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<p>[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 9432758, member: 79460"]I haven't bothered with this piece as I only know UV as a test for amber and I knew this wasn't. Just out of interest, what else can UV test for?</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest of the beads are almost definitely glass. I just thought the ones I questioned had a natural look about them and thought they might be gem stones until I looked closely. I put my tablet screen on a white background and laid them on it and it showed more detail such as uneven surface colour and wear between the beads. I then tried the nail polish remover and scraped the surface of one and a flake came off.</p><p><br /></p><p>A necklace full of peridot would have been lovely <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 9432758, member: 79460"]I haven't bothered with this piece as I only know UV as a test for amber and I knew this wasn't. Just out of interest, what else can UV test for? The rest of the beads are almost definitely glass. I just thought the ones I questioned had a natural look about them and thought they might be gem stones until I looked closely. I put my tablet screen on a white background and laid them on it and it showed more detail such as uneven surface colour and wear between the beads. I then tried the nail polish remover and scraped the surface of one and a flake came off. A necklace full of peridot would have been lovely :woot:[/QUOTE]
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