Charoite's mineral collecting chat.
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ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
Gorgeous! I've used some of these gemstones in jewelry making. Tourmaline is one of my favorites.
I can't believe all the things I won. I just put a bunch of lowball starting bids on things and ended up unexpectedly winning most of them. I literally got that obsidian for a $1.99 and a dollar added to my shipping total from the place. The bad news is I was almost certain my cheap bid wouldn't win anything and was just testing the grounds on a bunch of items. I was going to push for the less competitive ones. Sure I got some steals but they added up fast. I even found something of my name sake. Since the stuff is so dang pricey though I only got charoite beads. They have their fakes but it is easy to know the real deal because of their very specific blotting that looks like oil paint in water.
Here's an example of a bigger version of the tiny beads I got. Notice the size to price ratio. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Charoite-S...290956?hash=item3fbf87d98c:g:stQAAOSwrJRcqREM
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Same thing with my namesake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charoite
Fascinating hobby.
One of my dad’s cousins was a high school science teacher and had quite the collection. When he died, I heard he had donated it, but I can’t recall where. Possibly the local university.
I've been a rock collector since I was in maybe the 5th grade. I'm a Michigander and had an eagle eye for the state stone, the Petoskey Stone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petoskey_stone Mom still has a jar of the ones I picked up. I don't have access to search mines, etc, so I end up bidding on specimens online.
Very cool. A hobby with a mixture of science and beauty. Thanks for sharing.
Are you very good at it? Do you use prepared stone or prepare it yourself?
ThatOwlWoman
Leftist Vermin
I haven't made the wire/metal jewelry in a couple of years, but yeah, I did okay. I use purchased stones. Have often thought how cool it would be to find raw ones and cut and polish them though. Maybe I could use Mr. Owl's casings tumbler.... hahahaha.
A few examples:
Birds nest earrings
Tree of life necklace
The last few years I've been doing mainly beadwork.
I haven't made the wire/metal jewelry in a couple of years, but yeah, I did okay. I use purchased stones. Have often thought how cool it would be to find raw ones and cut and polish them though. Maybe I could use Mr. Owl's casings tumbler.... hahahaha.
A few examples:
Birds nest earrings
Tree of life necklace
The last few years I've been doing mainly beadwork.
For the home jeweler those seem nice. If you ever find a way to get some sterling silver in the mix, people pay good money. Of, course, that also means that you are as well.