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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 610025, member: 5833&quot;]The beads look like bone to me.&nbsp; Can&#039;t see the pendant bit well enough to form an opinion about it.&nbsp; I&#039;m not seeing ivory here at all.&nbsp; Tricia, do you know what the &#039;tooth test&#039; for pearls is?&nbsp; No matter how smooth pearls feel to the fingertips, ones that grew in a mollusk will feel grainy to your teeth (I sort of nibble with the edges of my top &amp; bottom incisors) while artificial ones will feel absolutely smooth &amp; glassy.&nbsp; I have found the same test is helpful in distinguishing all kinds of organic materials from artificial simulants.&nbsp; How cold something feels to the touch is largely a function of how smooth it is.&nbsp; Your teeth may tell you more than your fingers can.&nbsp; I can see this massive necklace feeling pretty heavy as a single item; does not mean individual beads would feel so weighty.&nbsp; If it were stone, think it would be burdensome to wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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