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chinese necklace

Posted by Linda Pastorino on March 6, 2014 at 1:37am

semi precious stone beads, Chinese of good age. Probably Florite .These are a few hundred years old by the look of the use and wear , patina (private collection Linda Pastorino)

Comments

Cecilia March 12, 2014 at 10:04pm

This looks like fluorite, a semi precious stone that come in shades of lilac, blueish green and yellow.
Frankie Carter March 13, 2014 at 12:03am

I`ll back fluorite, too.

A well known purple blue variety from Derbyshire, UK is known as Blue John. Now mined out.
Linda Pastorino March 13, 2014 at 12:35am

I had it marked lately as same as you are suggesting in my files but didn't know if that was correct, if you say that too, then i think that is right ..