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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1962336, member: 5833&quot;]Does it reflect the purple light back or absorb it &amp; stay looking close to the same color it is under normal lighting?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure a nearly-black brown color rules out jet or indicates bog oak.&nbsp; The few pieces of bog oak I have had in my hand have been sort of a soft black, not brown.&nbsp; Have you tried the test for jet by rubbing it vigorously against fabric to see if it will generate static electricity?</p><p><br /></p><p>This unusual bracelet combines a carved bog oak central medallion with faceted jet panels for links.&nbsp; You can see that they take a different finish:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/133089535716" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/133089535716" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/133089535716</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned earlier, Vulcanite-type materials tend to turn brown with time.&nbsp; Maybe this locket has lived a sheltered life.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I have said many times before, I hate black things!&nbsp; For this very reason, the difficulty of determining from photos that are often not very good because difficult to take which of the several black materials used in jewellery a given item is.&nbsp; Having the other clues provided by touch &amp; smell is far preferable than visuals only.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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