How To Test Turquoise At Home

A simple video showing two methods for testing turquoise at home.
Both methods are non-destructive to natural turquoise. However, both methods will leave marks to fake turquoise.

Supplies List:
Q Tips are great for applying the acetone to the stones:
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Acetone:
Note that this IS different than fingernail polish, so using actual acetone will make a difference in the results. You can pick this up at most hardware stores, or online here:
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Nitrile Gloves
Important: Nitrile WILL degrade with acetone, so while they offer protection for a few short tests, if you are going to be working with acetone for a prolonged period, then Butyl Rubber Gloves will be a much better choice. Please note that "black nitrile" is not Butyl.

The Nitrile gloves I use in my shop can be found here:
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Butyl Rubber gloves are more expensive, but are reusable and offer a better skin protection against harsher chemicals. They can be found here:
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Kitchen Lighter:
These are handy for lighting candles, or directly heating the needle to test the turquoise. Plus, I use them all the time in my shop for various purposes such as melting ends of paracord, etc...
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Cheers,
Austin

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