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<p>[QUOTE="Kathy Anderson, post: 1451339, member: 10843"]Looks to be turquoise repro; could be dyed howlite, magnesite, or chaulk block Chinese "you name it." The nuggets are too uniform, the color is too uniform. The beads are likely nickel. Overall, it looks 1980s to me. And yes, there are 1000s of genuine turquoise necklaces out there without sterling silver. German silver was popular among crafters. Now, the silver tone metal is a pig in a poke; some from China is even lead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy Anderson, post: 1451339, member: 10843"]Looks to be turquoise repro; could be dyed howlite, magnesite, or chaulk block Chinese "you name it." The nuggets are too uniform, the color is too uniform. The beads are likely nickel. Overall, it looks 1980s to me. And yes, there are 1000s of genuine turquoise necklaces out there without sterling silver. German silver was popular among crafters. Now, the silver tone metal is a pig in a poke; some from China is even lead.[/QUOTE]
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