Ah, thank you.
As an toddler, I was so infatuated with Zorro that I once asked my mother if we could have a sword fight. She said "But we don't have any swords." I responded that "But we have sharp fingernails, don't you know?"
Kids are so innocent.
I guess it's too late but I'll throw in one more M: The Muppets. Hope I never forget the life-changing episode with Debbie Harry.
Precious and not so precious stones
Amethyst, my birthstone
Right up my alley
Baltic Amber. I have several pieces from mom, one of which in a similar setting to this...
https://amberman.s3.amazonaws.com/20...ring-151-2.jpg
The granddaddy of all the "precious" stones;
Diamond. Not my favorite
Emerald! Most beautiful green ever!!
Hematite
Labradorite. One of my favorites. Subtle gemstone for cabochons, yet available in many nice variants.
https://www.google.com/search?q=labr...w=1150&bih=538
Last edited by Zacha341; May-03-21 at 02:28 PM.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves! Need to fill in I, J, and K....
Isle Royale Greenstone
Jade! Another green fave of mine!!
Kryptonite !! Everyone knows what kryptonite is...
From the planet Krypton?....https://scienceonblog.files.wordpres...onite-main.jpg
Lapis
I have a gorgeous fountain pen somewhere made of deep blue lapis lazuli and gold. I googled for a similar-looking one and I think it was this one.
I hope I didn't pay that much for it.
"N" is for Nephrite mainly just to get on to the much more interesting Opal.
I've been hooked on the videos from Black Opal Direct lately. I visited a local jeweler and nothing there could compare to Justin's black opals. Check out his discovery of a rare script pattern. It's like a credit card hologram only made by nature.
I'm also partial to green. My mom gave me a malachite ring about 30 years ago. The stone measures 1/2" set in 925 sterling. I just gave it to my daughter and I'm thinking I want it back....LOL.
It's such a pretty stone! You better start looking for it.I have a gorgeous fountain pen somewhere made of deep blue lapis lazuli and gold. I googled for a similar-looking one and I think it was this one.
I hope I didn't pay that much for it.
Pearl
Last edited by Maof; May-06-21 at 02:30 PM.
Quartz or Quartzite
I personally don't believe the hype about gemstones, and fortunately neither does my spouse, but we enjoy pretty or otherwise interesting rocks, minerals, and fossils. I'd love one of those Michigan Greenstones. I can't believe I'd forgotten about them. Petoskey stones are cool too, and a nice reminder it was once under an ocean there.
Labradorite was a good choice. Great color and pattern variation, Spectrolite in particular.
Wow that Opal-- didn't know they could look like that.
Let's keep this moving:
Realgar
Last edited by bust; May-08-21 at 02:09 PM.
Sapphire...a beautiful true blue stone!!
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