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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kyratango, post: 339606, member: 5006&quot;]Hum... the aceton test for dying isn&#039;t really conclusive!</p><p>I bought this massive 100&quot; long necklace from China for 38.70€</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]114089[/ATTACH]having no doubt it is dyed bamboo coral (sold for salmon/pink color, it is as red as showed in the pic!), after reading your comment I tried your aceton tip on several beads, even soaked in a little cup, result: no trace of red on the white tissue, no discoloration on the soaked bead!</p><p>A close up of a hole shows same color inside!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]114090[/ATTACH]</p><p>Beads aren&#039;t glass, the pits and lines are those of coral<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]114091[/ATTACH]</p><p>I still stand for bamboo coral<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I&#039;d greatly prefer if I could soften this bright red into the salmon I wanted originally !!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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