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<p>[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 356213, member: 152"]This necklace caught my eye the other day as it was hanging next to some of my other necklaces for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had previously glanced at it when I first got it and must have assumed it was plastic. Now because it was hanging up, I noticed that a few of the beads were more cloudy than the others. Closer inspection with a loupe revealed dark inclusions and a web-like interior to the beads.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm quite positive it is amber, but I don't know how good the quality is. Anyone know if the cloudiness present in several beads is indicative of the quality? Would this just be called cherry amber? I think the photographs make the beads look a bit more reddish than they actually are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last pic is with a blue light.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121340[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121333[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121334[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121335[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121336[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]121337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tie.dye.cat, post: 356213, member: 152"]This necklace caught my eye the other day as it was hanging next to some of my other necklaces for sale. I had previously glanced at it when I first got it and must have assumed it was plastic. Now because it was hanging up, I noticed that a few of the beads were more cloudy than the others. Closer inspection with a loupe revealed dark inclusions and a web-like interior to the beads. I'm quite positive it is amber, but I don't know how good the quality is. Anyone know if the cloudiness present in several beads is indicative of the quality? Would this just be called cherry amber? I think the photographs make the beads look a bit more reddish than they actually are. Last pic is with a blue light. [ATTACH=full]121340[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]121333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]121334[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]121335[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]121336[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]121337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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