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dognose wrote:Hi ShineInnerLight,

Welcome to the Forum.

It would appear to be Mexican, from Taxco.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html#M for an explanation of how the TN-22 code is made up.

Trev.

Thank you!!

dognose wrote:Hi ShineInnerLight,

Welcome to the Forum.

It would appear to be Mexican, from Taxco.

See: http://www.925-1000.com/mexican_marks.html#M for an explanation of how the TM-181 (?) code is made up.

Trev.

Thank you!!

Uptowngirl wrote:Hi ShineInnerLight,

Your gemstones appear to be Azurite and not Turquoise.

Azurite often occurs with Malachite and when the two are banded together, the stone is known as Azure-malachite.

Thus the Blue and Green coloring.

Thank you!!

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