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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 2744060, member: 36&quot;]Experience mostly.&nbsp; I&#039;m no expert on the assorted varieties of the real deal.&nbsp; This is the Chinese variety; I think it&#039;s been dyed, stabilized and otherwise messed about with.&nbsp; You might want to google Magnesite and Howlite. Both are used as substitutes but don&#039;t look... quite... like real turquoise.&nbsp; The Chinese especially have also been known to make reconstituted turquoise out of stone dust and glue.&nbsp; It&#039;s easier to mold or carve than the natural stone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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