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SpaceMonkey
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gemstone and minerals
#540114 - 03/25/11 06:48 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anyone else collect gems and minerals?
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540121 - 03/25/11 06:59 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i've got a pretty decent collection.
rocks are cool.
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SpaceMonkey
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: Acidic_Sloth]
#540124 - 03/25/11 07:05 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Care to share some pics? And do you collect facets or polished? What's your favorite gemstone?
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540130 - 03/25/11 07:30 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I have a bag of misc. stones I've collected, but certainly nothing that nice.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: RasJeph]
#540131 - 03/25/11 07:34 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i was interested in this stuff for a while I don't have anything worth showing though just a few pieces of pyrite, hematite, peacock ore, etc
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: CosmicFool]
#540138 - 03/25/11 07:44 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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We have olivine(peridot) here on the island everywhere! I have picked probly a good half pound or more from crushed gravel they use on building sites. Most are tiny probably less then a. .10 ct. But they are heavlily included. Nice green stones none the less though. I will get a picture of them here in a minute.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540146 - 03/25/11 08:06 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Hawaiian Olivine aka Peridot
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540148 - 03/25/11 08:07 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I wanna go to Hawaii
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Quote:
FarBeyondDriven said: I wanna go to Hawaii
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: RasJeph]
#540271 - 03/26/11 06:35 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Used to collect Opals when I found them around up north, also lots and lots of fools gold when I was a kid
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540275 - 03/26/11 06:51 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
SpaceMonkey said:
Anyone else collect gems and minerals?
Are they worth anything?
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: drawde]
#540278 - 03/26/11 07:06 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
drawde said: Are they worth anything?
they are just rocks.... but anything can be worth money if you can find somebody who wants them
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: CosmicFool]
#540280 - 03/26/11 07:13 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I got quite a bit myself, more fossils then anything though.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: THEBats]
#540366 - 03/26/11 12:49 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yes, the facets in the small containers are worth some loot. Not all. I have a couple sapphire that are worth the whole lot I paid from all them. I also have an alexandrite and a couple .20 ct diamonds that would fetch a fair bit of change too.
The hawaiian peridot and the polished stones I don't believe are worth much the way they are.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540377 - 03/26/11 01:14 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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They have a gem show in the city near me I went to when I was a kid. Loved it.
I got a really cool (not clear) emerald cut stone from there for like $15. Wish I'da kept it, I have no idea where it is but it was cool.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: RasJeph]
#540380 - 03/26/11 01:23 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I got into collecting and jewelry making as a hobby. And am now trying to make a business out of it. Me and the ole lady make gemstone jewelry and also have a bunch of semiprecious beads for that. But jewelry making is everywhere here so hard to find a nitch.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540383 - 03/26/11 01:32 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Neat. I'd like to buy a bunch of CZ's in various colors just to have a sack of really pretty realistic gems.
Leave it around places for people to see it accidentally and think I'm some kinda crazy drug czar with bags of gems laying around
IDK where to buy them loose for reasonable prices though. I found one in a park near my house and thought it was a legit diamond until I brought it in to the jewelery store and the lady laughed at me.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: RasJeph]
#540385 - 03/26/11 01:44 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah, ya know I am not even sure where to get cz from. Gonna have to do a seaarch and see what I come up with on that. Sworvski crystals have been cheap stones for most people lately.
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Re: gemstone and minerals [Re: SpaceMonkey]
#540504 - 03/26/11 09:38 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I like tanzanite, silver, and jade primarily.
But i like a lot of other stuff too.
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Tanzinite: "the one generation stone"
At the rate gold is climbing in price, silver is about all we can afford anymore. My wife is into silver while I lean more towards the gold. I like the color changing stones like alexandrite. Whilei also am in love with a natural yellow diamond. Super freakin clear! I could stare into it forever. Jadeite is nice and I really like the plum color aswell as the green.
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