For a long time people endowed stones with magical properties. Turquoise, for example, has been used by humans since ancient times. The Persians considered it the remains of those people who died of passionate love. The Tibetans attributed to her a divine origin and still believe that turquoise stones are living beings. Talismans and jewelry made of turquoise have been found in most ancient burials in America, as well as in Egypt and Asia. Over a long period of human evolution, the fashion for certain precious materials appeared and disappeared, and natural turquoise stone remains a symbol of he alth and good luck. This stone has always been considered a talisman that brings happiness. So, in eastern countries, turquoise served as an amulet that kept warriors, and Egyptian jewelers actively produced sacred insects from these stones for magical rituals.
In nature, in a crystalline form, it is far from always possible to find these beautiful stones. Turquoise is kidney-shaped cryptocrystalline species or opaque veinlets in rocks. Their decorative features are ambiguous. There are also pale stonesturquoise, and there are bright shades from blue-blue to bluish-green. Their mesh and lace varieties are charming in appearance. The pattern on them is created by veins of metal oxides. It can be iron, copper or manganese. Matrix or mother turquoise, interspersed with carbonaceous slates, is very interesting in appearance.
Surprisingly, despite the huge number of stone deposits available in the Caucasus, in the USA, China, Israel, Afghanistan and other countries, one of the most widely imitated is still a turquoise stone. The price of a fake is significantly inferior to natural material. But with jewelers, both of them remain very popular. Descriptions of the turquoise imitation technique were published as early as the 14th century. Therefore, today you need to be able to distinguish them.
If in past centuries, when natural turquoise stone was faked, the crumb of the material was mixed with powders that matched in color, pressed, and a heterogeneous material was obtained, which was very difficult to distinguish from natural, today there are more opportunities to fake stones.
Turquoise is made up of copper, ceramics and various suitable types of inexpensive stones such as quartz. Moreover, there are specialists who are so skillfully creating synthetic materials for turquoise that even experienced experts cannot find differences in their composition.
When buying, you should first consider the condition of the pores in the stone.
White pores in kindturquoise does not exist. You can identify plastic using fire. You need to bring the wick from the back of the product and hold it for a bit. If it starts to melt - imitation. With the help of a needle, you can identify faience in your hands or glass. Their hardness is greater than that of turquoise, and if the material does not leave scratches, and it is harder than the metal of the needle, then it can be assumed that this is a fake. At the same time, if as a result of such a check, chips or powder are formed, as well as white stripes on the product itself under the turquoise top layer, then it is obvious that the decoration is made of plastic. With the help of a red-hot needle, colored stones can be revealed. Turquoise, or rather wax and resins, in which coloring pigments are dissolved, begin to melt from the touch of hot metal.
