Favourite gemstone or mineral and why

[WalnLiz]

Liz will always be an Opal fanatic since she found her very first Opals.

My favourite would have to be the humble Agate.

"Picture Agate" from Agate Creek showing surf rolling on to a beach with clouds in the background.

Feather Agate from Lune River, Tasmania.

Cheers, Wal

 

[headbut]

Awesome stuff Wal , thanks for sharing

 

[Syndyne]

Beautiful collection of stones Wal!

Nice bit of black seam top left! Is the other stone grey seam or crystal? Little hard to tell via a photograph (they never do opal justice). What a couple of beauties for a collection though!

Wonderful flame Agate at the bottom too! Never seen one like that before. I've always felt they are a very underestimated stone.

Kindest regards,
Shauno.

 

[HeadsUp]

different people are drawn to certain kinds of stones . some people link star signs to them but the individual can choose whatever they damn well want to i reckon

http://www.crystalvaults.com/zodiac-crystals#zodiac_table


I have a couple of hundred different specimens and sometimes i will put one under my pillow or go to sleep with it in my hand on the odd occasion

some stones are associated with improved dreams , while others might cure a headache

put a decent bit of amethyst near your head and it might keep you awake all night

if you have angry people around or conflicts with an ex partner , wear some black tourmaline or put it under your spine when you sleep to 'ward of negativity'

want to improve relationships ? then rose quartz is the one . i have a 3 kilogram lump but i didnt find a bit of string yet to wear it around my neck . lol

Of all the types of stones out there , there seems to be a general belief that if you put them out under a full moon for the night they appear to have more vibrancy to them when you hold them in your hand

i had a headache for a few days from being exposed to some toxic welding fumes years ago , aspirin or panadol did nothing to get rid of it , i went to sleep with a nice bright flourite under my head and the headache was gone the next morning , but the flourite had faded from its bright green and purple to about half its depth of colour , and the colour never returned to it
who wants to try and explain that one to me ?

 

[WalnLiz]

Beautiful collection of stones Wal!

Nice bit of black seam top left! Is the other stone grey seam or crystal? Little hard to tell via a photograph (they never do opal justice). What a couple of beauties for a collection though!

Wonderful flame Agate at the bottom too! Never seen one like that before. I've always felt they are a very underestimated stone.

Kindest regards,
Shauno.

Grey seam mate, Liz just loves getting away from cold Canberra in the winter, and she has a real passion for boulder as it's a great stone for wire wrapping.

Cheers Wal.

 

[headbut]

Hi Wal ,what are the 3rd & 4th photos ? , Are they slabs with Boulder Opal through it , or something that Liz has made ?

 

[WalnLiz]

The third is a slab of boulder opal 80mm x 40mm and the 4th is smaller slabs of boulder opal ready for liz to make wire wrap pendants.

Cheers Wal.

 

[headbut]

Thanks , top stuff

 

[Heatho]

Those agates are amazing, so intricate, love the opals too.

 

[mad1981]

mine would be sapphires and i dont mind thunder eggs a lot of different shapes in them

 

[Heatho]

I don't have a fav, I could'nt after seeing so many great photos. I like them all.

 

[indi]

Hi Guys as you can guess iam really interested in Osmiridium, which Tasmania was a major producer so far this is my only example we i got off a good friend a 2mm nugget about 0.1 of a gram which i hope i get more in the future. I know its been found in other states has anyone else found it

 

[Wishfull]

What is it worth per gram now ?

 

[indi]

not sure around the same as gold but a lot harder to get

 

[Wishfull]

I tried looking it up for current price but it seems hard to find that as well.

 

[user 4386]

I tried looking it up for current price but it seems hard to find that as well.

The premium for nuggets is FAR more than with gold (it is an alloy of two metals, the osmium metal itself is around $US400/oz, iridium around $US1500) - but nuggets fetch far more than gold nuggets.

 

[indi]

Thanks Goldie yes about 1500 us an OZ but most is found in fine grains so nuggets are fair bit rarer

 

[user 4386]

Thanks Goldie yes about 1500 us an OZ but most is found in fine grains so nuggets are fair bit rarer

Absolutely - I saw some offered at $90 per gram. Anything over an ounce would be a museum specimen.

 

[indi]

i have offered 90 a gram for it in various advertisements with not much luck

 

[Ded Driver]

for interest, a good indicator of rare & valuable metal prices
Rare World Metals Mint doesn't sell Osmiridium as its not a pure metal, but they do the 2 pure metals
https://www.rwmmint.com/