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Topic 65 of 69: Gemstones

Sun, Jul 1, 2001 (13:55) | Wolf (wolf)
people do collect gemstones whether they buy a piece of jewelry because of the gem used or purchase loose stones. tell us about your gem collections.
40 responses total.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 1 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sun, Jul  1, 2001 (14:54) * 5 lines

*SMILE* You knew I would be one of the first to post here. Excellent topic, Wolfie!

Lets see, most of my gemstones are set in mountings, but I have some unmounted and some in the raw state. Amongst the latter is the ubiquitous amethyst, smoky quartz (sometimes know as smoky "topaz",) opals of various sorts, "native" gold (natural pure ore in nugget form still in the matrix rock), native copper, black coral, malachite, lapiz lazuli, native silver, gem turquoise, amber, imperial topaz, garnets in various forms, tiger-eye, jade in various forms and colors...

(I have to go check the collection and report back)


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 2 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sun, Jul  1, 2001 (15:00) * 1 lines

Oh, and an emerald-cut Alexandrite-in-waiting. Various gem Spinels are also in my cut but not set collection. So is gem diopside.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 3 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Sun, Jul  1, 2001 (17:55) * 7 lines

all of my stones are mounted:

amber, aquamarine, sapphire, diamond, ruby, jade, topaz...

wish list:

ALEXANDRITE (natural stone)


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 4 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Sun, Jul  1, 2001 (18:10) * 7 lines

i've considered purchasing jewelry just for the gem itself regardless of metal (i'm a gold person but gold can be so expensive)....

am looking for opals that aren't so milky. the stones here seem to all be milky and then any fiery ones seem fake.

do yourself a favor and invest in a good gemstone book (a couple) and a loupe or other strong magnifyer (you can find similar items in gardening catalogs for looking at pests). never be ashamed or afraid to question a jeweler, this is your investment! i spoke to one who didn't understand the difference between gemstones that were mined in different places.

oh, and let me add to the list of what I own, my tanzanite (it's a dark purple, not like the lilacs being sold today)....look for a stone that changes to slate when you view it from an angle.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 5 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 26, 2001 (22:26) * 1 lines

labradorite is in my collection now. what an interesting piece of rock! *grin*


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 6 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Dec 26, 2001 (22:27) * 1 lines

oh yeah, and another item to add to your collection--a black light to test for inflourescence (boy i hope i spelled that right)


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 7 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 10, 2002 (21:33) * 3 lines

fluorescence?! Indeed a good test to use. Excellent advice about the gemstone book and loup. KNOW your stones before shopping and you will get the best out there for what you can afford.

Opals tend to go in crazes. First was the milky one (ugh!) then the fire opals from Australia (gorgeous and expensive) and back to the milky ones. I have a bluish floating opal pendant which is lovely. I'd love to have a real one much larger in the blue cast. It is a baby blue color!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 8 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Wed, Jul 10, 2002 (21:35) * 1 lines

If citrine counts, I have a new addition to my list - a large geode of citrine I found in a creek bed last week. Talk about being lucky...!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 9 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Jul 16, 2002 (19:14) * 1 lines

the only australian opals i've seen are triplets.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 10 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Tue, Jul 16, 2002 (19:25) * 1 lines

Same here, Wolfie. I've only seen pictures of the real thing...*sigh*


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 11 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Jul 16, 2002 (19:37) * 1 lines

but even the triplets are beautiful!! i don't like the milky ones either!!!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 12 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sun, Aug 18, 2002 (17:18) * 1 lines

I wonder what and where my next one will be. Far different from what I anticipated just a few months ago before coming to the mainland. I am more likely to find specimens than to wear cut stones, but that is wonderful, too!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 13 of 40: lance8  (lance8) * Wed, Apr  2, 2003 (21:30) * 1 lines

If anyone would like cut and polished stones to purchase, I know a possible source. It's ACNTV. It's on TV in some areas, and on Sattelite in others. It's also at . I have purchased some from them, and have found that the mixed packets can be avarage, but some are well worth the money. I got a small cab ruby and a small emerald that would retail for what I paid for a set of 30 carats worth of small mixed stones. But, a lot are not good. The opals I got are all milky. So, with caution,(caveat emptor!), they might be a source if you do not want rough.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 14 of 40: lance8  (lance8) * Wed, Apr  2, 2003 (21:31) * 1 lines

BTW, I am not working for ACN, just a reasonably satisfied customer.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 15 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr  4, 2003 (17:06) * 4 lines

We have some lemurian quartz for sale, have you ever heard of this?

http://www.lemurianquartz.com


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 16 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Apr  8, 2003 (18:38) * 5 lines

i know i haven't!!

lance, are the loosestones worthy of a setting?

have added tourmaline to my collection (pink variety). earrings, pendant, and ring. very lovely....but i still want an alexandrite!!! *LAUGH*


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 17 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Apr  9, 2003 (18:10) * 3 lines

We are selling some pink lemurian quartz at http://lemurianquartz.com . . . if you want to see the inside stuff:

http://lemurianquartz.com/ebayquartz will show you the unlinked to stuff. This is the only place you'll have a link to it.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 18 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (13:38) * 3 lines

I'll answer for Lance. Those stones are as worthy as the price you paid. Inexpensive stones, probably not but they also have VERY expensive ones. Lance buys them for investment purposes so at the moment he is not into setting them.

Lemurian?! Lemuria does not exist. Is it like green quartz? I need to check


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 19 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (13:40) * 1 lines

OH yes I recall looking at these photos. Lovely stuff. My latest acqusition was last Christmas from DB... micro-diamonds set in pave style and would you believe from Walmart half price? It was meant !! It is art deco and very pretty. I love it.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 20 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (13:41) * 1 lines

I also got for the same occasion lovely black pearl in a microdiamond pave pendant setting - Lance is generous beyond measure. And to think I did not like pearls. I just had never seen REAL ones!!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 21 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (19:26) * 1 lines

they have some lovely ones over at the Zales outlet. like the black ones much better than the pearl-colored ones (isn't that funny? pearl-colored pearls *grin*)


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 22 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (19:49) * 1 lines

I think they call them "white" the pearl-colored ones. I like the dark ones better too and this one has huge depth in the surface. I just need the wardrobe and occasion to wear it.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 23 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Mon, Oct  3, 2005 (20:35) * 1 lines

heeeelllllooo.....t-shirt and jeans (no holes would be best)!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 24 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct  4, 2005 (20:48) * 3 lines

or you can stitch pearls in the holes ...

I guess dressing eclectic is where it's at. I am for wearing jewelry all the time if you have it. Why hide it for dressy occasions?!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 25 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Oct  4, 2005 (21:02) * 1 lines

thank you! (just don't wear all of it at once, we don't want to be blinging, that can get tacky)


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 26 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Oct  4, 2005 (23:30) * 1 lines

come on, can't we bling just a wee bit?


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 27 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Wed, Oct  5, 2005 (21:52) * 1 lines

well, there's a wee bit of bling (enough to look sexy) and then there's BLINGING (enough to look desperate).


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 28 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (09:43) * 1 lines

OK wee bling then.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 29 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (18:18) * 1 lines

unless you are a T A L L Texan. These guys can do no wrong. I am subtle with bling but how nice it is to sparkle!! Now that I have really long hair I an put the blings back there, too.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 30 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (20:16) * 1 lines

tall texans wear bling bling?


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 31 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (20:57) * 1 lines

I think we know two tall Texans. As for the bling, only Terry knows for sure.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 32 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (22:01) * 1 lines

and he ain't talkin' *laugh*


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 33 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct  7, 2005 (22:53) * 1 lines

My only bling is a livestrong bracelet. And some carabiners.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 34 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct  8, 2005 (14:16) * 1 lines

You walk around loaded?!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 35 of 40: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Oct  9, 2005 (16:33) * 5 lines

I got my carbiner bracelet too.

And my carbiner necklace.

And I never used to be in to jewelry.


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 36 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Sun, Oct  9, 2005 (17:55) * 1 lines

you got a nosering too?


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 37 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 11, 2005 (00:33) * 1 lines

Don't ask about body jewelry. You might night like what you learn !


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 38 of 40: Wolf  (wolf) * Tue, Oct 11, 2005 (16:35) * 1 lines

well, it'd be interesting to say the least! *laugh*


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 39 of 40: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 15, 2005 (17:18) * 1 lines

You know that this little Geode would be in here reading!! That's how we younguns learn!


 Topic 65 of 69 [collecting]: Gemstones
 Response 40 of 40: Conf admin (cfadm) * Fri, Mar 31, 2006 (19:14) * 1 lines

What about body jewelry Marci?

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