Turquoise vs. Simulants - How You Can Tell Them Apart

[@gems]

We were so happy to have Charles back on the channel and look at all this turquoise and turquoise-like pieces. What was your fave? And would you like to see more videos like this? Let us know here!

[@thomasmcgovern-vc3ry]

Really enjoyed this,thankyou! Want to watch it again!

[@hollychiron]

Charles is engaging and one can tell he is passionate about this subject of geologic and faux. I learned a great deal here and will save the video for reference. Many thanks and more please.

[@SharpAssKnittingNeedles]

Loved the green one! I've seen that and never bothered to powder one up and see what the XRD says it is lol very cool!

[@DonariaRegia]

I'm surprised no larimar snuck into this variety to guess on. Very nice assortment of specimens. The untreated parcel was my favorite, that represents a lot of potential worked pieces. I didn't know Cripple Creek was a source of turquoise. That town has really embraced the tourist trap identity.

[@claybowser698]

I did two large mesquite mantels for a woman who retired as a jewelry maker in turquoise. She gave me two large bags of raw Bisbee Blue turquoise that she had had for many years. I still have those bags. She gave them to me as a type of thanks for the mantels I made for her. They are beautiful stones. I take them out sometimes just to feel them and look at them. When she gave them to me she said they were quite valuable and that I should hold on to them. I am grateful that she gave me such gifts.

[@annagizziatlas62]

Love to see Amazonite getting appreciation as its own thing and not just a turquoise knockoff

[@gems]

We love Amazonite!

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

It's its own thing and I never even expected it in this video

[@jimmymcgill2557]

i'm suprised 'Dyed Howlite' wasn't mentioned more than once as it's such a common knock off these days, loved the pieces from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Utah, they would have been my pick for sure! 💎

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

Howlite is also very rare and faked 98% of the time with 'chalk'

[@KZ-np8fz]

Just a point of correction... Sleeping beauty turquoise mine is in Globe, Arizona.

[@CharlemagneProkopyshyn]

I really like how variscite looks like a creamy blue cheesecake slice 😁 i find it hard sometimes to identify faceted gemstones because they look so different from their raw crystal forms and add dyes and other enhancements to the mix and it's so difficult!

[@michaelread539]

Excellent! Thank you. I have been watching the Gemstones channel for well over a year now. And I've got to tell you that you're the best. Every episode is a delightful educational experience. I do a little vending at the local summer flea market. I've put together a small collection of fake turquoise to help educate my customers. After watching this I have a few more items to add to that 'collection'. There's always a learning curve, right? Thanks again for your sharing of your knowledge and expertise.

[@gems]

That’s really cool! Glad to hear it

[@PreciousPomegranate]

For me, Sleeping Beauty... always. Can't help it. 💙 Could pick it out a mile away.

[@natalyazav1842]

My favorite!!!!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Beautiful, loved the Amazonite that Charles picked out. Thank you.

[@rinaldojonass3772]

Turquoise is a very efficient healer stone. It provides comfort and solace for the spirit and support for the physical body. It has been used in amulets for protection for millennia and is said to change color to warn the wearer of any infidelity in their partner.

[@adorp]

It also tells us what kind of manic partner to avoid. Turquoise changes colour naturally.

[@elisabethe8055]

Of all minerals, i think turquoise is the hardest to identify as real. I think Jade comes in as a runner up. I love Amazonite, how ever, in my mind, that mineral is the most common to be portrayed as real turquoise. Thank you for sharing, so educational and inspiring as usual!

[@gems]

Thank you!

[@______IV]

Yeah, turquoise can be hard to identify, especially for non-experts, but sometimes even for people with a lot of experience. Jade is another tough one, although with jadeite the difficulty usually lies with discerning untreated from treated rather than fake from real, bc crooks selling fake jadeite rarely price it anywhere in the ballpark of authentic jadeite, but it’s all too common to find B or C grade jadeite priced at what A grade typically sells for. I haven’t seen anyone trying to pass off fake nephrite before though. Probably bc it’s price is much more accessible, whereas passing off fake or treated jadeite can be much more lucrative.

[@jg5930]

Love blue stones! ❤Turquoise is divine! 😊

[@djsonfire0001]

Great video! That brick was spectacular!

[@VintageFLA]

So helpful! I knew about a few of these but not all. Such a great resource. I've saved this video.

[@FROSTBITE_33_33]

Finally found a lovely and educating channel and they seem not so active lately..please keep uploading new videos, im ready to support🙏🏼

[@luckyneko1]

It just irks me to no end when people sell "turquoise" and it's fake. If you call them on it, they say oh I just meant it was the color turquoise. No! They knew they were trying to scam people.

[@StealAwayTheStars]

I agree! This goes for all rocks for me too. Just because it's not a certain type of rock doesn't mean they're losing a sale. I'm an enthusiast and just want to know what I have. That Gasepite is so gorgeous!

[@thatgirl634]

Malachite is another big one they try to scam you with.

[@SC-gp7kt]

Like 99% of what's on Amazon!

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

In fact, what's been sold as "tuquoise" has mega rarely been turquoise since around 1600 BC

[@milanopiano]

This was again such an informative video! You guys are incredible at teaching.

[@johnnzboy]

I've always been fascinated by the look and history of turquoise so when I was in Iran a few years ago I acquired a few pieces - after watching this video I'm a bit fearful that my pieces might not be genuine (they certainly weren't cheap) but since I bought them at reputable-looking shops and they look right (i.e. rather matrix-y) then hopefully I acquired the genuine articles :)

[@cbsyll]

Turquoise is my fav color and gemstone of all time, thank u for making a vid dedicated to itt

[@kristibbradshaw]

Those were beautiful.

[@hushamfarhoud8254]

A very beautiful stone, turquoise

[@katherinepoulson3457]

Great video! Volunteering at the Southern Maine Gem show this weekend! 💎😎👏💖

[@gems]

Have fun!

[@natalyazav1842]

Uhhh sleeping beauty torquise!!! My favorite 😮

[@hybridgoth]

Although not mentioned, plancheite can be seen to occur as a quite convincing turquoise lookalike, it is however, quite rare by comparison, a relatively stable mineral, and, with a hardness of 6, it's also quite suitable for jewellery. I wouldn't expect to see it being passed off as turquoise by anyone who knows what it is, however, many people like to attempt identification by sight alone, and thus, it is often confused with chrysocolla or shattuckite.

[@lisafish1449]

I make jewelry from gemstone beads, and I use a lot of magnesite. I'm always honest about it. It's a lovely substitute for turquoise but much less expensive.

[@luckyneko1]

Thank you for being honest. I am too, but so many people aren't. It's even hard to know when I buy supplies because a lot of sellers aren't honest or have no clue what they are doing Some use fancy names and the general public doesn't know the difference. The names aren't even real stones but people don't do their homework.

[@lisafish1449]

@@luckyneko1 I do my best to explain what my customer is buying. I tell them when the gem has a trade name and when I use less expensive materials.

[@DaniPaz14]

the Best channel of gemstone that I saw

[@khin7075than]

❤❤❤ very beautiful gems

[@susansplawski7573]

Very informative but also loved the way you two interacted. I thought you were father and daughter!

[@marshaaragon2336]

Lol...I am from the southwest where this jewelry started. Our jewelry boxes are full of real turquoise it is passed through the generations like diamonds. Once you see the real thing, the fake is easy to spot, but boy, do the tourists fall for it quickly.

[@Automotive_Intervention]

My grandfather just passed we found jars filled with turquoise, obsidian, coral. Some polished and some natural still.

[@stephsexoticpets]

I have wire trees with turquoise as the leaves all on a big quartz crystal cluster from my great great grandma, unfortunately I painted blue acrylic paint over the turquoise as a little kid to make the more "turquoise" in my mind lol. Any tips on safe removal? great video :)

[@gems]

Unfortunately, paint on turquoise is a bad combination, due to its porosity. The paint has likely seeped into the material and anything you use to remove it likely would as well. You might take it to local gemologist for confirmation though.

[@oscarmedina1303]

Love this channel. I always learn. something new with each new video.

[@GilTheDragon]

I was reading Ptolomey's Natural History & he makes a point letting us know just how green Jasper is. I wonder if Gaspeite is what he was referring to... Would you have an idea of what was meant by aerizuza?

[@Puggywuggy56]

This is so exciting!!!! I love turquoise

[@sandys62]

Nice, informative video. Thank you. I came across a very pretty stone when we were visiting Tequisquiapan, Mx, a few years ago while trying to escape the great, white north. It looks very, very similar to (like, almost exactly) the larger rough stone new the end of your video. I bought it at a market that had a mishmash of odd and end items which included a large box of stones under the table that you could hunt through to see if there was anything that interested you. In the middle of this large box of stones (which looked like it hadn't been gone through for ages), I caught sight of this beautiful, rather large, blueish rock that I thought might be fun to do something with. Nothing was labeled, and the young man didn't charge me much for it. I haven’t done anything with it yet, as I'd really love to know for such what it is before I try cutting it up to see if I could possibly make some pendants out of it or something. Could you recommend a sight that I could send some photos to to see if they could possibly help me ID it? Thanks so much.

[@a2zin125]

No Persian torquiest sample? Can't have a torquiest show w/o it!!

[@susanbuckley4153]

Excellent video 👍🏼

[@gems]

Thank you! 👍

[@SallyStearns]

You can just tell (if you have been working with them long enough)

[@karenlee3198]

Yay this is so helpful!!! ❤

[@SacredVandalism]

Can you compare American Turquoise to Chinese Turquoise please 🙏🏻 thanks for a great video ❤️

[@gems]

Great suggestion!

[@deborahellenberger7153]

This was very interesting and helpful❤️

[@k8glass]

The background music makes it hard to hear what they're saying...😯

[@jomama5186]

I love learning. This was super interesting ! Thank you so much !!! Liked & subscribed ❤ 🙏 jomama

[@gems]

Thanks and welcome

[@ursaminor3740]

The turquoise skull is actually a very iconic buddhist ritual item particularly found in Tibet. I think it could be very likely made of carved yak bone and painted with powdered turquoise, which is their traditional way of making it. The hole on the top of it indicates that it was used as a bead for making rosaries or ‘mala’ in buddhism. If this is the case, what a beauty, that’s a steal! Get a Tibetan mala and put it onto it - where it truly belong.)

[@Jennaonthemilkcarton]

I buy a got of minerals. What website is 100% reputable? I’m really looking into NOT getting ripped off.

[@Lightness108]

Thank you 💙

[@nimmie6292]

When is the citrine vs fake citrine? This would be interesting!

[@topperyo]

What is the gold/brown stuff in the brick? I have a pendant of it.

[@gems]

It’s some kind of polymer used to bind the pieces together. Looks metallic and may have some metallic properties.

[@christianb8228]

What about those rings? Are they genuine turquoise?

[@______IV]

Can anyone recommend someplace that will provide Zachary treatment for turquoise?

[@luckyyou777]

For me it doesn't matter if its fake turquoise,I just love the colour

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Some have even believed it to have the power of immortality.

[@JohnniewHarveyjr]

Love my jewelry made of turquoise

[@Ica-Icaismyname]

I had silver earrings with "turquoise"I popped out the turquoise and melted the silver and it left blue all in my crucible now my crucible is dirty as heck it ruined my crucible

[@malapertfourohfour2112]

Neat

[@ZootedSosa]

Not that this is the be all end all but turquoise should always be cold when you’re touching it even if it’s been handled, BUT just because the stone is cold and may look like turquoise doesn’t mean it is this is just one extra helping hand tool

[@Khosrow_Mirshekari]

In North East of Iran there is world's Largest turquoise mine, most of the world's turquoise is there, and you can easily buy high quality turquoise very cheap !!!

[@josuerizo1]

Wow miss out on the event by a day, 😢

[@TrudyAnnBarker]

20 years ago I was at the swap meet in San Diego and a Mexican man had a turquoise necklace for sale.. he was asking 75 bucks for it and in Spanish I told him that price was too much and I would give him 30 Dollars for it.. he told me no so at the end of the day I went back to his booth and told him 35 dollars and he sold it to me... Since 20 years have passed I question if it's real because it would be worth a fortune today... I really need help to figure it out !

[@aprilmeowmeow]

my mother gave me a turquoise bracelet that her old highschool bf gifted her. I took one look at it and knew it was fake. I decided not to tell her. It has been like 50 years since he bought it... it's basically real at that point. 😅

[@pennycandyys]

How do you make sure that what you’re buying is actually turquoise?

[@gems]

It helps to buy from a trusted retailer like JTV. But hopefully the examples in this video give you a good basis to evaluate the features.

[@coeneschamaun1735]

Years ago, I purchased a choker necklace with the thin beads that look like little washers (of turquoise). It was from a vendor at the Gathering of Nations, which is a Native American gathering which draws native people from all over the nation. It never occurred to me that they could be imitation turquoise. It was probably around 2009, in Albuquerque, NM. I wonder who I could ask to authenticate it?

[@dcallan812]

Great video, thank you for the information 2x👍

[@gems]

You’re welcome!

[@fennynough6962]

The Olmec Culture has a Megolithic Structure that has a Turquoise floor made of bricksize pieces! They say this came from the S.W. U.S.A., is that actually verifiable?

[@chrissiehines3268]

Darn it 😂I'm 2 weeks late 😢

[@Chkobbadu10]

Bonjour j'ai montré une turquoise dans ma communauté pourriez-vous me dire si c'est une vraie je l'ai couper j'aimerais vous la montrer via la photo pouvez-vous me dire s'il vous plaît merci beaucoup d'avance

[@JMeLuNez]

Sleeping Beauty turquoise may be the gold standard, but I prefer other Turquoise with a little character. Sleeping Beauty always looks fake or could easily be faked, in my opinion. I'm Navajo and have worn turquoise almost everyday of my whole life (nearly 50 years). I have a few sleeping beauty turquoise pieces but I don't love them as much as my other pieces "with character" aka webbing.

[@aryanas]

All the time my focus was on 🔘🔘

[@lannmwa]

The music is so loud and distracting

[@AdinNuralam]

Masya alloh bagus sekali batunya antik2

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

Ngl, i thought this said "turquoise vs stimulants" and i was like, "oooh turquoise must be a new drug name" lol learn to read girl!

[@LydiaCarr-ne3pi]

Background music is naff. Nice discussion about minerals.

[@michaelkus8869]

Hemimorphite is want to win it

[@NotMyGumDropButtons.444]

I don’t even consider buying turquoise anymore 🌲shungitei is almost just as bad

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

Turquoise is beautiful. Is the new hostess Rebecca’s little sister?

[@gems]

No relation. Sarah is often behind the camera when she’s not in front of it, producing the content you see. She’s been kind enough to pull double duty while Rebecca is away.

[@ultramarinewaters9325]

@@gems Thank you! Sarah is so sweet and it’s nice to know her name! I hope Rebecca and the baby are well! I’m looking forward to the next video!

[@Kamall_Yahya]

.unless it's garnet or spinel, then no...

[@TheHuntrchic]

Unless what, and I'm sure they know what they are talking about

[@ZaDussault]

Isn't gaspeite even rarer than turquoise tho?

[@gems]

In general - yes. But it is not in as much demand. It may have more durability issues and the color/aesthetics may be less desirable. Still it can be a unique and beautiful stone.

[@Natálka02975]

Hemimorphite🥺

[@kiro9291]

amazonite go brrrrrrr

[@gmariet1391]

Music is weird

[@GEMSofGOD_com]

Didn't like any of these 😄 except for the persian blue turquies

[@markgarin6355]

Dyed howlite rocks....not

[@LostWithoutHer]

Interesting clip but it needs audio adjustments and should then be reposted. The guest expert's voice volume modulates too dramatically from between conversation to near whisper level. Even as a British expat with average hearing, I found myself having to lean in towards my laptop too frequently. The whole idea that speaking softly conveys seriousness and a higher level of education, nay even class has been blown out of proportion in this clip, I'm afraid. Staying on topic of Turquoise, it should be stated that for the average consumer to ask a seller/vendor if something is turquoise or not, isn't adequate because Turquoise (the gem) is also the name of a color which enables a fraudulent seller/vendor to say yes, referring to the color, when the item being sold could be turquoise colored Howlite or other simulant. The same concept applies to Coral and Amber.

[@albertconstantine5432]

The vocal fry is painful to hear. Please consider vocal training.

[@aprilmeowmeow]

That's pretty rude to say, man. Its unavoidable for many people, especially those with sinus issues.

[@1212haro]

Ugh…:the addition of that strange music just about drove me mad. Won’t be watching these videos in future.

[@kennethhymes9734]

And if you can't tell the difference? That raises questions, no? I think we all need to step back and consider our position with regard to uncommon and rare substances. If there is a faster growing, less resource intensive wood to make guitars out of... good. If there is something indistinguishable to most from turquoise... great! Only a person fixated on personal property and wealth should care about the difference.

[@judyp.]

It's interesting (for my ears: torturing) to hear the vocal fry escalate during the video as they both subconsciously inspire each other to do it.😑

[@Elizabeth912-v6o]

Does anyone else sometimes watch these videos just because this girl looks like the literal embodiment of Snow White?????

[@Unknownuser2u4u]

She got a 5head and she annoying with that smokers grunt noises she makes

[@cosmickate3]

Great show! Horrible music.

[@patrickliu822]

She's a babe

[@bodiespizza]

"Music" is irritating.

[@12Marxzero34]

The girl is hot af 😍