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Postby ShyCrestedGirl » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:05:50 am

So i know some of you are like stone addicts and know a lot about differnt types of stones.. I recently got this
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I think its Jasper, anyone know for sure?
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby Yearofdragon » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:52:12 am

I do think it sort of looks like Ocean Jasper, but you might want to get a second opinion on that C:

Such a gorgeous stone, though! I love the light Seafoam colour that it is, and it makes the red rosettes really stand out! <3
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby ShyCrestedGirl » Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:03:37 am

Yearofdragon wrote:I do think it sort of looks like Ocean Jasper, but you might want to get a second opinion on that C:

Such a gorgeous stone, though! I love the light Seafoam colour that it is, and it makes the red rosettes really stand out! <3


I thought it was Ocean Jasper too. The Rosettes are actually a purple color
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby Jazperz » Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:18:48 pm

Wow! That's a beautiful stone, Shy!

I'm not sure about the rock itself since it's polished. I don't think it's ocean jasper, though. Ocean jasper is usually easy to identify, even while polished, because of the spotted crystals. I don't see the same pattern in this rock.

However, I can tell you that the rosettes are definitely watermelon tourmaline. (:

Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby ShyCrestedGirl » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:42:49 pm

Jazperz wrote:Wow! That's a beautiful stone, Shy!

I'm not sure about the rock itself since it's polished. I don't think it's ocean jasper, though. Ocean jasper is usually easy to identify, even while polished, because of the spotted crystals. I don't see the same pattern in this rock.

However, I can tell you that the rosettes are definitely watermelon tourmaline. (:

Thanks for sharing!



it does kind of look like watermelon tourmaline but these rosettes are much darker then any tourmaline i was able to find on google.
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby Tora » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:39:50 pm

I did some searching and found something called ruby in zoisite. It looks almost exactly like the stone you have:

http://www.gemstonefactory.com/images/1 ... Sphere.jpg

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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby ShyCrestedGirl » Fri Jan 10, 2014 2:20:10 pm

Tora wrote:I did some searching and found something called ruby in zoisite. It looks almost exactly like the stone you have:

http://www.gemstonefactory.com/images/1 ... Sphere.jpg

Fear my Google Fu!! :P


its EXACTLY what i have!! OMG YES TORA I LOVE YOU
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby Kitishane » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:05:54 pm

I love some of the carving they do with this gemstone.

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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby Ponygirl » Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:45:30 pm

A small correction, I think you actually have ruby in fuchsite. Ruby in zoisite is the one pictured in the carvings...they're very similar but zoisite generally has black specks/streaks running through it and is a bit more true-green-ish, while fuchsite has white swirls and has a tinge towards aqua-green. Zoisite is also much higher on the Mohs (hardness) scale than fuchsite is. I do agree though, that's a fantastic gift. <3

Ironically the spheres in the link are also ruby in fuchsite even though they're labeled zoisite. :lol:
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Re: Stone Gurus

Postby ShyCrestedGirl » Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:51:13 am

Ponygirl wrote:A small correction, I think you actually have ruby in fuchsite. Ruby in zoisite is the one pictured in the carvings...they're very similar but zoisite generally has black specks/streaks running through it and is a bit more true-green-ish, while fuchsite has white swirls and has a tinge towards aqua-green. Zoisite is also much higher on the Mohs (hardness) scale than fuchsite is. I do agree though, that's a fantastic gift. <3

Ironically the spheres in the link are also ruby in fuchsite even though they're labeled zoisite. :lol:


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