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<p>[QUOTE="Hollyblue, post: 136692, member: 1496"]The marks you see on the back are not tool marks,the base for the top of the ring was very overheated and almost melted when soldered together or when the shank was added.Doubt it is Mexican,they usually do a much better job at soldering.</p><p><br /></p><p>Google "cuprite jewelry" and there are a number of images showing it with malachite since they are both copper minerals.Cuprite also appears with blue in chrysocolla.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hollyblue, post: 136692, member: 1496"]The marks you see on the back are not tool marks,the base for the top of the ring was very overheated and almost melted when soldered together or when the shank was added.Doubt it is Mexican,they usually do a much better job at soldering. Google "cuprite jewelry" and there are a number of images showing it with malachite since they are both copper minerals.Cuprite also appears with blue in chrysocolla.[/QUOTE]
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