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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9585194, member: 79705&quot;]Coral has growth patterns that look like lines running through it. It&#039;s also not as glossy, and has signs of carving, like deep cuts or drill holes.[ATTACH=full]462989[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The fake stuff I see is usually resin/plastic or celluloid. These are pretty much always really bright red or bright pink for some reason. The celluloid can have lines but they&#039;re fairly uniform. They have that rounded, molded look. You can usually find multiples of the same piece. They&#039;re glossy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] has a fantastic <a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide" rel="nofollow">Materials Guide here</a> and though it&#039;s about coral vs conch, it gives you lots of samples to look at. Whole site is worth a read in general. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can also just post what you&#039;re looking at here and we can help. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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