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A Discussion about Chinese Turquoise A quick introduction: According to Durango Silver Company, "Chinese turquoise accounts for over 60% of the stones sold in the United States, due to the scarcity of American turquoise Chinese turquoise can be just as beautiful as American turquoise, “In fact, China seemed to produce the highest amount of spiderweb turquoise thus far
Turquoise - Real vs. Fake - Turquoise People Turquoise is a soft material, 4 – 5 on the mohs scale, which means most turquoise can be scratched with a penny So, it is very common for a turquoise dealer to stabilize the stone There are many different techniques used for stabilizing turquoise, some even have a patent Basically what is done is turquoise is introduced to a foreign substance that is going to harden and deepen the color
Damele Turquoise vs Variscite The small mine, outside Austin NV, produced turquoise, faucite and variscite, sometime from the same vein Turquoise and variscite are closely related but chemically different
Identifying Squash Blossom Necklace - Value Opinions - Turquoise People Production piecework handmade squash, using fairly low quality stabilized turquoise stones Likely Navajo Commercially produced standard bench beads This piece was likely made along with a batch order of several other nearly identical pieces The workmanship is very good, especially for a sqash of this type The silversmith was a professional and it shows in the work 9 Likes Cheryl
Block turquoise chart - Real vs. Fake - Turquoise People Block turquoise, sometimes called synthetic turquoise, contains no turquoise at all It is made by combining inert ingredients, dye, and usually a resin to form blocks that can be cut or shaped
Help? Squash Blossom Necklace - Value Opinions - Turquoise People The turquoise is inexpensive treated stone, probably Kingman, and at the time would have been considered near bottom shelf in terms of price and quality These were usually delivered unstrung, with the stringing taking place in the shop or trading company which commissioned the work
Help need info on my squash blossom. No markings. Age, is it real, and . . . I like your nice old squash blossom! I agree, pictures of the reverse side would help! But to answer your question, yes, it is “real” Age…my guess would be 1960 - 70s There was an explosion of this type of jewelry made during that time, varying quite a bit in quality and quite a bit made by non-native people The silver work on yours is well done and the beads are center punched; I
I ought to know by now - composite? - Real vs. Fake - Turquoise People Found this in a local antique store, with a dealer from whom I’ve gotten some native jewelry The ring is obviously brand new The stone looks odd to me - the veining seems real, but is this some sort of composite stone?
Identifying Your Navajo, Hopi, Zuni Jewelry, Plus Maker The free form shaped stone on the left is usually a Navajo made giveaway Plus, coral and turquoise is found made by both Navajo Zuni artists, but definitely favored to the Navajo Zuni left, Navajo right The Navajo piece is easy to identify, big, heavy, and a nice free form shaped stone