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• Guidelines to Buying Jade on eBay
• by silvermane48( 1291)
• Unfortunately, the majority of green jade on eBay is polymer treated, this is especially true of that coming from China. Regardless of what the seller says, no one can realistically sell "Imperial" quality... 

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  Jade | Green Jade | Antique Jade | Jade carving | Imperial jade

• 171 of 178 people found this guide helpful

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• Buying guide for elephant ivory vs. plastic or bone
• by jewelrykingdomhi( 1324)
• How to tell if it's Ivory or Plastic? The best way to tell whether your item is not plastic and is in fact ivory is with the Pin Test. This is done by heating a pin until it's red hot and placing it on the... 

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  characteristics of ivory | How to tell if it's ivory | real ivory | ivory versus plastic | ivory characteristics

• 83 of 84 people found this guide helpful

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• Spinel -- The Great Imposter
• by valuequalityvariety( 147)
• Spinel The Great Imposter Spinel is one of the loveliest of the gem families. Spinels are one of nature's most beautiful and truly natural creations. They are one of the few gems that never have to be treated... 

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  spinel | ruby | sapphire | jewelry | gemstones

• 74 of 79 people found this guide helpful

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• Identifying ivory, bone and plastic for fun and profit
• by goodwill_industries_of_san_francisco( 44204)
• In order to determine if something is ivory most times all you need to do is look very closely at it.You will need the following items:Good lighting source Magnifying glass or jeweler's loupe Hot water.Look at... 

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  Ivory | Bone | Celluloid | Identifying Bakelite | Identifying Ivory

• 68 of 69 people found this guide helpful

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• But is it really Amber?
• by mermaidsstudio1( 4032)
• Is it really Amber?Over the last 3 decades I have collected a large number of Amber, Copal, Lucite, Bakelite and Crystal/glass beads and jewelry. Many look very similar. How can you tell them apart? Here are... 

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  amber | bakelite | test | real | baltic

• 45 of 45 people found this guide helpful

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