Featured What are these necklace beads made of? Malachite? Glass? Other?

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  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    This strand of beads is really heavy (of course, it's long too).
    Can you tell by looking at it what the beads are made of? They vary greatly in color. There is a close up of one broken in half.

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    Bookahtoo, Aug 20, 2017
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  2. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

    Nice. They sure look like real malachite to me.
     
    quirkygirl, Aug 20, 2017
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  3. Bookahtoo

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    Thanks quirkygirl.
     
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    What does the other side of the broken bead look like,the inside doesn't look like malachite.
     
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  5. Bookahtoo

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    This is a better picture I hope.
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    Bookahtoo, Aug 20, 2017
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  6. Bookahtoo

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    Here is the other side of it.

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  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Are there bubbles in the broken bead? Something looks like bubbles in the photo and the color appears to be dyed darker on the outside compared to the inside color.
     
    Hollyblue, Aug 20, 2017
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  8. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi,
    I think the outer coloring is from the polishing of the beads. I had several un- polished pieces of malachite when i was younger. I put them in a rock tumbler
    and when they came out they were darker. JMHO
    greg
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    What happens when you hit those spacers with a sunshine cloth? Real silver can turn that color when it's really tarnished. The beads look like malachite, but some of them look more like eilat. Are there any marks anywhere?
     
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