HOW TO IDENTIFY TURQUOISE JEWELRY - IS IT REAL OR FAKE?
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2019
- In today's video Mike sits down with Wild Bill to learn how to identify Turquoise Sterling Silver Jewelry along with how to determine if it is real or fake. Wild Bill also shows us some of his personal native turquoise sterling silver jewelry.
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A lot of folks do not realize the difference between Howlite and Turquoise as well. If one suspects whether or not they have real turquoise, there is a test you can do using acetone. If it is Howlite, you can use a q-tip and dip it in the acetone and rub an area of the stone and blue will come out on the q-tip. Howlite can be dyed in any color and it is a stone, but absorbs color. The acetone test on real turquoise will not come out with any color on the q-tip. A lot of what we think is coral, is actually jasper which is beautiful and desirable. My brother is a turquoise buyer and dealer and has taught me a lot about my jewelry when I buy and resell. Great video! Learned a lot!
Thank you..very helpful!
Thank you!!
Damn my finger nail polish is non acetone.
I have a squash blossom and I’m searching to see what I can find out about it! In a black hole on UA-cam. Was told it was Bisbee but not sure. So interesting thanks for this helpful info!
Thank you it help me a lot .
I was hiking in Kingman, Arizona, and I found a rock that turned out to be a chunk of turquoise. I took it to a local artisan, who made me a lovely pendant necklace and a pair of earrings, big showy pieces of turquoise jewelry, from that rock, very little waste. This guy was good. That was in 2017. I love the pieces, they're my favorite for summer. I can't prove it, but I think there's an energy to them, too. I feel better when I wear them.
How amazing was that! To actually find a piece out in the open country while adventuring. I love it that you had a few pieces made for yourself from the found piece.
In March of 2023, I began ardently collecting vintage and/or unique turquoise jewelry that I’ve come across I have to agree with you about it having an energy to it, as well as perhaps a form of addiction. 😂 I just can’t get enough of it and wear it pretty consistently and find my attitude, out look and joyful ness to be at its height since I began the collecting and wearing of the turquoise regularly. I just love it!
As I watched this, I remembered a pair of sterling silver, greenish turquoise earrings I bought in Santa Fe decades ago, but never wear much because some little dangling pieces on chains were broken or missing. I found the earrings deep in my jewelry box, and as I watched this video and learned about turquoise, I cut off the little ring extensions, filed them smooth, and then polished the silver. I put the earrings on, and now I love them again!
I have a bracelet that I found in a box of costume jewelry when I was 16. I still love it . I am now 73.
Amazing
Do you still have it? I’m recovering from a back injury right after high school and I was bedridden for 5 years..and I spent most of my time looking at stuff like that but most people don’t keep them or want them but I like hand made jewelry and most people I know don’t like them and it’s weird..cause they are so cool
post it plz
My favorite UA-cam video on turquoise . I have a large collection of vintage turquoise jewelry from fifty years of being a collector . I have learned so much from this video . Please have more interviews done with wild Bill . He is a gem .
I have a maison halter gold turquoise ring i want to sell it but i dont know how
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I didn't know turquoise was a healing stone. I'm going through a long period of struggles. Now I understand why I've developed such a love for wearing turquoise.
😊 And all my pieces are from my grandma❤❤❤ (miss her)
My Gma is gone too. She had Concho belts And beautiful Rings And necklaces. My Grandpa had Awesome turquoise Rings and belt buckles , Bolo ties. Really cool stuff. My Mom has most of it now. I have my Grandpa's Bolo tie and one of his belt buckles. There over 100 years old now. There really cool.
@@mlopez6179 Wow, that's really cool... I bet those pieces hold lots of memories ❤
My grandfather was a rodeo cowboy in the west between approximately 1915 and 1935. I still have the turquoise rings he brought back for my grandmother along with a lot I picked up in travels in the early 80s to Arizona and New Mexico from the reservations I visited. Thanks for this video.
I wonder if he ever came to roy Washington?we have one of the oldest ongoing rodeos ever
@@isabellavalencia8026 I can't say for sure but I'll bet he did. His wife's mother lived in Walla Walla, Spokane and Yakima during those years and I know he used to drop her off with her mother when he was off to a rodeo near her. They lived in So. Or at the time so any rodeo in WA or ID was a sure bet for a visit with my greatgrandma.
@@charliedavis8894 what wonderful memories for you to hold close to your heart forever thank you for sharing
@@isabellavalencia8026 Yes, lots of wonderful memories. I lived with my grandparents until I was 10, then after they passed my great-grandma was my babysitter. She survived until I was 25 and I named my daughter after her while she was still alive. So yes, I've been very fortunate!
Turquoise is my favorite color and stone. Love when a person has this much passion for something. Great video!
Bill, you might say you’re not an expert, but you really are. You are a humble being.
LOL sure....
Thank you for explaining the meta physical connections of the turquoise ! I am an empath and I have been attracted to wear a watch that with turquoise on it that belonged to my mother who has passed away. She was a wonderful and very intuitive woman. She bought it a long time ago, Now at least I know why.
I do a ritual cleanse on all jewellery before I wear it. You can never be too careful
Guy is a man after my own heart. I used to have a ton of Turquoise jewelry but sold most in the 80s when silver was high. Regretted ever since.
Really enjoyed this video. It was a real treat to hear someone speak about turquoise with such sincere passion. Well done!
Thank You So Much for sharing your knowledge. I too am Native America, Cherokee. I am 69 and getting started at silversmithing. Turquoise is my desire to work with. So Thank You!!!
Hey Donna - Curious… how has your desire panned out? Are you working as a Silversmith now and creating with turquoise? I am hoping to learn more skills myself in that field and wondered how it worked out for you personally.
Interesting and helpful information. I've several pieces that I bought way back in the 80s but have kept them aside for many years. Now my interest on turquoise is reignited after listening to this video. Thank you
Phenomenal video. I recently was “called” by turquoise (much to my surprise, as I had never noticed it before, and have always been a rock hound) and this video satisfied my need to know. Like Bill, I am thrilled by vintage, by old, by stories, and by natural. His collection brought me great joy! I would easily watch many more hours of these videos! Thank you. 🙏🏻
I get all my all turquoise from a rez family near where I live. Supports a small business an works only with the real deal. Such beautiful stones~
Loved listening to this ! So agree about a vibe and type of energy that comes with a piece. Thanks for sharing your passion and knowledge!
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate this video. You guys answered all of my questions. So educational and informative! Bless you both! ❣️
This was an awesome interview and I feel like I learned alot! Thanks to you both!
I inherited my mother's turquoise jewelry which she purchased in the late 60's. My favorite pieces are Victor Moses Begay squash blossom necklace, cuff and ring. The other squash blossom is a L. Sandavol. I also get stopped like Bill when I wear any of it while out and about, esp. the rings as it brings joy to me since it was my Mom's. Thank you both, I enjoyed the video, and I think I learned some things.
This video eventually made me cry. The energy from this man is overwhelming.
Great video, Charles Loloma was a Hopi not Navajo.
Thanks
What I was going to point out!
I love his story about the cuff bracelet! That was his gift for helping her financially!
I loved this! Wild Bill is so knowledgeable! I’m going to check all my turquoise that I’ve had for decades tomorrow! 💙
I’m just as obsessed with Bisbee Turquoise, thank you for this video! As a collector, I don’t know if it was mentioned, but turquoise can feel a tad bit heavier than stabilized or fakes. I get all my turquoise and rocks from Martin Davis @Bisbee Bead Works. He’s a lapidary master! He has done work for the Smithsonian and has been in the Lapidary Journal many times.
I could not find that website. Is there another way of contact? Or is that an Instagram address? Thank you
Great … would love to see & hear more. Thanks so much
You can't get Bisbee nowadays that isn't plasticized. The last natural stone came out of the pit or off the dumps in the late 80's. PD destroyed all the natural turquoise with leeching. I sold, traded Bisbee to Charles Loloma for years. Bob Mathews who still has the mineral rights to Bisbee can't get natural Bisbee turquoise. The fastest way to tell if turquoise has been plasticized is use a lighter and smell it. Plasticized, stabilized will smell like plastic because it is. Back in the 70's we went down in pit and up on the dumps for the best Bisbee Blue.
Absolutely enjoyed and learned a lot from this. Would definitely love to see more! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Fantastic video. Thank you Bill. Your information was so down to earth and fascinating. Loved learning about different matrix and the Bisby Mine.
Thanks for sharing, Wild Bill and Mike. Fascinating info.
Love this guy! What a wealth of practical knowledge. Much appreciated
I love this guy, and his passion for turquoise. It's always fascinating to sit and listen to people when their share what they're passionate about.
I read that you should always cleanse all your stones right after you buy them before wearing them by putting them on earth soil or in salt or in water or by doing smudging aka burning white sage and letting the smoke blow over the stones while sending mental thoughts to cleanse them (especially for psychic/energy workers who practice that sort of stuff) to wash out all the negative energies they picked up...and then you charge them in sunlight or moonlight. So I wouldn't throw anything away ever--it just needs to be cleansed and then reprogrammed with your own positive energy by holding the stone in contact with your skin.
You have ask it though sunbathe. Moonbathe or Salt bath lol . Citrine and selenite clear too.
Maybe you could even try burying the stone and coming back after a long period of time, a year or whatever. Other wise, turquoise forms very strong attachements with it's holders (which could be a problem). They form connections with people equivalent of life long friendships. Something like hat miiight not just wash off 1 2 3
Most miners and serious collectors are not into metaphysical stuff, mainly because scammer sellers are in that community selling people with metaphysical beliefs crap, cheap materials that they say is a holygrail stone meant to give you love and realign your chakras, they often rename basic quartz with inclusions something else to prevent the gullible buyers into researching the actual mineral and buying for way less from a reputable seller
It's okay if you do have metaphysical beliefs but learn about the actual names of minerals and do not buy From metaphysical sellers etc, buy directly From the miners, there are a ton on facebook. The scammers can see you guys coming a mile away, stay vigilant
You are absolutely correct👍. I have approximately 60 Crystals/ Stones and gems and that is definitely the process. If they come packaged not until I'm ready to cleanse, energize and send my affirmations through them etc. I will not wear/use them. If they come from the shop I will not wear them until I do the same process. I've met people at work that give me nothing but negative vibes they're always angry, mean etc they gave me crystals it's the same process. Never in heck would I ever throw them away, SMH!!!
What a cool, passionate guy, he really loves turquoise! I've always loved it too...something about silver and turquoise that goes together, so perfectly. It's also interesting how Native and Tibetan cultures love this combination of stone and metal...and its also weird how there are some of us who have that same passion or even obsession with this stone....I also love his pendants, the Þor hammer and native American pendant .....cheers!
I just watched a documentary about Iranian turquoise--had no idea that there was such beautiful turquoise coming out of Iran. It has a lighter (for the most part) tone to it, kind of a pastel turquoise. Very lovely, and Iranians are adamant about it being set only in silver.
@@Doxymeister Yes, you're so very right. I own a small silver and turquoise ring from iran, it's very simple, but has a folksy beauty to it. I've also seen some other pieces that are very ornate and stunning...so yes, Iranian turquoise is quite special.
Its because for Native culture it represents the blue world ( last world) and the white world (one to come). There is a spiritual significance to it.
Ok great intro. Please tell us what Nation he is descended. That would be really helpful to know. I am not calling him fake but now many people are admitting they are not really native american at all. Example, a PhD Berkeley professor bitch just admitted she is white after benefitting from her fraud. Karma is karma. Other professors want Elizabeth Hoover fired.
When you speak of Bisbee, I think of a road near Bisbee where globe willows line a lazy llittle stream of water. It"s on l the other side of Bisbee from Tombstone and the road turns and dips and crosses the water. That is my treasured memory of Bisbee, and now there is a presence of blue stones still cradled in matrix, somewhere around there. Thank you for this.
I enjoyed this so much… i, too, am obsessed with Turquoise! My first piece was a small turquoise stone in a sterling silver cuff bought for me by my father on his first trip out west over 50 years ago!!!
The video and info was great, love Bill! Thx for all the info!!!
I just stopped by because I saw you were wearing tourquoise and I am so happy I stayed to watch! I could watch you talk about it for days. I absolutely love the stone and have probably twenty or more pieces. Most of mine was collected in the seventies when there was quite a bit of it floating around the Midwest. Every now and then I will find a piece I know is older and I will buy it. I have been to az a few times and gotten a little. I have always wondered about stabilized stones as they just look unnatural . But you gave me a little education on my favorite stone! I will be searching you out now!
The feeling behind this piece is wonderful. Thank you.
Me personally i prefer the greener turquoise’s of the south west like Carico lake, Royston, kings manassa.. I love all those
There is some beautiful Nevada turquoise that is a lovely green.
I agree so much because the everything carries our energy I have Greenland
Ah, same here. Those are some of my favorites.
Amazing interview! So much knowledge! So fascinating!!
I absolutely love turquoise! Thank you so very much for the fantastic information. :)
Love this. Definitely want to see more from Wild Bill
Excellent detailed video on what to look for when it comes to Turquoise. Also good to know another seller will throw things out when bad vibes surround an item. It'n not weird Bill, we get it. Thanks Mike and Bill, looking forward to the next video.
Very informative! This guy knows his stuff!
Awesome Video, Love learning about all different gemstones and such!
Please do more. I loved this and learned a lot about my turquoise jewelry.❤❤
Thanks for sharing Mike & Bill!
This man is so knowledgeable and passionate about turquoise. Thank you for the education!!
I love turquoise and silver jewellery! However, stabilised turquoise can still be pretty... beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
I prefer plastic jewellery. It's cheaper.
That was really interesting and informative. Thank you!
This was so amazing thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences
This is the best explanation of turquoise that I’ve ever come across! Thank you for posting this. It’s a wealth of information.
I love his turquoise pieces they are absolutely gorgeous and one can see his turquoise and know that there is no question that those pieces are real. But the amazing personal thing about this video to me is that he looks like a blond version of my brother, the Redding H.A. Club called him Buzz, out of the Redding Whiskey creek area in California. My brother passed away two years ago and this video reminds me so much of him that I will keep the web address to watch this video to see the man who makes me feel like my brother is saying hello to me. Thank you so much for that and for the knowledge that this man possesses about turquoise. I could listen to him all day and never tire of the stories he tells.
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing the knowledge
Very entertaining and informative. I learned a lot! Really enjoyed it.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS PIECES!! I am also Native American & have a GREAT LOVE FOR MOTHER EARTH'S HEALING PROPERTIES OF THE TURQUOISE!!!❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing your knowledge of this beautiful stone as well as your personal pieces!🤗😍
Thank you for this video! Amazing info.
I love this man's passion. Thanks I learned alot!
Did not think I was gonna watch this whole thing but this was SO FASCINATING! What a guy!
Found this interview so interesting.
Also what a fascinating man too.
Love it please post more ! I would love to know how to find your store online .
What a fun video. I am new to the energy of crystals but I think there are ways to cleanse a stone-so try that out next time you get a piece that feels funky. Thank you both for sharing your love of this stone.
Very informative!! Thanks so much for sharing this!
Loved this video. I had a chance to stop in Bizbee when in Tucson and did not make it. Planning on going sometime soon. Thanks for all the info Bill!!!!
This Was awesome and so informative 🙏🏼
Good interview! I enjoyed it!
Bill, Thank you so much for your history of turquoise that you have shared. You have some beautiful pieces and I agree with you about the Bisbee turquoise. Thank you again and look forward to future displays.
Loved the passion - so interesting. Thank you for sharing xx
Great video and super informative. I am a vintage jewelry seller, and this was priceless information. Thank you both!
Nice video. This guy is very knowledgeable and makes a great interview.
Thank you Bill and Mike, I really enjoyed learning about turquoise. I bought a necklace at a garage sale, it was sold as costume jewelry. I would like to see you do the hot pin test on turquoise. Thank you again for this video.
Awesome video, Mike. Thanks!
I always have loved turquoise and silver jewelry. Thanks for your post.
Great to watch, listen & learn, always trying to advance knowledge of turquoise, loved visiting on several trips to Arizona and New Mexico. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏽
Very interesting. I've learned allot from this video. Thank you
I'd love to hear more.
Great Vlog! Learned a wonderful amount of nuggets. I was gifted a few pieces from Montana. Nice to hear about their creations
Thank you so much for making this video. I learned a lot and really enjoyed it.
These are beautiful! Thanks for the education
Thanks for sharing this I was wondering about this
I really enjoyed this, I'm a magpie for jewelry. I've found lately I'm obsessed with turquoise. I found it very interesting that turquoise is a healing stone. It all makes sense now. I've been crushed with grief for year's, I want to heal but felt stuck. Slowly I feel things shifting and I believe it is the turquoise. I'm being drawn back to nature and mother earth. I've started collecting a few pieces. Loved the video and the enthusiasm Bill has. Much love from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Thank you for this video! So informative!
Love all the information you gave us thanks
Thanks so much for such a great interview. Learned a lot!
one of your best videos, I thank you for this info!
Fantastic insight, thank you both ❤
Great video, would love for you to make another on turquoise.
Thank you Bill, very detailed and ultra cool!
Lovely collection, thanks for sharing.
Fabulous. The info resurrected the library that I have of my knowledge of turquoise and silver. I have been collecting since I was a child. My grandmother Eliza was an eastern band Cherokee. Blessings to all.
I love sleeping beauty turquoise but I understand that it is cost prohibitive. Please do more videos.
This is so interesting! What a nice Guy! He knows his stuff that is apparent! Thanks for sharing, I knew nothing, and now..... I know a little bit of something!
The blue represents the life stage prior to this life and a reminder to others that you know where you came from and honor that stage of life. Such a great guy with LOTS of passionate information. :)
I love to watch videos that show people, who are passionate about what they do. I wouldn't know a real piece of Turquoise if one fell into my lap and watching wild Bill talk about it with so passion made me go and grab what few pieces I have and take another look at them. Wonderful video, thank you so much for posting. 😺👍👏👏👏. I purchased my Turquoise in Indonesia and Singapore.
Ditto, trying to inspect all of my turquoise today 😊
I have always been drawn to turquoise and coral ever since I was a little girl. love it !
Great video love all your information
Very very interesting. He is an expert. I love his jewelry.
LOVED this so informative Mu husband and are embarking on collecting natural stones -- love turquoise and coral. We too go with what speaks to us and then after hope for a tad of value
Amazing video!! I love his love for turquoise
I love Persian turquoise. That azure blue is something else. I've got some Kingman turquoise I love as well. Thanks for the upload!
Ok, finished video~ really well done guys, appreciated every minute of it. Thanks for another amazing post Mike, as always you're so good at interviewing, letting people talk w/just enough directing.
*Bill~ wow! Really grateful for the crash course on more local origins. My husband grew up here (Phoenix area), & we moved back 7 yrs ago, after he retired from USCG. I'm also native descent, grew up among the Kamilche/Skokomish tribes in WA. State, so I'm familiar w/specific artwork & regional jewelry from the Pacific Northwest, obviously still learning this area. Spent a couple yrs. in the mtns. of New Mexico~ lots of great pottery & jewelry came out of there as well. Enjoyed this~ thanks for your time:) ~Samantha in PV
Very informative, thank you !!
Informative video thank you for sharing ♥️
Grew up in phx/Scottsdale area. Was in Bisbee just after the mine closed. Thanks for your exhibition and the spirit in the stone.