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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2240602, member: 5833"]With only the photo to go by, my first thought was that this is coral:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/101661306_10158649100814283_1428497442520694784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=JaWbIGfxttkAX-4OdO6&_nc_ht=scontent.fbrs1-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=9eee238b281b5d5d03f256e963b97463&oe=5EFE1B95" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Handling it could easily change my mind, but the way the pin is affixed is something I see only in materials softer than stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would call this jasper rather than agate. The difference is that it is opaque:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fbrs1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/101013138_10158624376514283_615516839841103872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=XIaYOc84y_gAX97YKcb&_nc_ht=scontent.fbrs1-2.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=de25df68dcc50a459b0561e808d13b99&oe=5EFF1603" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very unusual to see the findings glued on, but there it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Black collar necklace could be a mix of materials, I see this sometimes with black stuff, but AJ is right about the brown on the inside not ruling out jet. Vulcanite type materials can gradually go brownish on the outside. If the panels are jet, seems likely beads are too, but you should check both, just in case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2240602, member: 5833"]With only the photo to go by, my first thought was that this is coral: [IMG]https://scontent.fbrs1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/101661306_10158649100814283_1428497442520694784_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=JaWbIGfxttkAX-4OdO6&_nc_ht=scontent.fbrs1-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=9eee238b281b5d5d03f256e963b97463&oe=5EFE1B95[/IMG] Handling it could easily change my mind, but the way the pin is affixed is something I see only in materials softer than stone. I would call this jasper rather than agate. The difference is that it is opaque: [IMG]https://scontent.fbrs1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/101013138_10158624376514283_615516839841103872_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=XIaYOc84y_gAX97YKcb&_nc_ht=scontent.fbrs1-2.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=de25df68dcc50a459b0561e808d13b99&oe=5EFF1603[/IMG] Very unusual to see the findings glued on, but there it is. Black collar necklace could be a mix of materials, I see this sometimes with black stuff, but AJ is right about the brown on the inside not ruling out jet. Vulcanite type materials can gradually go brownish on the outside. If the panels are jet, seems likely beads are too, but you should check both, just in case.[/QUOTE]
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