Question:
Hi Folks,
I just came across an interesting link to identify crystals -
Not sure if it is very accurate, let me know!
Awww I can't get that link to work :(
But your title got me thinking....... lol.
So often I see crystals displayed with the wrong name and fake and dyed stones being passed off as the real thing. Its hardly possible to test stones before buying unless you buy in bulk or deal and even then it can be impractical. Pictures hardly do stones justice too, and most books including the Crystal Bible and Crystal Healing etc have so many wrong and misleading pictures that it makes sense to find a better way? But how?
How can you tell a true Boji pair? Or a piece of expensive danburite from a chunk of clear selenite or quartz? What about Blue Obsidian, is it glass or is that Moldavite heat treated old bottles? Turquoise or Howlite? Merlinite or Dendritic opal?
And does it matter if the piece is doing you good?.......
At last! A lady (presumption) after my own heart!
A true paid of Boji's? Well put it this way, any retailer can photocopy a photocopied "USA guarantee certifcate" and sell 'pop rock' as a boji. Thus getting £20 rather than £8.
Danburite, with many crystals, you need to trust your supplier when buying crystals.
Blue Obsidian, lol, I belive there was once a few small veins of Blue Obsidian, but over the last 5 years or so Ive never seen real blue obsidian. I would be 99.9999999% sure that any Blue Obsidian on the market is glass.
Moldavite - now I think you can tell it from glass by its texture and weight.
Turquoise, I tend to stick to Tibetan turquoise, and I buy it from source from people I trust. Turquoise in matrix is so much more interesting.
Howlite, yes it is called turquenite when coloured blue, but it just looks naff!
Im not familiar with Dendritic Opal or Merlinite...
OH yeah, another naughty one is Jade, Ive had 2 reps this week selling New Zealand Jade / Nephrite but both admitted (after I asked and said I was unsure) that it was artificially treated to get the prised green colour.
The thing is, and I made a post a few weeks ago, many people sell fake / treated crystals as the real thing - I was ranting on about Citrine and Smokey Quartz etc. Oh it gets me mad!!!
Mark
xxx
That website seems to be down, ill check the link later
Yep I'm a Lady, thank you kind Sir!
I've had the pleasure of handling some rare blue obsidian and it was fantastic, too expensive for me though, but it had the power of black obsidian and with a 10x eye piece you could see the other particulates, the sheen and shine was stunning too and it is far deeper blue than most pale imitations....
I will keep trying that link and see whats there.
lol Howlite is my bug, I hate the way the poor stone is treated!
I just came across an interesting link to identify crystals -
Not sure if it is very accurate, let me know!
Answers:
Awww I can't get that link to work :(
But your title got me thinking....... lol.
So often I see crystals displayed with the wrong name and fake and dyed stones being passed off as the real thing. Its hardly possible to test stones before buying unless you buy in bulk or deal and even then it can be impractical. Pictures hardly do stones justice too, and most books including the Crystal Bible and Crystal Healing etc have so many wrong and misleading pictures that it makes sense to find a better way? But how?
How can you tell a true Boji pair? Or a piece of expensive danburite from a chunk of clear selenite or quartz? What about Blue Obsidian, is it glass or is that Moldavite heat treated old bottles? Turquoise or Howlite? Merlinite or Dendritic opal?
And does it matter if the piece is doing you good?.......
Answers:
At last! A lady (presumption) after my own heart!
A true paid of Boji's? Well put it this way, any retailer can photocopy a photocopied "USA guarantee certifcate" and sell 'pop rock' as a boji. Thus getting £20 rather than £8.
Danburite, with many crystals, you need to trust your supplier when buying crystals.
Blue Obsidian, lol, I belive there was once a few small veins of Blue Obsidian, but over the last 5 years or so Ive never seen real blue obsidian. I would be 99.9999999% sure that any Blue Obsidian on the market is glass.
Moldavite - now I think you can tell it from glass by its texture and weight.
Turquoise, I tend to stick to Tibetan turquoise, and I buy it from source from people I trust. Turquoise in matrix is so much more interesting.
Howlite, yes it is called turquenite when coloured blue, but it just looks naff!
Im not familiar with Dendritic Opal or Merlinite...
OH yeah, another naughty one is Jade, Ive had 2 reps this week selling New Zealand Jade / Nephrite but both admitted (after I asked and said I was unsure) that it was artificially treated to get the prised green colour.
The thing is, and I made a post a few weeks ago, many people sell fake / treated crystals as the real thing - I was ranting on about Citrine and Smokey Quartz etc. Oh it gets me mad!!!
Mark
xxx
That website seems to be down, ill check the link later
Answers:
Yep I'm a Lady, thank you kind Sir!
I've had the pleasure of handling some rare blue obsidian and it was fantastic, too expensive for me though, but it had the power of black obsidian and with a 10x eye piece you could see the other particulates, the sheen and shine was stunning too and it is far deeper blue than most pale imitations....
I will keep trying that link and see whats there.
lol Howlite is my bug, I hate the way the poor stone is treated!
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