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Post by phil on Jan 2, 2015 18:28:01 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 2, 2015 18:46:17 GMT -5
Good ole genuine US turquoise by Phil. They are beauties. Not knowledgeable about that material, a lot of it is manipulated or fake so I hear.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 2, 2015 19:14:06 GMT -5
Now those are very nice Phil.....
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Jan 2, 2015 19:17:58 GMT -5
I like seeing the real turquoise! Good ole genuine US turquoise by Phil. They are beauties. Not knowledgeable about that material, a lot of it is manipulated or fake so I hear. On my Mexico trip it seemed like everyone there had hundreds of "turquoise" cabochons/pendants/etc for sale. They all looked too clean. They had a lot of questionable malachite too. It's a shame because I'd have loved to buy some local rocks, but I just couldn't trust anyone. |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 2, 2015 19:22:27 GMT -5
I like seeing the real turquoise! Good ole genuine US turquoise by Phil. They are beauties. Not knowledgeable about that material, a lot of it is manipulated or fake so I hear. On my Mexico trip it seemed like everyone there had hundreds of "turquoise" cabochons/pendants/etc for sale. They all looked too clean. They had a lot of questionable malachite too. It's a shame because I'd have loved to buy some local rocks, but I just couldn't trust anyone. The old school guys are your best bet bc. Lot of fake stuff being made in China. |
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Post by adam on Jan 2, 2015 19:45:51 GMT -5
They turned up shiny and clean, great work.
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Post by phil on Jan 2, 2015 21:10:00 GMT -5
Thanks.... it's all old stock stuff, you don't see that kind of stuff being mined anymore.
They are real. No fake stuff here..... Most of what is there is from Kingman, AZ, a couple from Royston, NV. I only do American (US) turquoise, either natural or stabilized.
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Post by pghram on Jan 4, 2015 20:10:14 GMT -5
Nice cabs.
Rich
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