[Jewelry making - Article 00293] - Re: [Orchid] "Cherry Quartz" beads

[Dfriedlich]

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    I also bought what I was told was quartz beads as well as some
    crystal balls at Tucson from a Hong Kong dealer. They said they were
    quartz but didn't mention the word cherry. I was thinking of doing
    some other business with them, but now I'm worried. They faxed me a
    certificate of authenticity saying they only work in natural quartz.
    If that's not what this is, we don't have a language problem, we
    have out and out fraud. 

    Do any of you rock hounds out there have a good way to tell the
    difference between glass and quartz? I don't see any bubbles in it,
    but I don't have a high power loop. In any case it is very clean
    material. 

Don Friedlich


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