The photo below is an example of dyed howlite (See the little slice I made? It’s white inside.)Ī telltale sign of dyed magnesite is very deep cracks. Undyed howlite & magnesite may even be sold as “white turquoise!” SHEEESH!
Magnesite looks very similar to turquoise…when it’s been dyed. Sometimes, natural red-colored fire or harlequin quartz may be dubbed “strawberry” by the seller but since those in the geo-community equate the fruity name with artificial glass, most sellers in the know would stay away from calling it that.įire Quartz from Africa- the real deal Turquoise vs. These are typically dyed quartz or glass.
HTH! Fruit-Named Quartz (strawberry, cherry, pineapple, blueberry, C’mon guys!)įruity-named crystals is usually a tip off of FAKES! Not always, but I’ve found it to be true more often than not. have water moving around in them & they’re usually oddly shaped…and tend to be larger. The glass bubbles will usually be very tiny, spherical & have no movement inside (hence no water).Įnhydro bubbles will def. How can you tell the difference then between an enhydro crystal (bubbles containing water) from a fake simple glass? I remember reading on a post you made about fake crystals that if a quartz has bubbles it’s glass, not a real quartz crystal. TELLTALE SIGN OF A FAKE GLASS “QUARTZ”: Glass will often have tiny air bubbles, quartz won’t. That’s what makes a crystal a crystal, Sweet Pea! Quartz, on other hand, cooled slowly & does have the geometrically perfect molecular structure that all crystals do. Oooooo, BIG SEXY SCIENTIFIC WORD! Amorphous just means that due to quick cooling, the molecules didn’t have time to arrange themselves in a crystalline repeating geometric pattern. I see lots of misinformed YouTube vids on some of these & just want to set the record straight so you can make wise & informed decisions when making your crystal purchases, My Sweets! Glass vs. The only way to know for sure is with exhaustive lab tests, however, you can still use your mad-crystal-skills & a little geology to make a strong educated guess. A little bit ago I posted some of this in a newsletter about 6 months ago (you can subscribe up there on the right side of my banner!) I figured I need to get a bit more of this out there now & perhaps 1 day it will mature into a grown-up full-fledged article! Yay! So, is the crystal you purchased natural, enhanced or an all-out fake? Hey Crystal Peeps! I get a lot of questions about this topic & have been working on a loooong article on this topic for a loooong time…it just keeps getting longer.
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