Turquoise Destruction Test with Fire
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Published 2012-02-23
All Comments (21)
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These two people will always have a special place in my heart. Thanks for the lessons...sorry for the antics....lol 💋
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Don't forget, Moisture trapped in rocks can explode when heated like that or is fire. Many of people have been hurt sitting around camp fire when there were porous rocks with water trapped inside exploded. Those are not quite porous - just saying for others that might not be aware. Thanks for the nice videos.
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This guy really makes me miss my Grandfather. No nonsense. Easy going. Non-judgemental. And knows what he's talking about. Fun and pleasant. Really nice video....now going to check if this big chunk of turquoise I picked up from China is real or imitation. Time to dig out the plumbing supplies.
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Thank you so much for this educational video. I'm fairly new at making jewelry, and turquoise is one of my very favorite stones, I just love it. I've purchased many types of turquoise, both state side and foreign, and get terribly confused. I can't afford to always buy the quality turquoise that I love, so I also purchase other cheaper versions. Most of all, I want to be able to properly identify the stone I use in my creations, and with turquoise, I find that very hard to do. Sally
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Loved your video
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Thanks for sharing with us ... afraid I'd have to keep the heishi around for a while longer too !!
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Привет из Крыма! Попалось ваше видио, я в восторге! Я тоже так,, диагностирую" бирюзу. Здорово! Спасибо!
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will love to experience great video
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Hi! Today I tryed to burn my turqouse to see if it is not plastic. To my suprice it started to pop like crazy. No smoke though! I didnt understand what it means so Googled it and found your video. I was very happy to learn that this means that my turqouse is natural. But please could you tell me more about this reaction to fire and why it means that its natural. Or where should I look for more information about this. Thank you very much 💙
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Hello Magpie, I looked at your website. I like your set up, how you have all your stones labeled :) There is so many dealers that are calling their stabilized natural now, and alot of other imitation stones that are not even labeled what had been done to them. There are alot of customers that don't know and would not know to ask about treatments in their stones, then they find out later on that what they purchased was not the real thing. Appreciate your help in educating others :)
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Thanks Tasha.
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Thnx nice demo.....
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Thank you very help ful
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I am sure that is possiible. I would use stabilized rough for that. We don't carry rough turquoise. I've seen lots of rings carved from other stone. Since turquoise is fairly soft, like I said earlier, stabilized would be the way to go.
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That was fun! The sleeping beauty is dreamy!
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thank you for getting back to me with your information. i am going to keep hunting.
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Hello, so the one that burnt with a smoke is fake ? and the one cracks not fake? for the blue howlite 'turquoise'
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I am but Gibby is from Kansas and Seattle.
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So cool
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The only way to know 100% where turquoise is from is to mine it. Otherwise, it comes down to trusting. Provenance is everything, from the person who mines it to who cabs it up or beads it, to the end user. Many mines produce different shades and colors of turquoise and can appear very similar, hence, the proveanance. We get our Chinese mainly from 2 different families, both from China. The North American we have is mainly from two suppliers who we have learned to highly trust over the years.
