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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 17:33:57 GMT
(Told you I was needy today!)
Any ideas about these stones? Top two bracelets have Mexican silver stamps, blue one is stamped 925:
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Post by Tabby on Sept 5, 2018 18:19:35 GMT
The dark green stones on the top one look like malachite.
The blue stones are probably sodalite.
Yellowy-beige on the mixed bracelet look like some sort of jasper.
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Post by val2525 on Sept 5, 2018 19:57:41 GMT
The white bracelet - do the stones have a smooth polished top texture or is it rough like sandpaper?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2018 20:18:04 GMT
Smooth and polished.
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Post by jandsknight on Sept 5, 2018 20:34:37 GMT
DH & I are rockhounds. We both agree with the ids provided of sodalite, malachite, & jasper. We think the large, pale green stone is adventurine and the blue stones on that bracelet are also sodalite. The whites appear to be quartz. The black stones don't show any identifiable feature in the picture. If they have an almost metallic shiny appearance they may be hematite.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 23:31:40 GMT
Bottom is Rainbow Moonstone ( a type of Labradorite) and what appear to be amethysts. Next one up is Lapis, not Sodalite. The mixed stone one is Sodalite (blue) Leopard jasper (tan), most likely Onyx (black) and yes probably Aventurine. The top is Malachite.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2018 20:14:48 GMT
Thanks!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2018 22:02:56 GMT
I realized after posting that I was about three weeks late, so probably not much help.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 2:45:12 GMT
Not at all, I haven't listed any of them yet!
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Post by jandsknight on Sept 25, 2018 4:20:34 GMT
Lapis lazuli is made up of a mix of minerals: lazurite (which gives it that distinctive blue color), white calcite, dark gray-blue sodalite and golden ‘fools gold’ flecks of iron pyrites. Too much white in the gemstone means it classed as a cheaper calcite, too much grayish blue means it’s a cheaper sodalite. Too much pyrite means it's a cheaper lapis. So, it's difficult to be sure just by looking at your photos. I own several pieces of lapis and some of sodalite and they are all bluer than what I see in your photos.
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