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 Post subject: Jade? Serpentine? Thoughts?
PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:10 pm 
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Would it be lapis lazuli?


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:54 pm 
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Possibly....looks like a dyed material


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There is some grainy green stuff over on one side.
Could it be malachite?
Could it be rust forming from the pendant mounting?


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Barbra Voltaire wrote:
There is some grainy green stuff over on one side.
Could it be malachite?
Could it be rust forming from the pendant mounting?

The green stuff is under the polish seems to be part of the stone...
(the mounting is Silver 800)
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Eilat stone?

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John Fitzgerald wrote:
Eilat stone?


I hope you're not asking me... :lol:
it's a good guess I believe
Gosh I didn't even know there Is an "Eilat stone" lol
(been there a few times though)
I'm learning so much from you guys that's awesome :)


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