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  1. Ratsy Brown

    Ratsy Brown Well-Known Member

    These orange barrel shaped beads were in a mixed bag of jewellery I bought. They feel like plastic but I want to double check.

    No seam lines, no reaction from simichrome. What material cracks like that?

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    Ratsy Brown, May 9, 2021
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  2. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    They've got an interesting look about them for sure, can't explain the cracks for anything in particular

    Might be worth zapping with some uv
     
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  3. Ratsy Brown

    Ratsy Brown Well-Known Member

    Struggled to get a good shot but here goes

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    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

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  5. Pattywithay

    Pattywithay Well-Known Member

    This is the only thing I could find remotely like them. Have you tested for Bakelite? They say they are Bakelite “amber”.
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  6. Ratsy Brown

    Ratsy Brown Well-Known Member

    Not bakelite, I did the simichrome test. Coral is my best guess but I have never seen crazing like that on coral. Lots of knowledgeable folk on the forums so I'll wait and see what others think.
     
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  7. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    NOT coral, IMHO.
    But what they are, I have no idea. Are they lightweight like plastic?
     
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  8. Ratsy Brown

    Ratsy Brown Well-Known Member

    In terms of weight, they are similar to bakelite
     
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  9. elarnia

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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not African faux amber either, I have a box full of the stuff, and it is an amber colour.
    I have no idea what it is, but just throwing this out there, dyed bone maybe?
     
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  11. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Are all the beads uniform in their shape & dimensions?
     
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