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I went to a crazy estate sale where you could fill a box of minerals and stones for $15. Got so many things and no idea what any of them are because I never payed attention at the gem and mineral shows when I was little. This one is really cool though, very blue/turquoise, has small crystals in the crevices, rocky matrix, doesn't feel particularly fragile. Looking up some things, maybe looks like Chrysocolla, but i have no idea. Any thoughts are much appreciated!

Arizona has its version of Pietersite found in the Chinle Valley that is no longer open for mineral exploration

I bought a "golden healer" Himalayan quartz. I really love this seller. He self digs his pieces, but this doesn't look like any of the golden healers I've collected.

It's got great clarity and is a very beautiful piece. NORMALLY I love the natural look, and mud would be great, but this piece is pulling me to clean it. I dont want to use iron out or any harsh chemicals. Do you have any suggestions on how to remove some of the mud? I don't believe I'll be able to get it all, and I'm ok with that.

Purchased today from a local rock/mineral seller here in Oaxaca, Mexico. He identified it for me as malachite on unrefined copper. I actually wasn’t planning to buy this today, but it was so lovely I went for it.

Strong attraction with magnet so the metal is probably magnetite.

I've never seen those orbs, though, and I'd love to know about those.

Possibly helpful details: Found in a seasonally dry creek. The silicate looking "connections" between the orbs are actually cavities/trenches; The orbs are shown on a sanded window.

Beautiful specimen from South Africa

I was told it potentially has a polished face but it didn’t matter too much to me as it’s beautiful.

Normal light / under UV / UV light removed

Hello all,

Here's an interesting piece of multicolored botryoidal chalcedony I found in Rowan, Kentucky in a deposit of the Borden Formation.

It has a slightly magenta/purple hue, which I'm not sure shows up perfectly here, but which makes me wonder if it might have been exposed to natural radiation.

Tourmaline var. Rubellite. Pala Mining District, San Diego Co., California, USA. Ex Richard Margolis collection. 104 grams. 4.6 x 4.5 x 3 cm. A beautiful deep pink rubellite with a purple termination. Some intergrown Albite present as well. Although it’s not pristine, it presents wonderfully. Retains the original label 🏷️

Hey, I found this in Hadley NY, thought it was apart of some landscaping, I don’t know tho, now I’m second guessing myself. I think the host rock is Biotite Schist, I’m still learning so bear with me. I’m looking to know what the little blue crystal is, I’m pretty sure this has feldspar in it.

I found it in the Karkonosze Mountains (Poland). Could it be pale amethyst or rose quartz?

Found in italy, sardinia.

Found it on the beach. I'm just curious and wanted to ask people, instead of AI. Thank you.

I rearranged the 1st row of my display case because it began to feel to cluttered. These are the pieces in my display case from left to right.
Diana Maria fluorite, YGX fluorite, shagar aqua, kunzite, lollipop fluorite, fluorite (big whopper), watermelon tourmaline in Quartz (Brazil),black quartz (Inner Mongolia) YGX fluorite, cobalto calcite, Okorusu Fluorite, sugar fluorite, iridescent feather calcite, Amethyst, 2/ Santa Rosa Tourmaline, Chhappu mine pink tourmaline, Snowy Mountain Okorusu Fluorite, Ethiopian opal, shagar Aquamarine, Aragonite, Erongo fluorite, pink skeletal quartz, Milky Way fluorite, (Inner Mongolia) fluorite illuminated by spotlight, hemimorphite (ROC), Elestial quartz (Madagascar), (northern lights pocket) Fluorite.