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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2349276, member: 2844"]Chipped coral glass is also a solid colour inside.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> I think you were thinking of dyed coral?</p><p>Ezee, with the vinegar on coral test ArtPicker mentioned you should be able to see the vinegar bubble if it is coral. Just a drop will suffice. And wipe it completely dry after testing, so the vinegar doesn't touch any other part of the bracelet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please do <b>not </b>use the acetone test on the turquoise and lapis blue inlay in this case, because we don't know what it would do to the adhesive and 'cement' the Tibetans used.</p><p>In general, if you are not sure of that kind of thing, don't test.</p><p><br /></p><p>For items like beads, the acetone test is used to show dye. Put some acetone on cotton wool and press it against the stone for 20-30 seconds. If you see colour on the cotton wool, the stone is dyed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2349276, member: 2844"]Chipped coral glass is also a solid colour inside.;) I think you were thinking of dyed coral? Ezee, with the vinegar on coral test ArtPicker mentioned you should be able to see the vinegar bubble if it is coral. Just a drop will suffice. And wipe it completely dry after testing, so the vinegar doesn't touch any other part of the bracelet. Please do [B]not [/B]use the acetone test on the turquoise and lapis blue inlay in this case, because we don't know what it would do to the adhesive and 'cement' the Tibetans used. In general, if you are not sure of that kind of thing, don't test. For items like beads, the acetone test is used to show dye. Put some acetone on cotton wool and press it against the stone for 20-30 seconds. If you see colour on the cotton wool, the stone is dyed.[/QUOTE]
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