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OK I am hoping to add a little value to this thread, at least it may help members with stone ID down the road. Also, who can resist pictures of rocks? :D
This is the Hindostan I currenty own (sold...

I have had a couple Hindostans, and in addition to the banding seen on the side of the stone, both also had the same reddish brown blotches on the stone surface as yours.
They almost look like water...