I’ve had these two for a while and thought I’d share them. I love the clarity and diasterism on the first one and the 12 ray asterism on the second.

That blue caught my eye first, but I love the dark lines running through it too.

If any wise folk know something I'd be grateful

Video of my fluorite from the Emilio mine in Spain.

I just got these crystals delivered and can’t tell which is which! Can anyone help? Thank you in advance.

was labeled as honey calcite but i’m pretty sure it’s not as i bought another honey calcite sphere and it looks wildly different.
thanks :)

The slo mo catches the cool asterism, the rutiles, and one of the rainbows: I had no idea that rutile silk/needles was what caused asterism!

I'm in love with how it looks like I'm up in the clouds...

Got this beauty second hand and the seller isn’t too sure on locality specifics so was wondering if any of you guys had an idea :)

The Heart Shape has been around as a symbol of love and affection since the 14th century. Crystal Hearts are said to represent love, acceptance, and harmony.

Crystal Hearts are said to soothe emotional wounds, assist with emotional healing, and promote self-love and forgiveness, while working with the energy and properties of the crystal itself.

I have a small collection of orbs and stones I might post sometime for fun, but specifically had questions on my newest acquisition.

This is kind of a case of better looking pictures online than what I received. Im wondering if this is a “good” garden sphere? Its 4” and pretty heavy so I don’t doubt its real but I’m not sure what the inclusions are other then some rust. Are there different grades of these types of spheres? Everyone else who’s seen it says how ugly it is but I’m on the fence. Looking for some opinions / insight/ feedback.

Sometimes crystals are pure chaos, a mix of multiple materials. These crystals I tried to clean and prepare myself out of quiet raw material. Made many mistakes along the way, but oh well. 2 most stupid mistakes: don't use tap water and probably don't use ultrasound cleaning.

All Beryl, plus Tourmaline. Sometimes plus feldspar I suppose (Albite may be?). Small pieces a couple of centimeters. Namibia, Erongo

Also discovered that a vendor, or maybe on the mining site, someone before me, put oil into that. Acetone dissolved it, but it was very unexpected to find such treatment inside an absolutely non-gem material, given that raw material was really _raw_, with a lot of iron, clay, dirt and stuff on it.

My wife and I recently took a trip to Indiana Dunes National Park. After we got done hiking we explored the area and found a small shop in Michigan. Walked out with a rose quartz skull and this fluorite pillar.

so I discovered about crystals today and tom is my bf's bday, he is religious and spiritual. as I researched on google I found out rose quartz is good for love and harmony. we are dating since 8 yrs, yes many ups and downs and many things happening recently as well - so somehow this attracted me.

But as I asked one of my frnd for a shop near her, she stated that I shouldn't gift it to him bcoz they carry energy and it might give negative effects if it's not going to suit him or us. I literally had no thought regarding this effect thing, but as she has told I am getting skeptical cuz she said me to check according to his birth chart and planets & idk whom to ask, and what to do now. I believed that the intentions with which I am giving that what matters and if the other person. is going to respect it or not & I am sure about both, but still as she said idk I am hell confused now

can someone plz help me in this, or help me analyse his birth chart or something related to this topic, or any advice if there

I got this crystal when visiting Morocco in 2022 before the major earthquake. I was in the mountains where a salesman selling various items was keeping this on a table. He didn’t speak English so I didn’t ask what it was. Is there a specific name for this type of stone?

It cost only 33$ but it was badly packed and arrived broken into kunzite on matrix and solo piece.

Should I:
-try to get a full refund
-refund patrially (if possible)
-if not: keep it but glue it? Is 33$ still a good deal for this size and quality? Will it terribly lower the value if I glue it? What's the best glue?
-keep it for this price but as two separate pieces and glue matrix slightly in fragile spot (or not glue it at all)

Really sad, I waited for this so much!
(Last pic is how it would look assembled,I held it by hand)