In early times, people have coveted turquoise, and different cultures believed turquoise brought luck. It is said that wearing turquoise jewelry can get its healing energies. Follow this article you will know how to identify real turquoise.
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How to identify real turquoise
2010-07-02 17:49:00
As one of the oldest most highly sought after gemstone to date Turquoise, is said to hold healing energies. Due to the high demand, turquoise was heavily mined leading to the decrease of high quality gemstones. Check out this article then try to find the real turquoise.
Tip1 Ask producing area of the turquoise jewelry. Today, turquoise is mainly mined in Iran, China, Tibet and the southwestern United States.
Tip 2 Look at the vibrant colors of real turquoise, which ranges from a light sky blue to a gray-green color. Fake or low-quality turquoise is a pale, chalky stone injected with dye. Since turquoise comes from a process of millions of years where water leaks over rocks, so real turquoise has high mineral content of copper, iron and aluminum.
Tip 3 Check the turquoise for the existence of veins or blotches, which are called the matrix. Although not all real turquoise has it, many stones do have a matrix that varies from white to black in color.
Tip 4 Smell the gemstone. Generally speaking, reconstituted turquoise carries a certain odor that comes from the resin used to bond turquoise dust and pieces together.
The identifying method is really simple, isn’t it?
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