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Fakes include glass and plastic beads, and mother of pearl beads, coated with ground mother of pearl. Also there are some fake pearls that are made from the solid part of the shell and sold as "pearls".

-the best known way to tell a genuine pearl from an imitation pearl is to rub the pearl across the front of your teeth. A genuine pearl will feel gritty. An imitation pearl will feel smooth. Not completely reliable, this test has been used for years.

-similar to the tooth test, rub two pearls together. They will feel gritty. Glass or plastic will feel smooth.

-Magnification will show the edges of the drilled holes, and that they are drilled pearls or not. The surface of the genuine pearl will look under magnification to be irregular and rough, compared to the "perfect" machine made bead. A lot of what makes a pearl identifiable is that it is not "perfect" it has irregularities.

-X-rays can show a nucleus in a cultured pearl. All pearls that are cultured have this bead inside that is visible when x-rayed. Generally Freshwater Pearls and natural pearls are not bead nucleated, and are solid nacre.

-take athe pearl necklace into the sun. The sun with it's full spectrum of light will show the irregularities such as color, overtones and surface. A real pearl necklace will show the pearls in one necklace to vary in color, shape etc. An imitation pearl necklace will look perfect, all seamlessly matching in color and size.

If you are buying from a reputable pearl jeweler, you will be unlikely to buy fakes. The current fake fad is Masami "pearls". Made from a bead cut and rounded from a shell, they blatantly call them "pearls". They are made from the discarded shells. They may be coated with a mixture of mother of pearl.

More articles on genuine pearls, and pearl necklace in our "Pearl Information" section, click here

I have a few genuine question about head dress for different cultures?

I have a few questions about religious/cultural head dress and I may not have the prorper terms so please be patient while I ask and please teach me!
I will need the most easy answers possible as I am not religious and I really want to understand

1) what religion is it where the boys have a cloth that covers a 'bun' of hair on their head?
1 a) what does it signify?

2) when people wear turbans do the colours mean anything?

3) at what age do Mulsim girls start wearing their head dress? is it an age thing or is it when they start menstration or...??

thanks again all
i just genuinely don't know
I should clairify, I don't mean the 'Yarmulke' that Jewish people wear on their heads.
This looks like a square piece of fabic that is put over a bunch of hair that is pulled to the top of the boy's head. I have never seen a caucasian boy have this, it's typicaly brown skinned families

1. a. That religion is sikhism, the cloth is call a turban or a 'patka' (pronounced "put-ka")
1. b. In the Sikh religion you are not allowed to cut your hair as it is considered sacred. The cloth is used to cover the hair and keep it clean.

2. No, the colours do not siginfy anything.

3. Sorry, i am not muslim so i cannot help you there

Hope that Helps....

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