Turquoise is a beautiful ornemental stone of blue colour often used in jewelery or ornamentation. Unfortunately, this stone can easily be copied and fakes are made using tinted blue resin.
What you need:
A Lighter
How does it work?
1. When purchasing some turquoise and if you want to check that the turquoise is real and not a fake all you will need is a lighter.
2. Pass the stone over the flame quickly. If the stone changes colour or it melts, which does so in very bad quality imitations, the stone is fake turquoise.