blueangele
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since December 2003
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Post by blueangele on Jan 5, 2004 20:10:32 GMT -5
For those of you newbies out there, like me, be careful what you order on the net. I ordered a 2lb mix of gemstones, and now I have to try to identify them, oops. I think I got most of them figured out, but there was supposed to be emeralds in the mix and I'm not at all sure that there is. I figured out the rubies and sapphires, amethyst, quartz crystal ( that one was easy)citrine, and garnets, and I think I have the aquamarine and moonstone (not sure about that one though) figured out, but not the emeralds, I am hoping once they are tumbled it will be more noticable.
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Post by docone31 on Jan 5, 2004 21:19:57 GMT -5
The emeralds will be black with some white stripes. You are right, watch the internet. Once you are tumbling, you will see some definate changes and identification will get easier.
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Post by blueangele2 on Jan 5, 2004 21:32:06 GMT -5
I don't think I saw any black ones, there is a larger very dark green piece with what looks like lighter or maybe even clear crystal in it, it kinda looks like emerald rough on the site from the guy I bought it from, but its really rather larger, about 3 inches by 1 and 1/2 inches or so, so not sure what it is, the rest I finally figured out.
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Post by docone31 on Jan 5, 2004 22:01:22 GMT -5
That sounds like emerald rough with a little aquamarine mixed in. Both are beryl and found in the same stone. If you were faceting, from the sound of the size of the stone, it would be ultimately worth some good money. It should look great when it is tumble polished.
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blueangele
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since December 2003
Posts: 86
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Post by blueangele on Jan 6, 2004 19:31:02 GMT -5
oh sure, get my hopes up should I find someone to look at it to see if it can be faceted before I tumble it, or tumble it first? of course I have to wait until I get my 'real' tumbler cause its way too big for my small one, and I have my tears going in it anyway.
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Post by docone31 on Jan 6, 2004 20:30:09 GMT -5
I think you can tumble it. If it was a crystal we wouldn't be having this conversation. Tumbling might bring the crystal out. Early emeralds were found in stream beds after washing down miles from their first point. Tumbling speeds the process.
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Post by blueanele2 on Jan 6, 2004 21:29:46 GMT -5
I woouldn't bet that we wouldn't be having this conversation, I have been known to be blind to the obvious , but I can't wait to tumble it, looking at it closer I think your right about the lighter green being aquamarine, its the same color as the piece that I am sure is aquamarine, so it should be interesting. I got several nice pieces of bloodstone too that should tumble up nice
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