brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 01:58:34 PM new
this is sterling and the mark says morgan not sure if the stones are top quality or not. thanks in advance for any info
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toasted36
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posted on May 5, 2007 02:26:17 PM new
Hi, I can't tell from your picture if the stones are turquoise or not. You'll need a up close picture of the stones ,tap them against your teeth to see if they feel like plastic or stone. I personally would take it to a jeweler to look at the stones to see if they are real turquoise if your not sure.
If you type Morgan into the search on eBay in the jewelry category there is a couple Navajo artists named Morgan. I'd start there and maybe move onto a yahoo/google search to see if you can find a necklace in the same style.
Beautiful piece !!
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brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 02:36:12 PM new
toast i did the teeth and i will say they feel like a stone me thinks i will go to a
jewler and see what they say, thanks for the hint
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brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 03:30:51 PM new
toast the white glare is from my flash hope this gives you the info you need the stones are in one color
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brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 03:32:56 PM new
[ edited by brimic on May 5, 2007 03:37 PM ]
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toasted36
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:14:34 PM new
It sure looks like Navajo design to me because of the little stars shape designs around the stone. The up close picture didn't help any on knowing if its turquoise ...sorry. Any jeweler can tell you. I'd just walk in and hand to someone in a shop and say is this turquoise.
Also does it have any letters in front of Morgan ? That will help with the maker. Any chance you have a picture of the markings ?
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roadsmith
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:22:26 PM new
Very nice piece! Looks authentic to me. What I've done in the past is to tap my wedding ring on the turquoise to see if it sounds thunky or clinky. The thunky sound comes from real minerals like turquoise. But to be safe, you'll want to ask a jeweler, as suggested here.
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:24:12 PM new
Looks like turquoise to me which is hand set in a serrated bezal. No matrix to the stone so a photograph is hard to judge but I am willing to give odds that it is turqoise and native American made. Do not recall when that yoke style necklace was in fashion however. Are those little silver cones on the bottom? Also what if the white spot in photo #1?
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hwahwa
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:28:24 PM new
Natural turquoise has matrix and is far from perfect and is often too frail and porous,most of the turquoise you see are so called 'stabilised turquoise' which is injected with resin and color to make it uniform and strong.
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:34:38 PM new
Differ on that. Not all natural turquoise has matrix. I have some neat cabs that were cut by an acquaintance in my lapidary club about 20 years ago that I bought from him 5 years ago and they were cut rom natural untreated turquoise and some have no matrix at all. Depends on what part of the stone one uses and also what mine the turquoise came from.
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brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 05:43:33 PM new
toast here is pic the best i can do with my camera it looks like there a letter and also it looks like a g right next to the m of morgan
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hwahwa
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posted on May 5, 2007 06:33:46 PM new
Buyhigh.
It is hard to find good turquoise with no matrix and yes,depends on where it comes from.
Chinese turquoise is inferior to say Afghan and Persian ones,you seldom see a large piece of vibrant color no matrix natural turquoise these days.
BTW,some folks like matrix.
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posted on May 5, 2007 06:47:01 PM new
True but this guy has been cabbing stones for some 40 years and the turquoise he acquired was long ago when natural untreated hard gem quality stuff was still available. The Chinese/tibetan stuff is much too soft.
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roadsmith
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posted on May 5, 2007 07:03:13 PM new
Count me among those who prefers matrix in her turquoise. I don't know why, exactly, except that turquoise without matrix sometimes looks artificial. I also much prefer green turquoise to the blue.
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toasted36
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posted on May 5, 2007 07:10:01 PM new
The letter looks like a B to me and the only Morgan I'm finding with a B is Bruce Morgan. Hope this helps.
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brimic
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posted on May 5, 2007 07:13:14 PM new
thanks to everyone who posted this is the best place to find good info. am planing to take to a jewler and see what they say thanks again.
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posted on May 5, 2007 07:14:25 PM new
And I prefer the turquoise blue not the dark blue but then not everyone likes the same thing. I do however like the true spiderweb stuff which is unavailable these days as is most American turquoise probably because there is little large scale copper mining going on in the US. Wheh they advertise China mountain turquoise you know what that is.
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hwahwa
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posted on May 5, 2007 07:26:12 PM new
It used to be that you can find good turquoise on American Indian jewelry in pawn shops.These days even the Indian reservations are buying them from Far East.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on May 6, 2007 05:39:58 AM new
I've always read that Robins Egg Blue was the most desirable color in Turquoise. This looks like that color to me.
I with you Roadsmith - green with lots of matrix is my favorite.
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