Filling a crack in a moonstone

[rmeixner]

Here is a link to an old Orchid discussion…Rob

Opticon?

I have seen mention of Opticon on Orchid previously, but I don’t know much about the product, or its use in the trade. Someone has brought it an old piece of jewelry, and the center is a large, flat cabochon (38mm X 27mm X 5mm thick) of highly included peridot with a number of cracks in it. Would Opticon treatment do anything to minimize the obvious cracks, or is there another way of dealing with it (besides putting it in the trash, that is) and, is there an Orchidian with experience with…