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Any puns on the name of this gem will be hidden. Believe me I heard them all when I tweeted this pic xD
So, the large gold/brown/green specimen is from Canada, and the smaller blue two I bought from a guy at a flea market. He was a dealer in estate jewelry so he had no use for these, and I got them for five bucks along with a small chip of topaz and two cute Quartz spikes. I love, love, LOVE the gorgeous blue color on the smallest one, and these three are a great example of how a single mineral can come in different colors based on trace elements that're included in the formation!
So, the large gold/brown/green specimen is from Canada, and the smaller blue two I bought from a guy at a flea market. He was a dealer in estate jewelry so he had no use for these, and I got them for five bucks along with a small chip of topaz and two cute Quartz spikes. I love, love, LOVE the gorgeous blue color on the smallest one, and these three are a great example of how a single mineral can come in different colors based on trace elements that're included in the formation!
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gemstones come in all colors of the rainbow!
In 2012 at our annual Christmas auction someone bought in a giant plate of Halite to sell. It's formed when salt and mineral-rich water evaporates, and keratin in the water made it an electric, cotton-candy pink crystal the size of a doormat with clear cubes of calcite atop looking like sprinkles. :>
In 2012 at our annual Christmas auction someone bought in a giant plate of Halite to sell. It's formed when salt and mineral-rich water evaporates, and keratin in the water made it an electric, cotton-candy pink crystal the size of a doormat with clear cubes of calcite atop looking like sprinkles. :>
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