More crystal ID help, please?
tarotlyn
...the blue one looks like "sodalite" (but usually has more white in it)
and the black one looks like "hematite"
tarotlyn
and the black one looks like "hematite"
tarotlynafrosaxon
tarotlyn said:...the blue one looks like "sodalite" (but usually has more white in it)
and the black one looks like "hematite"
Hi tarolyn,
nope...the package contained an actual sodalite and a hematite (I knew those two!).
The blue one doesn't have the white that's in sodalite, nor does it have the pyrite (fool's gold) that is in lapis lazuli (plus, it's not bright blue enough for lapis).
The black one is actually a matte off-black: not the pure black of onyx or obsidian (or even black agate), and there are no internal ridges/wavy lines characteristic of an agate (I got one of those in the package, too ; ). Plus, it's not glossy.
Thanks for your help, though!
T.
lark
Possibly Jet for the black stone...it it light in weight?
And I think the other maybe a blue Chalcedony
And I think the other maybe a blue Chalcedony
HearthCricket
The black one looks like Jet.
The blue one is a puzzle! Blue agate or blue quartz, maybe?
The blue one is a puzzle! Blue agate or blue quartz, maybe?
BodhiSeed
My guess is that the blue one is a dyed agate (scroll down to "Mixed Color Agate Tumbled Stone"):
http://www.pikespeakrock.com/catalog/Tumbled-Stones-Bags.html
Onyx is often not a "true" black color, so the black one might be that. If it's very heavy, it could be black tourmaline; very lightweight, and it's probably jet; if it has a glassy appearance, it's probably obsidian.
http://www.pikespeakrock.com/catalog/Tumbled-Stones-Bags.html
Onyx is often not a "true" black color, so the black one might be that. If it's very heavy, it could be black tourmaline; very lightweight, and it's probably jet; if it has a glassy appearance, it's probably obsidian.
afrosaxon
Thank you all.,
I think the small black one is indeed jet (excellent!) because it's lightweight.
Good guesses on the blue one, but I still don't know (it doesn't have the ridges normally found in an agate).
Oh well...I like it anyway.
Thanks again!
T.
I think the small black one is indeed jet (excellent!) because it's lightweight.
Good guesses on the blue one, but I still don't know (it doesn't have the ridges normally found in an agate).
Oh well...I like it anyway.
Thanks again!
T.
SilverCloudedWolf
I have a piece of tumbled blue agate that looks like your stone: it's like water that has had blue ink dripped into it and doesn't have any ridges either.
singerofpeace
The blue stone looks almost certainly dyed... I wouldn't say agate per se, because I can't see if it is banded, and agates are supposed to be banded.
SunChariot
The last one could be hematite. If it is not pure black, but rather has what looks like a "mirrorlike" finish, then that's what it is.
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