Joined: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:04 am Posts: 26 Location: Oman
Hi every body , I came across stone I would be very happy if any one can help me in bead - Blue – Opaque R.I. 1.52 S.G. 2.00 Hardness is less than 3 U.V. Greenish white in both L.W & S.W.
You've got a rock, haven't you? Which is why your observations don't tie up well. Chrysocolla-based mixes are common and the blue bits look right for Chrysocolla. that's my best 2p-worth anyway
Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:29 am Posts: 928 Location: USA
Looks like either the composite stuff coming out of China or the impregnated material coming out of China. Using copper sulfate and the like to color them from what I have gathered. Been examining a lot of this stuff in beads and cabs. Yours looks more like the impregnated and dyed natural stuff, but really not a call that can be made for sure from pictures, sorry. The composite stuff is quite well faked in some instances.
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