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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 1622712, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> The manganese spots are tiny specs that come to the surface of really old buried pots and figures. They are black and non sparkling. The peroxide test is to determine if they are new spots or antique ones. Your's has the mica spots which is a new one from different areas of South West and Central America. It is NOT an indicator of age.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 1622712, member: 78"]Hi, The manganese spots are tiny specs that come to the surface of really old buried pots and figures. They are black and non sparkling. The peroxide test is to determine if they are new spots or antique ones. Your's has the mica spots which is a new one from different areas of South West and Central America. It is NOT an indicator of age. greg[/QUOTE]
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