Featured Is this a mark or just a couple of dents on this possibly NA bracelet?

Thank you, Hollyblue.
If I may, is there something(s) you can teach me to look for to identifying when turquoise has been resin stabilized? Is it the color? Texture? Something else?

 

Thanks!
16 more days (but who's counting? )
Pretty sure he is a goner, though.

 

Interesting forum. Thank you, coreya, for sharing that link. I'll go and poke around there a bit before I post anything (it took months of lurking here before I was semi-comfortable posting)

 

Put a small drop of water on the blue part,if the stone is natural the water will soak into the stone like a sponge.

 

Grabbing bracelet (plus a ring I got yesterday) ... <<running to kitchen>>
Be back shortly

 

Yeah ... the water just sits there ... on everything I've tested so far ...

Easy test, though
Thanks @Hollyblue for today's lesson

 

it's a nickel wire reproduction navajo bracelet ,resin repro stones ,see them all the time in the thrift stores here in Canada , i gave one just like it to my daughter a while ago.

 

I wouldn't care, I'd still wear it.
And I wouldn't worry about waving my arms around either. Just make sure it is still on your arm after any emphatic gesturing.

 

Very good lloyd. Of course, I should have realized. The thickness, colour, lack of lustre and the stippled finish. And that's why the 'stones' look resin stabilized.
But a very nice bracelet. And perfect for looking pretty while banging into things.

 

Whoa! I wake up to find my bracelet is now a just pretty piece of crap!

 

No it's not.
It's something you can wear and not worry about and receive compliments on, as it will be noticed.
Wear it and enjoy it. I sure would.

 

I'm with cluttered.
Wave your arms as much as you like and still look pretty without any worries.

 

Costume jewelry has its place ... but I cannot stand the look of nickel and wouldn't wear a nickel silver bracelet, whether Navajo make or not, because my wrist would break out in a rash.

Fortunately, this bracelet tests as sterling and the stones are not imitation turquoise, so yes, I can carefully wear and enjoy it.

What a shame that Lloyd made his disparaging statement with such a definitive tone that at least two other forum members, whom I respect for their experience and vast knowledge, took his statement as fact.
I had to adjust my forum settings this morning, just to be able to read the previously ignored comment and see what all the hubbub was about ... This scenario has reassured me that my settings prior to this morning were indeed appropriate.

 

I've noticed it's possible to be bullied here into being swayed towards one opinion or another.....whether that was intended or not.
Many of us have strong opinions on certain subjects, which can be at times forceful enough to override critical thinking.

Not often...but it does happen.

Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is bright blue turquoise with distinct, often black, matrix. The matrix is the veining that appears in the stone.


Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Belt Buckle by Navajo Dan Martinez

The mine is located in Globe, Arizona in Gila County.

Sleeping Beauty turquoise is a uniform blue turquoise that is easily matched and cut so is a popular choice in Native American jewelry.


"The bracelet looks like a Navajo made silver item with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise ...
to me...from what I can see......but I wasn't there when it was made ! "

 

If it's an old enough piece, the water trick doesn't always work. I have a ring that's older than dirt, old enough that something turned the stone green through oxidation. I've never tested it, but I strongly suspect water would just roll off. It's definitely a Navajo style piece, but who made it...dunno.

 

Materials which can change turquoise to green ....... https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/what-makes-turquoise-change-color/

 

I didn't say I agreed with his assessment - I was just saying I wouldn't care one way or another if it was costume or sterling. It is still a striking bracelet. I would still wear it.
I don't have metal allergies, so not something I even thought of.

 

I still have tremendous respect for AJ, for all the help she gives, for all her knowledge given freely to all, a valuable and much loved member of this forum, THANK YOU AJ !!! ...

 

I didn't just take his statement as fact, I never take anyone's statement as fact, as most of you know, but stated the reasons why I thought lloyd was right.
I didn't get personal about anything, by the way.
You may have said it was sterling silver, an oversight on my part. The stippling, colour, and thickness are still puzzling to me. But my conclusion was wrong, and I'm sorry about that. And it was never my intention to hurt your feelings.

 

Quirky, I'm not dumping on the bracelet, just trying to toss in some info that may or may not help you to describe the bracelet accurately. I do know that turquoise is very variable in appearance from deposit to deposit & I'm no expert, but think you have to consider the possibility the stones are really stone, but maybe howlite, which can be dyed & is very commonly used in place of actual turquoise.

Also, is the right word for the stippled sections hammered? Or is that a different look?

Hope you find you can wear it without any problem & get much enjoyment doing so.