How To Tell If A Crystal Is Real

Video How to tell if a crystal is real is that when you buy a crystal, you’re getting real crystals, not something that was actually produced in a lab or manufacturing facility. Sadly, there are many fake crystals available, with a large number of them so wonderfully cloned that even professionals can’t tell them apart at first. ? What should you look out for with fake crystals? Reading: How to know a crystal is realThe crystals that come from the earth are beautiful because they are all uniquely different, different colors, different sizes and different patterns. Malachite and Turquoise are two crystals that are sometimes made from resin – you will find that their patterns are too precise. Mother Nature is not known for growing crystals of the same shape and size, with completely identical patterns. If it’s unreasonably cheap, ask yourself why they’re selling them for that price. If you have a Quartz crystal is it cold or warm? Real quartz will remain cool to the touch as well as on a really hot day. The calcite crystals will feel like wax. Be careful when buying online directly from China or India (including eBay). China is known for its factories that produce fake crystals and consider them genuine. One of our wholesalers, who has been in business for over 30 years, said that he has given some fake crystals from China to professionals he knows, and they don’t even recognize them. they are copies. ‘Smell Quartz’. This is glass that has been melted down and added a vibrant neon color. Glass has no lattice structure.Read more: how to texture mesh clothing in a second life If you’re trying to determine if a crystal has been dyed, look for any cracks or nicks inside the crystal. Usually if they have been dyed, there will be some color build up in these areas. The picture above is Blue Howlite which is colored crystal, the other picture is White Howlite, which is a natural color, if you leave Blue Howlite in the sun or rain, the color will fade. With some crystals, the dye will come off easily on a damp cloth, however, if this doesn’t work, try nail polish remover and try the cotton swab mentioned below for Turquoise.Artificial or dyed crystals may have their place in a crystal collection – everyone perceives energies differently and only you know what is right for you. For example, I can sense energy in Blue Goldstone, a man-made crystal. Goldstone has copper spots in it and Copper is an excellent energy conductor. Legend has it that it was first created by monks who accidentally splintered Copper into molten glass. My personal preference is not to use dyed crystals (such as Dyed Agate) for crystal healing. If I wanted to use Agate for crystal healing, I would use Natural Agate. However, you’ll see Agate dyed all around our home as crystal panels, coasters, candle holders and wind chimes – it looks amazing when the band is enhanced. At the end of the day, go with what feels right for you!Citrine is rare and quite expensive to buy in its natural state. Most of the citrine on the market is heat treated citrine because natural citrine is hard to find. Heat-treated citrine is made by placing Amethyst in a furnace and baking it until it changes color. Baking amethyst at this high temperature can cause the crystal to weaken and break easily. The ‘cluster’ points on this crystal look exactly the same as on an Amethyst cluster. They look like a shark’s sharp tooth! Compare the photo above with the photo below of an Amethyst cluster – they look exactly the same except for the burnt orange color. Read more: how to pre-order fallout 76To help you distinguish better, the photo below is a natural Citrine spot. Unlike Amethyst, Natural Citrine does not grow in geodes and is usually a clear honey/lemon/wine color. Note that Citrine’s point does not look like the pointed ‘shark teeth’ you would see in an Amethyst cluster. Plus Natural Citrine without the orange tip and white base commonly found in heat treated Citrine.Sadly, real Turquoises are now rare and often very expensive. The most common form of ‘Turquoise’ on the market is usually Howlite which has been dyed to look like Turquoise. Howlite is used because it has a ‘ridge’ running through it, which looks a lot like the real Turquoise color. This dyed crystal is sometimes called Turquenite. Turquoise can range in natural color from bright blue, green, to greenish brown.Color can be removed: Put some nail polish remover on a cotton pad and wipe it over the crystal (in an inconspicuous location). If the cotton buds turned blue and the crystal now has a lighter spot, you probably have blue-dyed Howlite crystals (see the photos above of howlite dyed).Scratch the crystal: If you scratch the Turquoise crystal with a steel knife, if it’s fake, it will scratch easily and you can see the real color underneath. We’ve tested this test on our personal Turquoise tumblers, they’re hard to scratch and they’re the same color underneath.Hot needle test: You can use a hot needle tip to test your Turquoise. Push the hot end into your Turquoise, it will melt if it is plastic. If your Turquoise is real, it will burn. When using this method, you should press the opposite end of the needle into a piece of cork, that way you have something to hold onto without burning your fingers. identify and also test crystals at home. You will be able to see how you can test your crystals yourself and also how to conveniently put a crystal test pack together.