How to spot turquoise real or fake

The fake turquoises or the “green stones” have a name with “something turquoise”, are everywhere these days. You find dealers sell fake turquoise on eBay, even in some notable local malls. Because some replica panther de Cartier ring is with the stones. We have put together a comprehensive article by providing images of fake turquoise and the common techniques to identify the real turquoise, our goal is to help you the obvious fake turquoise trick on the market.

Overall Look or Appearance

Another thing you can look at in look or appearance to tell if turquoise is fake or real is to use the fingernail trick.

The Fingernail Test

This method can be used if you have a rough natural stone. Simply use your fingernail and run it along the surface of the turquoise stone. If your fingernail gets caught on where the Turquoise meets the webbing matrix, then chances are in your favor that it is a natural turquoise stone. If in real stone, then jewelry like replica Cartier Juste un Clou bracelet will be lovely.

The Scratch Test

The scratch test is going to help you determine the hardness of the specimen. Howlite is softer than turquoise so we can use this to our advantage when determining if the turquoise is fake.

So, you got it? Hope this article will help you a bit.