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<p>[QUOTE="Virginia, post: 9726277, member: 84728"]I recently acquired a large lot of faux turquoise jewelry, though there are pieces in the mix that look like they could be real, or maybe "stabilized" turquoise. Did the acetone thing and got excited, until I learned about Howlite. The rabbit hole I went down to research and learn as much as possible held surprises. Like that many Native American jewelers didn't always use real turquoise, because it was the color turquoise that they had a reverence for. The other surprise was learning how few places in the world real turquoise is found, and that the real stuff is considered rare. Amazing when you see how many listings there are for turquoise pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe there lots of sellers who don't do their research and/or just assume, and hapless buyers who don't think to ask about authenticity. Glad you got your money back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Virginia, post: 9726277, member: 84728"]I recently acquired a large lot of faux turquoise jewelry, though there are pieces in the mix that look like they could be real, or maybe "stabilized" turquoise. Did the acetone thing and got excited, until I learned about Howlite. The rabbit hole I went down to research and learn as much as possible held surprises. Like that many Native American jewelers didn't always use real turquoise, because it was the color turquoise that they had a reverence for. The other surprise was learning how few places in the world real turquoise is found, and that the real stuff is considered rare. Amazing when you see how many listings there are for turquoise pieces. I believe there lots of sellers who don't do their research and/or just assume, and hapless buyers who don't think to ask about authenticity. Glad you got your money back.[/QUOTE]
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