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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Some finds from Lowmead
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 266702" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Yeah, it still wasn't a bad day between the four of us - the biggest crystal I have seen unearthed there and one of the best faceting grade crystals I have seen found there. The one Dieter found of such a size that it makes me wonder just how big they actually get on Clarke's road - there could well be some football-sized ones hiding there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p>The one Rockhound found is a superb piece of faceting-grade amethyst. A lot of the amethyst from there has a smoky tint to it (which still looks good) but this crystal is just a straight out rich royal purple, solid colour by the looks, no colour zoning. A crack runs down the middle but otherwise it's pretty clean - it will facet two very nice looking stones <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8770/28786542026_ccbdb5e815_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I pulled out one that is almost perfectly clean and crack free (haven't photo'd it yet). Smaller than Rockhounds and smoky purple with colour zoning - it will still facet a nice stone but Rockhounds is pretty hard to beat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 266702, member: 2976"] Yeah, it still wasn't a bad day between the four of us - the biggest crystal I have seen unearthed there and one of the best faceting grade crystals I have seen found there. The one Dieter found of such a size that it makes me wonder just how big they actually get on Clarke's road - there could well be some football-sized ones hiding there :o The one Rockhound found is a superb piece of faceting-grade amethyst. A lot of the amethyst from there has a smoky tint to it (which still looks good) but this crystal is just a straight out rich royal purple, solid colour by the looks, no colour zoning. A crack runs down the middle but otherwise it's pretty clean - it will facet two very nice looking stones :) [img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8770/28786542026_ccbdb5e815_c.jpg[/img] I pulled out one that is almost perfectly clean and crack free (haven't photo'd it yet). Smaller than Rockhounds and smoky purple with colour zoning - it will still facet a nice stone but Rockhounds is pretty hard to beat. [/QUOTE]
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