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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Navajo Pearls Authentic? - Real vs. Fake - Turquoise People
Recently bought this necklace when in Sedona at local market I’m curious on whether it’s machine made or hand made The vendor I bought them from is of Navajo descent I have a feeling they’re machine made Any feedback is appreciated
- Raw turquoise - Show Tell - Turquoise People
These are some random pieces of raw turquoise I have acquired, no information on where they’re from or even whether all of it is actually turquoise
- Latest Identifying Discovering topics - Turquoise People
Questions about the origins or meanings of your jewelry? Ask here!
- Possible Lander Blue? - Identifying Discovering - Turquoise People
Here’s a link that talks about the turquoise durangosilver com Lander Blue Spiderweb Turquoise Cabochons - Durango Silver Company Learn about the elusive Lander Blue Turquoise and Lander Blue Spiderweb Turquoise cabochons with photo examples of genuine Lander Blue Turquoise from the Mary Louise Lode Claim
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