What am I collecting?
September 13, 2012
I was interested to read Why, Because Science’s recent post on awesome minerals. I also had a geological experience just last weekend. I attended a blingie bead trunk show with a friend, but was seduced by the beads that were fashioned from rocks and minerals. Being struck helpless, I was forced to buy several specimens for my collection and they are:
From the left
Sardonyx – this really has a very nice chevron pattern that is difficult (impossible) to see in this photo
Gray Brecciated Jasper – with some quartz crystal inclusions
Lapis
Petrified Wood Jasper
African Turqoise – I may turn this into a necklace – I really like it
Labradorite – this one shows a nice play of colors known as labradorescence
These are all beads and are drilled along the long axis, but I wanted them for my rock and mineral collection. The largest pieces are 30 x 40 mm.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 
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