Natural pearls cost a lot of money. If you suddenly managed to purchase a piece of jewelry with this precious mineral at a suspiciously low price, you should check whether it is real. There are several simple ways to do this.
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If the cost of a pearl jewelry you like seems too low, compare the prices of similar accessories in other stores. When doing this, do not forget to take into account the size, type of metal and decorative details.
You should not buy jewelry in dubious places or from strangers: this increases the risk of buying a fake.
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Consider the shape and presence of a "seam"
Pearls in the process of natural formation can acquire slight irregularities, even if the beads were in the same shell. They are also distinguished by barely noticeable traces of layer build-up and graininess.
Imitation pearls are often ball-shaped and have a perfectly smooth surface.
A cheap plastic fake still has a seam - the result of soldering two halves.
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Weigh
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Natural pearls have many layers and even with a small size they weigh much more than artificial ones, which are barely noticeable in the hand.
You can throw a bead on a smooth and hard surface from a height of 30-50 cm - a sea stone will bounce many times, like a ping-pong ball, while a plastic parody will hardly bounce twice.
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Soak in peroxide and vinegar
About 90% of pearls is calcium carbonate, the rest is water and the organic protein conchiolin. Acetic acid is able to dissolve calcium carbonate, releasing carbon dioxide and water.
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It is better not to arrange such an experiment-check, as this will lead to damage to the real jewelry. Hydrogen peroxide can also damage natural stone. Even small amounts of such substances are dangerous.
Plastic imitation will not lose its original appearance after exposure to vinegar or hydrogen peroxide. Poor-quality mother-of-pearl coating may be damaged, but the shape will remain unchanged.
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Rub
If you rub two pearls together, you can observe the formation of a white powder. This is due to the destruction of layers of sea stone.
Artificial beads do not crumble when rubbed and slide easily, but pearlescent paint can be rubbed off. These signs point to a fake.
Try on the tooth
If you bite on a pearl, then, unlike an artificial one, a natural one will slightly spring, creak and may leave a little powder on your teeth.
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In the picture, the woman's pearls turned out to be too big..
I buy pearl jewelry for my wife often, checking with throwing it on the floor made it clear that we have originals)
Victor, did you throw your wife on the floor?))
I always dreamed of real jewelry, but the good thing is that this is what I can see. here are the best articles about the fact that you can distinguish things for a fake and not buy it because you will understand how the original will look. I was wondering about pearls