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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 2780692, member: 29"]Majorica aren't glass in the same way that many fake pearls are. They're a core, yes, but layer after layer of fish scale on top. They can indeed feel gritty. </p><p><br /></p><p>These look like the more common coated glass, but they'd need to be held and judged. They'll be heavier than Majorica ones if they're coated. The yellow may be the actual colour. That doesn't look like a Majorica clasp.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 2780692, member: 29"]Majorica aren't glass in the same way that many fake pearls are. They're a core, yes, but layer after layer of fish scale on top. They can indeed feel gritty. These look like the more common coated glass, but they'd need to be held and judged. They'll be heavier than Majorica ones if they're coated. The yellow may be the actual colour. That doesn't look like a Majorica clasp.[/QUOTE]
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