Fake or Real? How to Differentiate Genuine Crystals, Glass, Fake Stones?
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2021
- Hi everyone. In this video, I will show you a few ways to spot whether the crystals/stones are real or fake. Remember to leave me a comment if you can spot it. :)
Here's part one, we will be talking about Tiger Eye, Malachite, Clear Quartz Crystals.
00:05 Intro
00:52 Tiger Eye Stones
03:22 Malachite
04:37 Clear Quartz Crystals
06:19 Summary
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there is a lot of synthetic malachite out too, it looks like fruit stripe gum! i like sellers who declare plated or dyed stones. i feel comfortable knowing their other items are natural crystals. love your video, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Thanks for sharing too. :)
So pleased I found this channel, very informative!
Karen, please also make a video differentiating real and fake jade. Thanks, love your informative videos on crystals
Very nice review! I'm so happy that the one that I bought is a real malachite. I also like the singing you did..so adorable 😆💖
I’m so happy that I found you and your website!!! ❤
Thank you for sharing yourself and your talents!❤
Wow! 😯 That fake or real test was impressive! I’m going to try that on mine!
Loving your information videos very much! 👌🏼☺️
Thank you. :)
Something i also noticed about real ones is that if you hold them for a bit above fire from a candle for example not too close and you see they're warm the exact moment you remove them they become freezing cold not just cold freezing cold the exact moment you remove them
Yeah i had hematite & sodalite but wasn’t sure if it was fake or not, every time i wore them they would heat up & as soon as i took them off they were FREEZING lol
Is this mean these are real gemstones and pendants too? Especially the bracelet? Thank you please let me know.♥️🙋♀️♥️
I just came upon your channel, and subscribed. Thanks for the useful information. I'm new at making jewelry, and fell in love with crystals. Ii try to make my jewelry with intension. So, it's imparative that I have genuine stones. Thanks again. Looking forward to more of your videos.💜🙂
Thank you, I will make more videos about real vs fake. :)
thank you so much !! this was really helpful💜
so much to learn from you Karen :) can't wait for you to hit one million
You're awesome girl!! Thank you for this info☺️
Thank You! Excellent information! I hope you & Mr. Chris are well! ✨💜
Thank you Karen! This was very helpful!
Hi, it's my pleasure. :)
Well done Karen. I used to teach classes about crystals and your video made me feel very nostalgic.
Really? Thank you. :)
Another important tip is that Genuine Malachite will almost certainly be chipped or have some kind of defect in it as it is very brittle. So if your beads are perfect and you got them for cheap, odds are they are glass. Additionally real malachite will feel cold to the touch.
Thank you for sharing, but I have not seen fake malachite in glass beads, all plastic.
Amazing content 👌✨
I learned a lot
Thank you
Love your Channel 💗💯 Your videos are packed-full of useful information! So glad I found your Channel! 🌈💗😍
Thank you. :)
Awesome information!! Thx a million for sharing!! Just subscribed!!!
This was so interesting to watch! Thank u for the tips!! Also, loved that u sang a little bit of Backstreet Boys at the end haha
Haha, thank you. Glad you like it. :)
If I didn't watched this, maybe I could have a fake malachite. Thank you for the info! Much love!🙌✨
My pleasure. :)
hey this was actually really helpful, thank you!
Thank you. My pleasure to share.
thanks you so much Karen... I am a new fan!
Thank you for joining this crystal family. :)
I recently bought a malachite bracelet and to be honest i don’t have any idea if that bracelet is real or fake, but based on your video, i’m more than 50% sure that the one that I bought is indeed a real one, doesn’t have white parts, not too bright, and the bracelet is heavier than some of my “beaded” bracelets. 💚 thank you for this information!
I am glad you bought a real one. 😄
Thank God
Check it for defects. Real malachite will almost certainly have some as it is very fragile and will tend to chip/break when being machined.
RUclips recommend her videos randomly and im so grateful
You can also distinguish the fake malachite by a brighter colour. Real malachite is a bit more blue-ish/gray-ish, like conifer needles. Not so vibrant as the fake one. And in case of plastic fakes you can also try a fire test.
Thank you for the suggestion.
Omg, thank you for letting us know and showing us the difference and the lighter and heavier gemstones 💎…♥️♥️♥️♥️ looks like I might has to get a little scale to verify my gemstones bracelet,and pendants too…🙋♀️
Wow...I learned so much, something told me to watch a video, and learn so I know the difference, and I'm glad I did, I want the real deal, I'm going to check out your items as well...I'm subscribing, thanks for sharing!!:-)
So much information about gemstones quality and thank you. I am into beading and like your videos.
Hi Karen, thanks for your informative video! May I know if your clear quartz beads in the video are of 10mm? I have a bracelet of 10mm 18 beads coming to 24.6grams. I am questioning it’s authenticity, any advice?
Thankyou Karen, this is great advice.
My pleasure. :)
Thank you for this great information!
It's my pleasure. :)
Wow I never thought about 3 bracelets same stones very similar weight but one is a lot lighter wow very nice thanks for teaching us soo much
Thank you for the informations, really been looking for where to get genuine crystals.
You are so welcome!
Thank you for your honesty🙏🏽
You are so welcome
Thank you so much for sharing the information.
Thank you karen for making videos like this. More of this kind of video. ❤️
Thank you. I'll make more of this kind. :)
Thank you! This was awesome!
Glad you liked it!
thanks for the important info, I am always wondering about the beads I buy.
thank you for these series
Hi Karen, I am now 1 of your many subscribers. I am happy to see your youtube channel because lately I became a crystal stone lover because of the possible benefits we get from the crystals. My birth stone is emerald but I also want to wear clear quartz, citrine, aquamarine, red jasper, red garnet and rainbow obsidian. I also have the 7 chakra. Is it ok to wear them all everyday and how do I cleanse and recharge the crystal stone energy? Your answer/tips about the crystals would be a great help. Thank you for taking time to read my message
Hi, thank you for watching my videos. How many crystals bracelets you wear everyday depends on how you get along with all these crystals. Cuz crystals have much higher frequency than human body, some people wear too many crystals they will get dizzy. So you can try two or three first.
Thanks for the useful information pls do one video on different kind of pearls and semi precious stones🌼
Hi Karen, thanks for sharing all those info. I had follow ur method for my blue tiger which i always feel uncomfortable about the color. Truth that after u mention to spray alcohol the color do came out. What should i do with this bracelet? Discard it?
Good info. Thank you! I just liked and subscribed.
Thank you. Welcome to the family. ❤️
i have heard of heat treating to change the colors of tigers eye, i have never heard of them being dyed so this was new to me.
Color dyed tiger eye is very popular in China facotry because many foreigner resellers love those color.
Very good information and thank you!
My pleasure. :)
Thank you. This video was very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
I make and sell jewelry and try my best to offer the best. This was so interesting, easy and informative, oh and Helpful! Thank you Karen
Thank you, I am glad I can help. :)
I share your sentiments
u r so sweet....thank's for all ur effort....i have seen first time ur video..mmn trust me......i became ur fan....lot of love and blessings 💖💖🦋🦋
Hi Karen, thanks for making those lovely videos.. keep it up. Just want to ask u, is golden obsidian and hyperstene the same? New DIY starter here, thank you and cheers ☺️❤
Thank you. They are not the same. Golden sheen obsidian is a stone that contains patterns of gas bubbles while hypersthene is a kind of crystal.
@@KarenHuiCrystals ohh ok, thank you so much ☺️
@@annettepang3288 My pleasure.
Just when I thought this video couldn't get better, you come out with some Backstreet Boys! Love it!
Thanks Karen and Chris! 🐇🍄⚡️
Wowee I m so happy to have found your channel. Thank you dear sister. 🙏🙏🙏🥰😊
It's my pleasure. :)
@@KarenHuiCrystals if I may ask does your wonderful child help you make your beautiful jewelry? I would love to buy one and so I clicked on the link from another comment to go there but I couldn’t figure out how to change it to US dollar so I could see the prices for me. I’m not to good at internet things. I own my cell phone and no computer but I seen a beautiful bracelet of three different shades and shapes of tourmaline that I really like there. Could you please help me figure this prices out please and thank you. 🙏😊
Nice video, thanks for info!!!
Glad it was helpful!
You won me with the song. subscribed. good information here.
Thank you. Good to know. :)
Very interesting! thank you!
Thank you so much for this!
Glad it was helpful!
I just found your channel and love it!
Yay! Thank you!
I love your very informative video, on fake vs real. I am very interested in obsidian at this time. Any suggestions on verifying its authenticity ? As well as purchasing . Thank you and live that blessed life.
Hi, obsidian stone is real in the market, you just need to make sure it's not black onyx. :)
@@KarenHuiCrystals is there a test ? I just sent you in Instagram message. Asking about 20 mm or 2 cm . Drilled spheres . Can I purchase through you . ?
I love the way you say crystals!!!!! Xoxo
I live in China and there are plenty of these water filled quartz selling… I think it’s so easy to grow it in lab this way! I can’t believe you can find it in nature so often
Hello do you recommend wearing the brown tiger eye ?
lol, I have exactly the same fake malachite from my recent trip to Zhangjianjie😂 super channel, thank you!
Great Information, Thank You. 👍 👍 👍
Thank you. :)
Very informative! Thank you for making these videos. Your singing voice is beautiful!
Thank you, I am glad to share. :)
Yes, I agree with that .. lovely !
the outro is nicee😂😂💎💎
Thank you Karen 💖🙏🌎
Thank you Karen
I love bracelets and I never thought that a lot of the ones from Amazon are not real. I realized today that my “tiger eye” bracelet has several beads that have gotten flat spots. I’m sure real tiger eye stones would not get flat areas around the the bead?
Hi karen is it ok to wear crystals even if its dyed but made of natural crystals.?
I bought a Moss Agate and Larvikite a few weeks back how do you know if its real or not
Could you have used alcohol on malachite also? To test if it was real ? I have a tumbled malachite that someone gave me and I rubbed alcohol on it and the cotton swab turned green. But I don’t know why nobody does the alcohol test with malachite 🤔
Hi...my friend has a ton of unprocessed jade...he want to sell it...can you give some tips? Thanks!
love the song at the end! :D
Thank you. :)
Hello! Thank you for teaching us the difference between real and fake stones. Do you sell on Amazon?
Thank you, sorry I don't sell on Amazon anymore.
Thank you for the video’s!! Blessings from Anna UK. 👍👍👍❤️
Thank you. Stay safe too. ❤️
Anna why are you unknown angel?
Thank you karen 😍😍😍
My pleasure. :)
Hi miss Karen, been watching your videos since I started loving crystals. Thank you for giving us so informative videos about crystals. Recently, I just acquired 1 tiger eye and its red-brownish color. Is it unusual to have that kind of color for a tiger's eye crystal? Thank you for answering. More power to your channel and hope to learn more about crystals with all your videos🥰🥰🥰
Hi, reddish brown is natural color. But I need to see how reddish brown it is. :)
thank you miss Karen. I really appreciate it🥰🥰🥰
Oh no-I’ve been buying the malachite beads with the black stripes! Need to check it out hope it’s cold and heavy!
Thank you for sharing. I'm just getting into crystals. Does anyone know of a reputable company to buy beads from?
Hi! I work with stones to make japamalas, I would like you to be able to put (write) which are the real and the fake ones, Gratitude I am from Brazil
That music sound so familiar in the background, sounds like the hand position reiki healing , if so i love that video lol
Wow, you have good ears. I always listen to reiki healing music. 😄
Thank you, I learned a lot. Little man is super cute!
Thank you. :)
Thank you dear very kind words f you to clarify this🙏🏻✨💕
Hi, Karen, thank you for the informative video. I bought a malachite bracelet and a hawk's eye bracelet. Both are made of 23 8mm beads (1mm holes I believe)but the malachite weighs 27 gms and the hawk's weighs only 19 gms. Are they genuine? 91% alcohol does not make them shed color. Please help.
I checked the density. Hawk's eye: 2.65, malachite: 3.25-4.1. Guess it is about right 🙂
@@verycd Hello, How do you checked the density? I have a malachite bracelet 23 beads of 8 mm with 27 gr weight like you, for me it is genuine.
Hai. Miss Karen.... Just want to know ...
1) which crystal will bring good
luck to us?
2) Remove our negetive
energys?
3) Recently I buy 5 crystal from
retails shop...citrine, green
aventurine, blue tiger eye,
clear quartz, golden sun
stone....can I wear it? and in
which hand I should wear it?
Hi Karen thank you so much for this video but I recently bought this Gold Tigers eye for a pendant and the jeweler to whom I went to get it made to a necklace, said it was artificial but it looks very much real to me and I bought it from this crystal shop that has been selling crystals for like 10 years. I also verified with her. I want to verify at home too. Any ways to check this ?
Hi, is it golden brown or really gold?
@@KarenHuiCrystals it’s an oval like tumble
very gold and brown
And shiny like glass surface on the outside
Is there any other way to test clear quartz beside weight? I have smaller crystals with hole drilled but I feel like the other crystals from seller are real it’s only the clear quartz that I can not tell.
Look at the imperfections within the Quartz if your bracelet is not top clarity.
Thank you very informative. Labradorite and moonstone next pls
Thank you, I'll put your request in my schedule. :)
@@KarenHuiCrystals thanks for noticing 🥰
WoW, great video. Just discovered your chanel. I subscribed. Thank you, very interesting. Watch you from Quebec.
Thank you, it's my pleasure to share.
Karen Hui can please explain more about Cinnabar gemstone please thank you 😊
I have blue tiger's eye and the yellow tiger's eye (just like the one you showed in the video) my question is why did you say that blue tiger's eye brings harm to the body?
Excellent information. Thamk you.
Glad it was helpful!
Hello , I am Looking 8 mmm Malachite Genuine natural and I need 110 beads , Do you know where I can buy it ??
Please do let me know . Thank you
Can you tell with magnify glass or jewelers loop
Hi Miss Karen! How can I buy protection crystals from you?
Thanks for useful video. Real Malachite on the left. The one on the right is fake because l have an exact one from amazon and luckily the seller was honest enough to specify that it is artificial stone, in fact it is a bit lighter in weight and not so cold to the Touch like Real stones. It is green and Black while real Malachite is dark green and light green. Hug from Germany.
It's good to know you met an honest seller. :)
I learned alot
Thank you
Thank you for this. Regards from London.
Thank you, friend from London.
Fire mountain, limabeads, and michaels are pretty good about telling you if there stuff is dyed and fake.
Thank you so much