Identification help - Again.....

[jeltonk]

You forum peeps are always so helpful with identification assistance so here we go again - what do you call the white sparkly stone(?) in this bracelet?  Metal is sterling and I assume the other stone is turquoise.  

Feedback appreciated - As always - Thanks!

[silverstatetreasureboxes · Accepted solution]

@jeltonk 

Well this peep thinks it's an opal.

Here's a good picture of a nice one.

https://www.angara.com/p/solitaire-oval-opal-criss-cross-ring-with-diamonds-sr1381opd?stone_grade=aa...

Bracelet is very nice! Big fan of toggle closures.

[divwido]

I personally like sparkly stone, but sure, opal works.  And is likely correct, just not as fun.

[jeltonk]

Silverstatetreasureboxes comes through yet again!  

And for the record - an opal is technically a shiny stone 🙂

The back of the bracelet is marked ASC - is that a brand name?

As you can tell jewelry is not my area of expertise......

 

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Specifically it looks like an Ethiopian Opal, not an Australian Opal.  The most common Ethiopian ones are a whitish stone, like yours (with brilliance of many colors inside), the Aussie is a blue/green typically.  

[maeday76]

And, for what it's worth, it's unlikely that the blue stones are turquoise. Likely glass or colored (dyed) stones.

Remember the 80s when opals and turquoise were practically being used for prizes in grocery store vending bubbles and the pot metal they were set in was a crime against geology? 

Even when turquoise was considered "trash stone" the variety that is this color  was never cheap. The Tiffany blue without a matrix has been prized for centuries. Persian turquoise is what my mother called it, but it's not necessarily a geographic name. I think it's just the quality/clarity of the stone that sets it apart. 

Regardless, I like it. I'd wear it. Like in December for my trash stone birthday. 

[nopi1956]

That's a far cry from the turquoise I saw in the 70s, that's for sure. It's so pure it looks like glass. But those are certainly goals. 

[jeltonk]

I did a small scratch test and it scratched very easily - so definitely not glass - maybe howlite, plastic or resin.  In looking closely you can see some imperfections and veins in the color so I am guessing howlite.  Thanks for all your feedback.

[donsdetour]

Stones are fitted to the setting and glued in: may be turq and opal.

A scratch test on the blue is not going to tell you much.

for the most part turq used in this stuff it treated.

As for the opal< one can not see from a photo if this is a triplet: material added over the layer of opal or not.

Also there are some good synthetics out there that could have been used for this item...

Can not read the hall marked to see where this item was made....

[renee*queenie*jewelry]

Could it be a  rainbow moonstone??

[donsdetour]

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@renee*queenie*jewelry wrote:

Could it be a  rainbow moonstone??

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Unlikely to much red., think it to be opal from the photos.

[b86fiero]

Synthetic Opal and dyed Howlite?

Man-made synthetic gemstones and enhanced natural stones are often set in .925 silver.

[jeltonk]

At this point it's been sold and found a new home  - unfortunately for me no one thought much of it and I didn't get much for it - I thought it was a lot better looking than that, but I guess not?!?  Maybe someone got a great deal......