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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2591842, member: 5833&quot;]That&#039;s a real deficit in trying to figure this out from pix &amp; description.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=16225]@Norm[/USER] Do you know what the &#039;tooth test&#039; for pearls is?&nbsp; I find it is useful for other natural materials &amp; their lookalikes too.&nbsp; You rub (or I kind of nibble) the material being tested against the edge of your incisors.&nbsp; Man made materials that look shiny feel glassy against the teeth; in my experience, things that grew naturally have some kind of grain to them, &amp; the teeth can often detect it.&nbsp; The result of this test isn&#039;t the final word, but it could be evidence one way or the other.&nbsp; Have you looked at various surfaces with magnification to see if there is any sign of growth lines?</p><p><br /></p><p>We&#039;d love to be able to handle it.&nbsp; Doing our best to gather what info we can.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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