Watch This Before You Buy Turquoise – Know What You're Buying
Watch This Before You Buy Turquoise – Know What You're Buying
In this video I show you some different kinds of turquoise that I have and how to make sure you are using the right stuff in you work and to stop you from buying fake turquoise.
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Here is a list of other helpful videos, always make sure to do your research :
Buyer’s Guide to Spotting Real & Fake Turquoise – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y6Oua_hIQ
Identifying real and fake turquoise – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBLmgZPiQ4I
Turquoise: Real or Fake? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrOfKK3wc2U
Turquoise – Real or Fake? (Test) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6D47TEqUKY
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I just bought fake howlite
When im crush them it have translucent under skin Dyed
Very helpful!
I would use the fake stuff in a resin inlay of some kind, but certainly tell any buyer that it’s just for looks and not real. Nice video. Thank you!
"polymer impregnation is observed" mentioned in my turquoise certification report, what’s that mean?
So what is reconstituted turquoise?
I’ve been buying some turquoise pieces from the Kingman Turquoise Mine’s Etsy shop. It takes the guess work out of the purchase! They are pretty good at mentioning if it is stabilized, composite, or natural in form.
There’s nothing wrong with stabilized turquoise, it’s an industry accepted treatment. Just like oiling emeralds or heating sapphires, dealers will charge a premium if those treatments *have* *not* been done. Otherwise just assume it’s stabilized, because at least 95% is.
Nice video but how do you know before you buy if it’s fake? It’s not like you can walk around the bead show or store with a hammer breaking their stones open.
what kind of costs should i watch for? how much does something like that tin full of those chips of real turquoise run? howbout that real turquoise rock?
Hi. Where did ou get the ground turquoise? Thanks!
Thank you- super helpfull video!
Naw, that’s fish tank gravel @:36 thanks.
Howlite .strengthens memory and stimulates desire for knowledge. It is also a calming stone it encourages emotion expression.
Thanks a lot for this valuable information. where can we buy the genuine coarse-grinded Turquoise and its powder?
I have a coffee can full of small bits turquoise that is dry and white until you spray water on it.
You can use the fake turquoise as fish gravel. At least that’s what I’m choosing to do with my now fake turquoise chips ಥ‿ಥ
Thank you for sharing this video it help me a lot. So I think mine is fake then.
Thanks for taking the time to empower people.
Good video subject! I’ve accidentally bought fake turquoise, as well. It sucks that’s there’s so many dishonest people out there! I now always ask the supplier if the stones have been treated and if so, how. If they can’t or won’t answer me, I don’t buy it! I also always list any treatments in my jewelry listings so people know exactly what they are buying. If I’m not certain, I just say so. I don’t want to mislead people.
I really appreciate this info. It made it easier for me to understand the differences between the three. Now if I can find a video on how to prepare a rock into a pendant wow. I have several that are suppose to be rubies, pink quartz etc. They are all in raw form.
You should just make a couple dyed howlite rings and sell em for a little cheaper.
I’m sure you can get a few sales. 14k gold plated silver with look dope with it.
Good video music was distracting
The howlite would look pretty in the garden.
I’m about to binge watch your videos
I want to buy a men’s Turquoise Ring. What would be a good store? Someone I can trust just tell me real turquoise. I do not want an inlay ring. I just want a nice ring that has real turquoise. Be a gift for my son
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What about green colored turquoise with a matrix in them?
In the crushed turquoise where are the dark matrix pieces?
Fish bowl?
A professionel jeweler shouldn’t buy his gems on Amazon anyways…buy from reputable sources…NOT the cheapest, probably shouldn’t buy jewelry from…
One of the craziest things I learned is about reconstituted turquoise. How shops will gather up all the powder and use resin and a hydraulic press to turn it into a more usable form.
Personally, I thought it was all so scammy that I just noped out of turquoise altogether. Because… it was at the point to where if I wasn’t the guy digging it out of the ground, then I’d have no way to verify what I was selling, and I’m not about that life.
Now… try explaining that to a customer dressed head to toe in dyed howlite at a farmer’s market or faire… yeah, no thank you. Turquoise is pretty, and if I find some, maybe, but it’s just not worth the risk anymore.
How do you make turquoise into beads
A good trick is to rub it fast with thumb or against fabric to warm it with friction..Turquoise will warm slower and stay warm for a long time than Plastic. Never mind just telling by its Color.
Howlite is one of the attunement stones which link the user to higher consciousness. it opens and prepares the mind to receive the energies and wisdom of attunements. it is a lovely stone to use when needing to reduce anxiety, tensions and stress. I agree with Adynm Sani. Thank you so much for showing us the difference. I was needing to know!
I don’t know where you live, but I buy all my turquoise from sellers at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. You have a better chance of finding honest turquoise or other stones and you can always negotiate a better price. Another idea is to check with local rock hound groups in your area for supplies of gemstones. I enjoy your videos and always learn something or become inspired to try something new…thanks.
In my country (Poland) some people sell red-dyed howlites as corals. xD
As to the Howlit. It would be nice for acylic resin project or dioramas.
This is a very misleading video. It never tells the consumer how to tell if it’s real turquoise without breaking it into pieces. How is that helpful. If I buy a turquoise bracelet, I’m not going to break the stone apart to see if it’s real. Sheesh.
Would the piece that you believe to be plastic have a different temp then a true stone?
Toss it in vinegar howlite dissolves you can test bigger pieces without destroying it with this method
How much you want for the howlite
But you didn’t say anything about detecting imitation turquoise. If the description is fraudulent in an ad you are stuck. Please explain characteristics of real turquoise. Density, color ranges, hardness, feel. What price is too good to be true?
Your stabilized Turquoise actually appears to be a composite. What they do us take ground up chalk turquoise in a powder and mix it with dyes other powders to simulate matrix. They call this compressed block Turquoise. It’s still real turquoise, but heavily ‘manmade’ if that makes sense. Fine for you since you’re just crushing it up for inlay. But I believe it should always be disclosed to the buyer when possible.
I have dyed howlite and I’ve been wanting some so I’m not mad I like it blue
Show real "natural" Turquoise next time.
I really appreciate this guy. I have a friend that is in this business, and he wants me to sell his cabochons and jewelry. Apparently he’s got some kind of connections with someone who’s family had some kind of well known mine. I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing, so these types of videos are a big help.