Only a competent jeweler can determine the real turquoise. But there are several rules, with which you can avoid the acquisition of explicit imitation. In case of fake detection, you have the right to return the goods back to the store.
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If you want to purchase beads, carefully inspect the openings intended for the threads. If they have a light or dark color - in front of you ordinary painted plastic. Try to scratch the surface. If white scratches remain, this is a frank fake. Also take into account the weight and size of turquoise: the fake is much easier than the natural product, and the stones from genuine turquoise are rather small and long heated in their hands.
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Samples are often found, compressed from the original turquoise powder (reconstructed turquoise). They are not fakes, except those cases when you are trying to give them under the guise of genuine high-quality material. Fortified turquoise is subjected to a seal with a special impregnation, and the refined - painting to improve the appearance. These options are also not fakes, although outwardly can well resem them. To avoid problems in the future, the Seller must immediately provide you with complete information about the processing of stone.
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Take a magnifying glass and put the material under it. Carefully consider its plane. If the color of inclusions is much darker than the stone itself, most likely, in front of you Magnezit, treated with salts and copper. You should also know that on the touch genuine material is porous. There are no little cracks and bubbles on it. The presence of these indicators gives imitation of glass.
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For the next way you need a wet cloth. Wipe it stone. If the paint remains on the napkin - alas, you hold the fake in your hands. Some products are painted better, therefore, it is preferable to mix your cat in alcohol and spend it according to the material. In the case of a fake on its surface, the divorces will remain, and the disk is painted. You can also wipe the stone with a wool cloth. The authentic material will attract the villus and small particles to itself.
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Head in flame needle and tap it stone. Try to do it on the inside, as the fake can be spoiled. Imitation of artificial material will give the smell of magnificent plastic. The plane of the stone melts a bit. The smell of pale hair gives a fake from the treated animal bones. The appearance of the original turquoise will not change, but almost imperceptible drops of wax or resin are formed on the plane - real stone is treated with these materials.
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Under the guise of genuine material, the painted mineral haulite is often issued - the white or gray stone with inclusions that are very similar to the original ones. In this case, you should alert the large size of the product and the porcelain brilliance - turquoise is endowed with wax.
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When buying turquoise, ask the seller about its quality. Ask what material it is made - natural or synthetic. Find out what kind of treatment has passed the stone. In order to maximize yourself from acquiring a fake, ask the store to provide a certificate of authenticity and a commodity check with a description of the main characteristics of the product.
Turquoise in natural form is very rare, so artificial products or fakes are more often sold on store shelves. If you wish, you can give a stone on authentication to a specialist. With the help of special devices, it will definitely be able to determine what the product consists of.
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