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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9822307, member: 2844"]Sounds like amber.</p><p><br /></p><p>Definitely not amber. Probably some kind of man made material. Maybe added for extra length?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are these the swirls, or are there beads that are more 'swirly'?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]489473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489474[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are fine for pressed amber. Amber is often heat pressed into shape to form beads.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could be rhodium plated sterling. They do that so the silver doesn't tarnish, but the rhodium layer can flake over time.</p><p>I have a passionate dislike of rhodium, I prefer silver as is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9822307, member: 2844"]Sounds like amber. Definitely not amber. Probably some kind of man made material. Maybe added for extra length? Are these the swirls, or are there beads that are more 'swirly'? [ATTACH=full]489473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489474[/ATTACH] These are fine for pressed amber. Amber is often heat pressed into shape to form beads. It could be rhodium plated sterling. They do that so the silver doesn't tarnish, but the rhodium layer can flake over time. I have a passionate dislike of rhodium, I prefer silver as is.[/QUOTE]
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