking at it

What would quartz look like and what would a rough diamond look like under directing lighting with a loupe

Evem standing back a few feet with overhead lighting they is glimmer.

Also if i hold up to sun , u can see thru , not all of though they is some milky.

So with quartz -vs- diamond optics' How many more x is diamond intense in dispersion.

And does quartz reflect light shimmer from 3 feet away'

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Hello Hershel, Do appreciate your feedback.

Well, If I may have some specfic questions

Note: I was not succesful in loading pics.

They is definate play of colors looking at it

What would quartz look like and what would a rough diamond look like under these conditins

Evem standing back a few feet with overhead lighting they is glimmer.

Also if i hold up to sun , u can see thru , not all of though they is some milky.

So with quartz have and diamond optics' How many more x is diamond intense in dispersion.

And does quartz reflect light shimmer from 3 feet away'

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Yes, transparent quartz will let light through - as will any transparent mineral including diamond. However some of the light disperses inside the crystal, which is what gives diamond its strong "fire". It seems like your laser light is dispersing rather than passing through.