 Hey, hello buddies. Thanks for watching. All right. I have Devin from Moonstone Mamas with me And I'm gonna show you guys her channel real quick and then we're gonna get started looking at gemstones I tried the gemstone tester and I failed big time. So Moonstone Mamas was nice enough to identify This necklace for me in the chat comments of my YouTube video So I asked her to come on and look at some other stones with us We are not experts. We are not specialists, but she knows way more than me So I'm gonna give her the screen and let you let her tell you about her channel real quick And then we're gonna get started. All right. Let me grab the screen share here Well, thank you so much for having me really awesome opportunity We on my panel we do a lot of jewelry unboxing jewelry identifying I love gemstones. My passion isn't so much jewelry. It's the detective part about it Finding out what it is seeing if I could test it and if I am completely stumped I take it to my jeweler and like she said I am not a gemologist I just have handled quite a bit of stone. Well, definitely do your research. I'm just excited to be here to help Awesome. So you guys definitely go check out Moonstone Mamas She's got tons of content and she does have her mom on the channel from time to time, which I think is amazing So yeah, go check her out lots of good stuff And I know there's a lot of people watching that really enjoy jewelry and I'm doing my best to help you but Honestly, like her channel. She's much more knowledgeable. You can learn me But if you want like more knowledge dropped, definitely go subscribe. Okay, so Let's go back to the double screen here And I'm gonna keep it on the close-up view if you're okay with that that way You can see the jewelry better and I've got a tote full of jewelry from my bulk buy I bought it on eBay to sell on eBay and I'm gonna start with the two items that I asked about in my video that you were able to kind of give me some Information on even if you wanted to put me small I can and so that you're the main focus is See a bigger picture too. How do I do that? I don't think I know how to do that. Oh Yeah, okay All right, so this is and I'm still learning how to hold So this is the the one that I was curious about and you said that it is agate so Basically rule of thumb and I have learned that if you really don't even know what a stone is just call it agate because that's basically a basic name for a stone is an agate and I can tell you right off the bat that it's died Because agate I mean sometimes can come out of the earth looking like that, but that is a hot limey green See the banding for sure on it that it is died chemically or by heat so still a really awesome piece Yeah, I was hoping it was gonna be something really really fancy and To somebody that would That is their item and you never know it just depending on the person How bad they want it? Yeah, it's it's neat and it kind of looks like it has some rust here. So I don't know do they put fire to them Yeah, huh? Like it got burnt. Yes. I heat it to diet. Okay, so there's it Yeah, so that just confirms what you're saying So that's cool and I want to say special. Thanks to one of my subscribers who sent me this little black Prototype, I think is what she called it. She said she gave me directions to make a bigger one and I'm like this works for me The second item that I asked about was this So really cool and it looks like it's been like hammered. Yes I'm a lot of people collect this kind of jewelry work It's tricolored so it has stainless steel copper and brass and that one in particular has a gemstone So it does go for a little bit more money and that right there is another chemically heated Died slice of agate made to look like amethyst quartz or amethyst Okay, now this piece it doesn't look vintage or anything like that the clasp looks very just modern Um But it's definitely a stone of some sort no stopper show lovely Lovely stone lovely necklace. It appears to me just through video That even the little rosette beads are carved stone Stunning love it that right there to me is a moneymaker piece in my opinion. Okay, so if you What would you list it for? I would probably list it on my Etsy between 45 55 dollars really wait. All right. That's great to know Now would my gemstone tester it wouldn't pick up stone like this, right? I'm sure that it would um Having a gemstone tester is great But it's gonna narrow you down to what kind of category something's gonna be in and if you want to know something for sure I definitely recommend taking it to a pawn shop. You trust taking it to your local jeweler I do have a jeweler that would definitely help me I'm gonna dig into this bag and I have not looked in here, so I really don't know what we're getting into This is a break let me know put this behind it and I do not have nice nails. So sorry. I don't know. Can you tell what I know? It's hard probably from the video to even Tiger's eye So that's tiger's eye now would and you can see maybe it better on the outside because it's more flat Right tigers. I yes and tiger's eye has a beautiful flash. You're gonna see it's one of the more common stones You're gonna find in costume jewelry. Okay, it's really affordable. It's really inexpensive to make and it's Affordable to sell It's more of a bread and butter item. Yes, okay all right Now this bracelet has It says $3 so it's stones, but it's just costume right just I I mean stone is a stone Someone has literally harvest that stone. They have sanded it carved it I mean, I would consider putting that on my Etsy for 12 to 15 dollars. Yeah, because it it's a weird tag It's not like a regular So, I mean it's it's still a nice looking Piece it's beautiful. Okay. All right And again, so these items were already pre-sorted when I bought them by the gal that I bought them from And I actually talked for the other day and I'm like, I'm actually like selling stuff and doing really good. She's like, I'm so happy I hope you make $200 and I'm like you are like the nicest person ever um now this one Could these I know that you told me that pearls I don't but she said these were stones. So um Could they roll look like pearls and a quick way if you're not all up into putting Is rubbing them together if they feel gritty it does feel gritty then they're real pearls another tell tell tell is Pearls are cold to the touch and they'll stay it is knotted Yes, that's another good way to But they're black. So what does that mean? They're Tahitian pearls um most likely They have kind of like a sheen over them They may be dyed. They may not be but they look like Tahitian pearls. Um, they're more like a peacock kind of uh color to them and those are Yeah, they kind of have like an iridescence to them a little bit They're a certain angles. That's a good one. That's a good one. Yes. What's good? Um twice I have a depending on the size of the pearl the millimeter because that's how the pearls are identified I have a long strand on my etsy for about 300 right now. Oh really? Yes, because This one's not very long It's still it's a pretty long one. Uh considering that a sweater length is between 16 and 18 inches that may be be like uh 20 22 inches long. Um You know you I'm gonna get some money for it. Now this This pearl has can you see it has like a band like a ring? Mm-hmm. Is that maybe lower quality pearls? Um, but that right off the bat can tell you immediately that they're real pearls And this one has like a pimple It's got a little pimple. I don't know a little lump. You see it. Yes. Yes So that that's still something that a pearl could have Yes, absolutely because they're formed inside of a clam or harvested in that way. So Yes, I if I take this to my jeweler, he'll be able to tell me for sure 100% okay, because I know we're on a video and you know, it's a lot to ask Now this has a vintage class. Mm-hmm. And again, I haven't looked at any of this stuff. So I'm kind of excited. Um Can you let me see if I can get you see the clasp there. Yes a barrel clasp barrel clasp. Okay, that's a barrel clasp guys Hold it's definitely a stone um Green stones are pretty hard to identify over camera Uh, this would be one of those ones that I'd love for you to stick on your gem tester Um It's in the jadeite Okay, and Spinal spinal And what's nice about that one is it it only hits topaz and we know it's not topaz So would that mean what colors is it spindle spinal? I don't know what that is, but I can tell you if it's in the jadeite or nephrite. Uh, that most likely it's jade um that's a It's common to find more common green jade Uh, but any of the other colors that would be one that I would consider taking to a jeweler as well Okay, but there are tons of helpful hints you can find online to identify jade But I always trust a jeweler other than just doing a hot google Yeah, the magnet's not sticking to the clasp And sometimes you can find in the clasp. I found 14 karat gold clasps on stuff people. Yeah, it's not sticking to it Um, so I don't know if those beads might be something in between Quite possibly Okay, so is jadeite good. Does that have any value? Yes Uh jade has really great value on a level of gemstones jade's pretty high up there It's good luck in the asian community. It's how they represent. Okay, so it's it's not after in my mind Okay, so that's a good one too. Oh I'm doing pretty good Um, now this one again just has kind of a I don't know what I see that I'm like, it's probably not worth anything, but I I'm learning that that's not true So this is purple And then we have to So To me right off the bat over the camera. It looks like dyed abalone Those larger beads look like oh actually no, it doesn't How funny it is the change between the white and the black. Okay Amethyst You think it's amethyst? I'm sorry. I'm trying to get the lighting. Let me take it on the meter. Yep Yeah, I was like should I get out the gemstone caster and she's like, yeah Yes, and a magnet Another telltale sign to determine if something is semi precious Metal sterling gold. It is not magnetic. Okay, so it's going up to the The topaz and the spindle and the jadeite. Okay so It's just one of those things you would I mean if you really I would probably just call this one purple stone necklace I think it's probably get away with purple stone just saying amethyst Even though it doesn't register under amethyst because amethyst is a quartz amethyst and quartz are Hand in hand it kind of looks banded right there Yeah, so it's probably a a banded amethyst agate. Okay. Okay Um This is knotted in between But it's purple Interesting Oh Could it be Does it have any kind of dimpling any kind of brown? Matrixing or marks on any of the Little beads Not really I'll put the gemstone caster on it. We'll just see what it does. I don't look like glass um It's in It's moving. I'm not holding it steady just a second. Sorry. It's kind of hard to get it to Yeah So it's quartz amethyst citrine Cypress emerald naff free. It's under all of them. It's hitting them all How about that? But it's definitely a stone. I mean, it's it's it's cold. You know, I mean But glass is cold too, right? Yes Okay, so that one's unidentifiable. It's probably died right now. This is just a little bracelet with different Love those and those are really good sellers on etsy for me. Oh, it looks like it's missing a stone Easily fixed as well Not for me A righteous craft one. Okay, I'll put this in a crafter's lock just because I I won't I won't fix it Um This one is really pretty pretty neat. Um I don't see a clasp. It looks like it's a slip on but it's got really I'm wondering if it'll be better on black or white for you So I can see right off the bat that the square stations are tiger's eye. Okay. Yep. I I think I can recognize tiger's eye I think I'm learning That's pretty easy to identify. I think Um Let me get it on here for you. I think it shows better on the white Now as far as the other ones it's Hard sometimes to tell it looks possibly like sandstone or some kind of common granite stone in between Um that have been tumbled and polished looks like that larger one Does it feel like a stone because it kind of looks like enamelling like some coison a beans Which is mean it might be painted Okay It's hard to It's hard for me to tell I'm so not good at that. Um, let's see if I can hold it up Yeah, that's beautiful. Yeah, I thought that was really pretty. So it should be a mix of different I would probably list that on my etsy for about 22 to 26 bucks. Okay. All right um Now is this a vintage clasp? Let's see if I can Can you see it? It looks like either an artisan clasp Or a vintage clasp most likely artisan. Okay. Like someone has done it themselves um Very neat piece very fun. Love the gemstones. It looks like we have like some bronze stations as well It's more of a pewter color Okay It's very heavy. I'm seeing more. Yeah, it's not heavy. I'm seeing more of a silver tone than a bronze Okay, it's hard to tell and it does look like more of a bronze in the beautiful stones So again, would that just be like a? Multi color gemstone necklace. I mean can I do that generic with the title when I listed? Absolutely can and if you wanted to get real fancy you can Some of the names of the stones if you know them but Same as before I would list it between 22 to 26 dollars Okay, they're a way of stone now. I I sell on etsy, but um, I don't I haven't sold a lot of stuff yet So jewelry does pretty well on etsy. Yes, that's pretty much primarily what I sell on etsy. Okay Does pretty well for me that right there I can tell you right off the bat that that little ornamental piece is jade As far as the darker green ones. I'm not a hundred percent certain but It screams ornamental jade to me ornamental jade. Okay. Um, it looks like Like a man may be sitting with his legs crossed Oh, but let's uh Yeah, it went right up to jadeite So it's jadeite right jade is right Yes, jade is a combination of nephrite and jadeite Um, it's two separate stones But category categorized what would I call this jade? Just jade plain simple jade. Okay. This is going up to jade jadeite also So the beaded stones. Yeah Oh exciting. It's another good one um But like right here you can see like The the band that it's on It's kind of Like maybe where they tied it. Yeah, a lot of times depending on What the tie is and and on all of that. I mean, um, it can represent different things in the the asian culture Okay, so it depends on what kind of bracelet it is. So what would something like this be valued at? I would say same 18 to 26 dollars depending on the The thing since there is a little ornamental piece down there that looks like it's carved. Okay. Yeah, it looks carved Okay, cool. And I remember when she gave me that she's like, I think there's a little piece of jadeite on that bracelet I mean she like somewhat of an idea of Some of the stuff she just didn't want to Deal with it. Okay. So this one looks like um Stones that maybe went through a rock tumbler or something. Yeah, a lot of chips are pretty common. Um, it's either a jasper or sandstone some kind of What kind of class does it have just uh, it looks like somebody made it, you know Like toggle. Okay toggle. It's a toggle guys. This is a toggle. I'm so clueless Um, so, uh This could be just something that somebody handmade. Yeah, or I mean Yeah, artisan made or manufactured. So artisan made sounds that would be like Fancy hand here. Yes, but if I don't know how how do I know something like that? How do I know how to list it if how would I know if I would list this as an artisan piece? Everything is made by somebody So in my opinion a lot of things that I don't know in a generalized category. You can say it's artisan. Okay So that's my especially when it comes to gemstones and they don't have a hang tag or any kind of makers mark Okay And and you guys if you go to moonstone mamas Their etsy store is linked up on their channel also like up in the the bar, right? Yes, I think I saw it there. So if you guys want to check out what they have for sale You can definitely do that too and it's a great way to learn Now this piece is definitely vintage and it looks like it's just tied here What do you think that is? Now does it feel pulled? Does that show it better or should I put it on white? It's kind of a hard one since it's such like a it looks like a creamy color But there's like that one bead that's like white. Oh, it's over here right there see it. Hmm That's interesting Yeah, and look how it's tied Can you see that? Mm-hmm. It's knotted. Yeah kind of I would love for you to put it up and do your gem tester. Okay. That's a good one to I can do that Yeah, I'm excited to have somebody do this with me because I'm like I have no clue um Oh, it's Well, it's falling in glass interesting and This should last it doesn't look like glass I mean, it's got like variation in the color Hey, and like a crack Huh It's probably heat treated It probably has some kind of Spreckling as I like to call it through the glass. So gemstones are pretty hard sometimes both of them are ice cold So does this have any value? Sure, I would list that since it's there's a lot of glass on there Someone took the time to make that a graduating bead. It'd be a stunning summer summer look Now it's going past the glass ah That's the thing like sometimes it does different things depending on which And when in doubt, I always say when you're stumped take it to your jeweler Yeah, because now it's in the torreline and the garnet and the Iolite emerald nephrite and Cypher ace or whatever Yeah, it's just featuring between those So it doesn't feel like I mean It is warming up a little though And it does that I mean gemstones will acclimate to your skin temperature. Okay. Um I don't know only one for the jeweler Okay, so what your thoughts on like there is the like a pit. It looks like Yeah, that's got like a pit in it Interesting Yeah, I don't know. Okay. So don't know on that one Uh, this is the bracelet that matches that necklace Oh, you got this set. Is that good? I love the feds and yeah, that just needs more money Okay, so these are just Stones that I'm throwing everywhere. Oh my gosh slippery little guys So to me that looks like It could either be died how light Some kind of died or you could hit the jackpot and get some turquoise Well, there's no, um They're they're not beads. They're just stones Even better Um, so it's going Up to the jadeite Uh amethyst it's also hitting the amethyst citron and quartz Okay What did you say? I hit the jackpot if it's wet turquoise That's not on here Well, um turquoise has a mose hardness about the same as quartz Um, and died how light has a really small Well has a smaller mose scale like a three so it's softness How light is softer than turquoise most of the time when you see a green stone Mm-hmm rarely if you pick it out of a gem bag is it or like a Jewelry bag is it you're gonna find turquoise. Well, it's fine in the quartz Oh, this is the one has a hole. I lied they have holes They were on a necklace very fun crafter one So, um but I So they could be Just a died stone or it could be turquoise Yeah, another way to determine if it's died is to take a little bit of acetone take it on a spot and Put the q-tip the little acetone on the q-tip Put it on there and see leave it for like five ten seconds And if there's any kind of pigment on the tooth or the q-tip then it's died Okay, uh, and what's acetone? I'm a polish remover Oh new polish remover. Okay. Well, I'd have to buy some of that because I don't wear a nail polish anymore. Okay Okay, I've got um semi chrome to test for bake light No, we went on. Okay. Um Can you see that? Sort of So this seems more modern Mm-hmm So it looks like the pink beads are a cat's eye, which is a man made stone Okay, do me a favor and see if those small cylindrical gray beads are magnetic The gray beads. Okay. Um The gun metal and yes Okay, they are so um, it looks like a a man made piece Um, and what I mean by that is it's um hand manufactured. Um, so that is magnetite Okay, it's really great for grounding if you're into that kind of thing Uh, if you're into the metaphysical properties of stone, but it's a man made stone. So is the cat's eye down there So so the pink is registering glass Mm-hmm, and the white is registering as some type of stone Mm-hmm I didn't get a really good look at the white ones It's kind of hard to see. Yeah, I mean they don't I don't know But it looks like magnetite cat's eye and possibly a quartz. So where's the cat's eye? The pink ones It has gone Or they're going glass Yes, so it's It's a man made it has the kind of Fraction that look. Okay. Okay All right, um This is just a like a choker type necklace. It does have a barrel I'm getting good guys a barrel So now is every barrel Vintage or do they have reproductions that are barrel that are not vintage sure same as screwback earrings same as things But I mean you're gonna kind of have to look at the piece engage it yourself and like I've said This looks modern to me. It doesn't look vintage. But what do I know? To me that looks like It's kind of hard to see over the yeah, I would say an agate Um when in doubt ag it out So there's kind of like a a minty green color beautiful and That it went up to the jadeite But it doesn't it's more of a clear color. Is that possible? Um, you know, it's harm with a prosidium gem tester. It's just going to narrow you down in that category But to me, this isn't an expensive piece. So right I could just call this like a gemstone like choker necklace It looks like a standard like sweater necklace for sure But nonetheless, I would still list that for like minimum 18 dollars on my Etsy. Really? Yes You never know who's gonna want something It just seems so like boring to me and I know maybe like you said it would probably look nice with like a really like Tight like a fitted sweater, you know, yes, and it does um The how it fits together does seem like well made Okay, so this is um The clasp is broken but it's kind of a line color Oh So to me that kind of looks like a quartz. Um, it's really pretty Uh, let me uh, I'll stick a thing on it. It's like teardrop shaped Hey, um, yeah, it's falling into the it's falling into about every category. It's one of those I'm really paid for this thing quartz is in every single mineral So you're gonna get a little piece of quartz and everything so that kind of makes sense It's definitely cute, but it is broken. So Um, it would need repaired and it looks like it might be missing a stone or maybe not Maybe not I think they flip back and forth. I think they're just Flipped back and forth it moves So What do you think about that one if it's broken? Can I still sell it broken? Um, it depends on if you want to replace the clasp No I mean, hey if we're being honest, no, I'm not gonna I mean my husband Stuff like that If you wanted to you can make a gemstone craft bundle and that right there is money as well Okay, um The magnet's sticking to one side But not the other and I think this has like an additional little clasp on it Okay, so I could put that and this together. Yes. Okay Uh There's one more in this bag and then I think we'll end this video and then come back and do another bag Do you mind? I'm sorry. Okay. This feels Not cold Just you think that's just plastic Could quite possibly be I definitely recommend if any question showing a it's showing it's registering Well, um Let me show it up real close again. Let's see it touch it feel it It feels like plastic but it's registering as a stone and it wouldn't register as a stone if it was and she's got it In the stone bag and she knew more than me It looks like just Accords, okay. Well, it's broken. I could just throw that in with the It just doesn't feel as cold as the other stuff And sometimes jade is always going to be ice cold ice ice ice cold Okay, other stones will heat up Okay, you know, let's see Okay, so I'm gonna put all of this and And that'll be just like a trappers Fun bag Fun bag trappers. Okay. Let's do one more and then we'll go On to the next and I've already like pulled this apart again So I think this is really cool And I don't wear a lot of jewelry, but for some reason I really like this I don't think it's anything super fancy, but I like it You got a figure that a length of something is going to make the difference in price Something obviously smaller Smaller gemstones are going to be the less expensive Right there has length and it has a bulk style gem on it. I don't think I can get it over my head with this hat on Let's try it So it hangs to about right there That's a pretty good length. I just think it's cute It's very cute um, if I had to guess just looking at it because of how Green it is. I would say it's probably dyed how light And how light's not on here either. It's going up to The topaz and then the jadeites Is it spinal or spinal? Do you know? I have no clue. Okay A crackled look to it Now is the crackle Brown is the crackle black Can you see it? Yes, that is dyed how light Died how light is that good or bad? Um, it just like tiger's eye. It's pretty affordable. It's easily dyed easily manipulated Um, so you're gonna find it most commonly in a lot of costume pieces Okay, those are beautiful shaped cabochon shaped stones. So I'd still Um, I would say Yeah, uh 15 to 18 dollars on it see okay. All right. Okay everybody Please go subscribe to Moonstone mama's let me uh pull up your and I will link it down in the description of the video, but here it is And you can see she knows what she's talking about way more than me But we're gonna continue to go through some jewelry But I'm gonna keep the videos at about 30 35 minutes. So you guys don't get to like forward Anyway, hit that thumbs up be sure to like comment subscribe and share and I will see you guys real soon Thanks for watching All right