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 Post subject: Turquoise - Real or Fake?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:52 am 
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Hello everybody!

I was hoping some people here could confirm that this is real turquoise to the best of their abilities. I know just submitting a photo isn't a guaranteed way of identifying a stone, but I'm hoping to get at least an educated guess.
Anyway, I bought this Native American bracelet not too long ago from an antique mall, and I just wanted to see if you think it's real turquoise. I believe it is because it doesn't really look like any of the fakes I've seen, but I'm also not very good at identifying natural turquoise, so I don't really trust myself. I know of the old saying "if it's too good to be true, it probably is," but this bracelet definitely had a price to match the real deal. There's no maker's mark, but I know that some Native American artists don't bother putting those on, so that doesn't say much. The stone itself is about 3" long.
Sorry if this is kind of a dumb post, but I guess I just want a little reassurance that I wasn't majorly scammed. The main reason I wonder is because I have other pieces of turquoise that I know are real, but they are all a little lighter than this one. I do also know that turquoise can come in light and dark blues and greens, but I still just want to see what you all think.

Thanks a lot!

Well, I can't seem to link my image here because it's over 800 pixels, so I'll just include an Imgur link below.
https://imgur.com/a9LtNmA
and you can see an album of photos here:
https://imgur.com/a/HRXBrU9


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 Post subject: Re: Turquoise - Real or Fake?
PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:14 pm 
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It appears real to me, although the image is somewhat fuzzy it is hard to see if it may be stabilized. Look around the fracture cavities with a loupe and see if you can see what would like a polymer or plastic like residue.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:23 pm 
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Looks like impregnated Turquoise to me. But take all IDs based on pictures alone to be less than positive.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:45 pm 
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glhays wrote:
It appears real to me, although the image is somewhat fuzzy it is hard to see if it may be stabilized. Look around the fracture cavities with a loupe and see if you can see what would like a polymer or plastic like residue.


Thanks for that advice! It wouldn't surprise me if it was stabilized. I'll try to upload a better photo soon, and I'll let you know what it looks like under the loupe.


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I looked on my desktop monitor and yes looks treated, you can see the blotchy coloring.
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glhays wrote:
I looked on my desktop monitor and yes looks treated, you can see the blotchy coloring.
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Yeah, I noticed that too, which is one of the reasons why I was questioning it.
I did also try to take some more photos, but my camera isn't that good, so this is probably the best I'll be able to get. Thanks for the help!

https://imgur.com/a/HRXBrU9


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