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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1918356, member: 5833"]Sellers often err on the side of the more expensive material. I specialize in cameos, which are also made in both glass & agate. I often see the 2 confused in sales listings.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sharply conchoidal chip on the neck is another clue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They help confirm it is glass. The 'frosted' look of the white areas in not something you would see in stone, different from the cloudiness stone can have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1918356, member: 5833"]Sellers often err on the side of the more expensive material. I specialize in cameos, which are also made in both glass & agate. I often see the 2 confused in sales listings. The sharply conchoidal chip on the neck is another clue. They help confirm it is glass. The 'frosted' look of the white areas in not something you would see in stone, different from the cloudiness stone can have.[/QUOTE]
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