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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 103641, member: 118"]I don't think the stone is turquoise turquoise. Maybe something dyed? I see Magnesite is commonly used to make it resemble turquoise but its hardness is 3.5 - 4. This one is quite hard, maybe over 4. But it could have been stabilized.</p><p>What do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/1_zpsjqenrzw2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/2_zpsqojtvnln.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/3_zpsqgjdsq78.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/4_zps0khyl591.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/5_zpso2tj2bab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/10_zpsqb7ra8qi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/11_zpspanxmfgx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/9_zpsiuybx6v5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 103641, member: 118"]I don't think the stone is turquoise turquoise. Maybe something dyed? I see Magnesite is commonly used to make it resemble turquoise but its hardness is 3.5 - 4. This one is quite hard, maybe over 4. But it could have been stabilized. What do you think? [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/1_zpsjqenrzw2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/2_zpsqojtvnln.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/3_zpsqgjdsq78.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/4_zps0khyl591.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/5_zpso2tj2bab.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/10_zpsqb7ra8qi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/11_zpspanxmfgx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag113/imaginara1/turqo/9_zpsiuybx6v5.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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