How To Identify Turquoise Jewelry (Real Or Fake?)

I examine nine turquoise pieces from Dolores to show how I separate genuine turquoise from plastic, block, dyed, treated, and reconstructed stones. With my loupe and forty years of experience on Forty Seventh Street, I look beyond color and study the veining and the silver setting-because bright blue alone proves nothing. Eight of the nine pieces are plastic, while the dull green cuff nearly sold for thirty dollars is the only one worth keeping. I explain why surface veins that look like ink, overly even color, and other warning signs can reveal a fake before you make a mistake. #Turquoise #JewelryIdentification #GemstoneTesting #VintageJewelry