New Untestable Fake turquoise?

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In this video, I have come across several types of man made turquoise which are more or less untestable via the traditional methods (hot needle and acetone dye test).
This is a follow up to my other two turquoise testing videos here:
• How to Test Turquoise ...
And here:
• Fake Turquoise vs Hot ...
I also answer some of your questions about which liquids can also be used to test for dye.
Chapters:
00:00 Testing new stones for dye
04:46 Testing stones with the hot needle
10:36 Testing using new liquids
14:16 Summery and Speculation

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@user-es6cm3dz7f 8 ай бұрын

Interesting stuff, Austin!

@RKetReacts 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this informative video! The piece of turquoise you were unable to confirm is similiar to a piece that I have. New subscriber :)

@earthartgems 8 ай бұрын

Yay! Happy this was helpful :)

@deborahberklite5380 14 сағат бұрын

Do you know anything about bamboo coral? Is it good for jewelry?

@nouradel6763 8 ай бұрын

Thank u

@earthartgems 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome, hope it was helpful

@nouradel6763 8 ай бұрын

@@earthartgems it is!👍

@Bullen_3 2 ай бұрын

Constantly evolving? I guess that's why ppl like you are invaluable to the gem trade, because you're willing to evolve your tests.

@earthartgems 2 ай бұрын

Trying to... I've found the best test is just years of looking at stones...

@kylesnuffleupagus8591 8 ай бұрын

I think all of us rock hounds if we stand next to fake turquoise and just dont feel it, then its fake. When you see a squash blossom necklace with beautiful blue green stone and you get the feels, it lets you know its real.

@carly1635 8 ай бұрын

Allow me to tell you most of the time if it is cheap turquoise it is Howlite dyed however I have seen some stuff that is kind of passable but honestly you can tell

@earthartgems 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Carly, I'd agree with this 100%. And a lot of the time the color is the giveaway to the trained eye :)