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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scoutshouse, post: 818647, member: 267&quot;]Thanks, [USER=8184]@Jivvy[/USER] - I was a little confused by that... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://geology.com/gemstones/jet/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://geology.com/gemstones/jet/" rel="nofollow">Geology.com</a> for good technical information on jet varieties. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think the type of fracture or break would depend on the variety/hardness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fascinating vvvv (so not to rule out jet in jewelry that isn&#039;t victorian) </p><p><br /></p><p><i>While there is no source of jet anywhere near southwestern Turkey, it can be found in western Anatolia near Erzurum, where there are about six hundred family-run mines in the mountains. They call it oltu-tasi and it is the material from which Muslim prayer-beads are made. Finlay, Victoria. Jewels: A Secret History (Kindle Locations 1054-1056). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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