Mexican Sterling Earrings With Unknown Stone

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  1. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Any idea what this pretty sparkly stone is? Thanks!

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    vitry-le-francois, Aug 26, 2020
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  2. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    Copal?
     
    stracci, Aug 26, 2020
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  3. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Probably glass or some sort of composite. Smart money on glass.
     
    evelyb30, Aug 26, 2020
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Pressed amber or copal chips in artificial resin? What does it look like under a UV light?
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 27, 2020
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  5. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That's a possibility. The bits I've seen from the 60s were all glass or lucite, but these days you never know!
     
    evelyb30, Aug 27, 2020
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Remember the "incredible GDR invention" of polybern?;) 1960s if I remember correctly.

    Polybern in a Fischland Brutalist pendant:

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    Only the amber chips react to the UV light, one visible in this photo:
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    Any Jewelry, Aug 28, 2020
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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  8. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Thanks for all the replies. I do appreciate it!
     
    vitry-le-francois, Aug 29, 2020
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  9. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I really like that pendant. Sort of looks like a tree trunk.
     
    KSW, Aug 29, 2020
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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That thing's begging for a LoTR film festival to go to.
     
    evelyb30, Aug 30, 2020
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