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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1448827, member: 5833"]Getting back to the original necklace, fake Chinese turquoise can't be ruled out:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ddgnevada.com/wood/fake/fakechineserock.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ddgnevada.com/wood/fake/fakechineserock.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ddgnevada.com/wood/fake/fakechineserock.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The metal parts give it the general look of Native American work, but it's easily faked & you would expect some marks if it were genuine, at least something to indicate sterling. Not that you might not find fake Chinese turquoise used in genuine NA work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1448827, member: 5833"]Getting back to the original necklace, fake Chinese turquoise can't be ruled out: [URL]http://www.ddgnevada.com/wood/fake/fakechineserock.html[/URL] The metal parts give it the general look of Native American work, but it's easily faked & you would expect some marks if it were genuine, at least something to indicate sterling. Not that you might not find fake Chinese turquoise used in genuine NA work.[/QUOTE]
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