Because turquoise is such a valuable gemstone, there are many convincing fakes out there. However, there are easy ways to spot these fakes in comparison to authentic turquoise, which will be discussed in this video. I have many years of experience mining and working with turquoise, and have worked with thousands of stones. A special thanks to the kingmanturquoisemine account for granting me permission to use one of their spider web turquoise photos! Check them out on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/kingmanturquoisemine And yes, this video is a remake of an old now outdated video by the same title I previously made which had more than 1 million views on YouTube! If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Sources/Citations: [1] Mindat, https://www.mindat.org/ Note. The chemical formula of chrysocolla and howlite were cited from Mindat.org [2] Mindat, "Chrysocolla", https://www.mindat.org/min-1040.html [3] Mindat, "Howlite", https://www.mindat.org/min-1936.html 0:00 Real & Fake Turquoise 0:45 Turquoise & Similar Stones 1:29 Spider Webbing 2:04 Coloration 2:44 Vein Thickness 3:00 Pyrite 3:34 Stabilized Turquoise 4:08 Locality