I understand..anyhow...I was kind of playing. I KNOW that this is a masculine world "stereo-typically speaking"; to tell you the truth most of my friends are of the HE gender and they think of me as one of the guys. All is glorious ;}
Thank you!, it is an Iolite crystal, which is interesting because it has 3 different colors depending on direction. Unfortunately the beautiful blue usually is the thin side, so large faceted gems are not common. Here is a photo of 3 spessartite garnet stones I cut in temporary ring holders Jim
Wow, you cut stones...fascinating. I would love to know how to do that. I am kind of a rock hound also thanks to my father he used to collect rocks and bottles from old ranches. Those stones are such a vibrant color. Spessarite is it a newer stone. They do not look like any garnet I have seen.It used to be garnet was garnet, and normally pretty darkLovely. May I ask if it is your job or hobby? Stacy These are two of my favorite rough color crystals that have me. Oh I guess I should say three as the base is a clear cluster that happened to find me.
It is a hobby This page will show you the wide range of garnets. http://www.jewelsdujour.com/2014/01/g-is-for-garnet/ But we should close this direction so we don't hijack the thread Thanks fr the comments.
I also have a copper dime its a 2000 D it seems to be smaller then a standard dime when i set it on top of another dime it seems to fit inside the ring ,it is thinner also. There is a hint of silver coloring in it ,and very easy to read ,and for some reason the head looks smaller . ill post some pics as soon as my phone charges
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