First time making a doublet
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Found in the CO foothills
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Weird Swirly Driftwood
What kind of caterpillar is this? Found on a grassy hill in South Dakota.
An army of caterpillars. Who doesn't want more caterpillars in their life? 🐛
From mine tailings in Colorado
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Off-white, opaque, hexagonal, easily scratched by quartz. Calcite?
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Huge feldspar crystal with terminated point? Found in Colorado.
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Black star diopside
Rose quartz spheres
Red Beryl
Chrysocolla with chalcedony
Rutilated Smoky Quartz
Trouble with polishing sapphires
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5 lb garnet from a quarry in Colorado
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The Colorado storm from start to finish
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My apologies that this isn't a faceted stone, but why does this corundum appear yellow when it's backlit?
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Pakistani Aquamarine
Red Beryl
N/A
Hoping for rain
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Black star diopside
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Fresh Powder
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Chrysocolla?
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Finally got a corundum to star! Would love to get this onto a sphere machine.
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