I received this for Christmas and was told it’s real but I’m not sure

[Dakota]

I was told it’s real and it’s seems genuine but the turquoise looks different, it doesn’t have and gold through it. My brothers girl friend said the stones look like something made out of play dough (she’s not my favorite) if it would help I could take some pictures in better lighting but if there’s anything else I could do to make it easier for you to tell let me know.

[Xtina]

Hello there, welcome to our community! Hope you’ll hang around to learn some more about turquoise. I think this looks real enough to me although I cannot identify the type of turquoise, but it is certainly not play dough and I’m curious why she thinks that! There should not be gold shot through turquoise, although there are some turquoise stones that do carry some of the matrix stone in it. If it is pyrite, it can sometimes polish up to look golden or silver, but it is not real gold or silver, nor artificially placed into the stone. This looks like a nice sterling and turquoise cuff to me, and not brand new.

[Steve]

[mmrogers]

It’s real alright. The turquoise is very nice, looks like natural Sleeping Beauty, and it definitely does not look like Play Dough

[StevesTrail]

I agree with Mike. My Sleeping Beauty from the 70s/80s has the same look.

And one must remember the wise old saying: “some people’s taste is all in their mouth”.

[Bisquitlips]

I agree with Sleeping Beauty as an origin, and it looks natural, not stabilized.

The different shading in the stones is likely due to body oils or other liquids being absorbed by the stones over time. Not uncommon in natural turquoise.

A nice, simple piece!