#specularite

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

hi! 139, 121, 116, 104 for the ask game ✨

139: What nicknames do you have/have had?

uuuuuhhhhhhhh

elementary school classmates mockingly called me t-rex (childhood dinosaur obsession yay), and my grandma calls me "baby chicken", "little sheep" and девушка

grandpa used to call me "powder sugar" because i would sneak in the kitchen to eat powder sugar as a kid

121: Something you want to do right now:

play Day of Dragons with my boyfriend and draw some new OCs, gonna do one and later the other hopefully :)

116: Favorite cloud type:

cirrostratus. funky name

104: What is your favorite mineral or gem?

very basic of me but opal and labradorite because s h i n y. also specularite, it looks like the night sky with stars.

[ice-block]

Lots of places use lab grown opals these days! If you familiarize yourself with opals there is a definite distinction between the two

The above images are naturally occurring Ethiopian opals (left) and boulder opals (right) naturally occurring opals tend to be very unique from each other where no two are quite the same and the color seems to be more “steady” or “flow” from one place to another, natural opals will also often have inclusions of their host rock in them (can be seen in the Ethiopian opal picture)

Lab created opals come in a lot more artificial colors as well as natural ones, will never have host rock inclusions (since they never formed in a rock to begin with) and their coloring has a “confetti” look to it consistently.

Other clarifications:

- bismuth

Many people in the notes have pointed out that bismuth is a naturally occurring element, which is true, however it does not occur looking like the rainbow staircase in the image above, the natural element of bismuth looks like this

It’s the crystallization of bismuth is not a naturally occurring phenomenon and needs to be done in a lab

-citrine

Citrine is also a naturally occurring mineral but genuine citrine is both expensive and hard to come by, all citrine is former amethyst that was exposed to high temperatures causing it to change color, because natural citrine is so expensive the majority of stuff on the market is amethyst that has been baked in order to speed up the process of turning it into citrine.

Natural citrine vs heat treated citrine:

Natural is usually translucent, has consistent coloring, and almost never forms in clusters or geodes, heat treated has distinct white roots, is usually opaque and is often sold in clusters like in the image

Man made crystals are so cool it’s so sad everyone who likes rocks is out for blood if you post man made crystals. I love you opalite I love you lab created opal I love you bismuth I love you HTA citrine I love you goldstone

[adraelfineminerals]

Sphalerite & Quartz

Jose Maestre Tunnel, Portman, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

[vugnasmineralblog]

Hematite with Var. Specularite and Quartz Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, Europe

[pocket-deer-boy]

Are you fucking kidding me? Hematite fucking rules. It can form in bands with jasper to create beautiful contrasts and it can form together with fine grain quartz to create specularite. It’s awesome and the crystal healing girlies don’t know anything about it

every time i want to learn about a cool gemstone i inevitably find out crystal healers are peddling complete horseshit about it. like now they're trying to sell hematite rings. as in a ring made of 100% hematite, which is an iron oxide, and will break because it's effectively just a brittle pile of rust. So like. Bitches are selling people rings they know will break to costumers who are convinced of its healing properties.

[beeapartments]

Had a fun thread chat on Buzzly with another artist that's into collecting rocks. Had to run and get pics of my collection for them, haha. (They also had a lot of cool things.)

I will also share some of the pics here because why not. Here are some of my bigger pieces. (I also have faceted gemstones, smaller minerals, and some UV reactive stuff if anyone is into that.)

[gardenvarietyplantgirl]

All Starry-eyed Over Speckled Leaves & Sparkly Rocks

[mountain-of-divine-fire]

Had to make a post about a new find. Specularite! Its like hematite needles (covered with some sort of resin to keep them from coming off) so sparkly and so pretty. I had to share. I'd never seen it before.

Sorta looks like I stole a chunk of space

If anyone wants to use this in stimboards go ahead :p just credit

[arctic-hands]

NOW the pocket is complete! The Luna bar and worry stone go in the pocket outside of the pouch too bc they won't fit

[Image Description: a lemon Luna bar and a piece of specularite are on the table on other side of the pouch. In the back pocket behind the pillbox sticks out two squares of a pill blister pack. End I.D]

Closeup on the specularite bc it's pretty

[Image Description: a flat piece of polished, black, sparkly gemstone called specularite, a type of hematite. End I.D]

MY EDC as a sicko

[Image Description: photo of a small table full of things. There are: a small red pocket diary with a sticker of photographs on it, a red rescue inhaler, a Uni-ball Signo pen and a blue no-name pen with flashlight on it, a disposable facemask, two epipens in plastic cases, a pillbox with three different pills in it, a small phone charger, a charging brick, and a bottle of hand sanitizer. At the top is a blue and orange pocket organizer pouch. End I.D]

[Image: Everything but red pocket diary and epipens are stuffed in the pouch. In the front of the pouch, the cap of the inhaler is just visible in the largest pocket, the hand sanitizer is in the left lower pocket, and the two pens are in the smaller lower right pocket. End I.D]

[Image: the back of the pouch shows the pillbox in the wider pocket on the left, the cord is folded into the smaller pocket on the right, and the back zipper is open to show the mask and charging brick are inside. End I.D]

The meds are celebrex, imodium, and tylenol. Fuck i forgot to photograph the Zofran blister pack. And my emergency Luna bar. And my worry stone. Phone/wallet and keys and pads go in other pockets.

Anyway now hopefully things will stop spilling out of my pocket.

[crystalguidance]

Several items have been released from reserve including #AmphiboleQuartz, #Bronzite, #Buddstone, #ChromeDiopside, Lepidolite, #Specularite, #PreseliBluestone, and #PinkTourmaline. This is the last chance for those who might have missed them the first time they were offered. Grab them now at: https://www.stitchesandstoneskc.com/collections/released-from-reserve #CrystalGuidance #StitchesAndStonesKC #shopify #forsale #crystalsforsale #releasedfromreserve #nowavailable #available #crystals #stones #stone #rocks #gemstones #crystalsofinstagram #healingcrystals #crystalhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/BtwYqScDa14/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10kps4fq2px52

[xcheapbouquet]

beautiful crystals from a rock and gem show earlier this year

[adraelfineminerals]

Beautiful piece from the "Nuestra Señora del Carmen" mine, Jumilla, Spain, formed by a conglomerate of hexagonal prismatic apatite crystals of great beauty, with a great vitreous shine and greenish color that react to ultraviolet light giving a pink color. surrounded by bright white calcite, and share a matrix with black hematite crystals, with a tabular morphology and metallic luster that could be specularite, on a jumillite matrix. Asparagine (var. apatite) is a highly sought-after phosphate.

[ice-block]

The star of my collection, my youngite ❤️❤️❤️

Specularite (specular hematite)

And a few assorted rock display images

Do you want to see my rock collection. Will you want to see my rock collection. When will you want to see my rock collection

[prehistoricnerd]

Hematite (Specularite)

BB-M-0110

Location: Champion Mine, Champion MI, USA

Granular

[kwartscreations]

An interesting new colour! 😍 Haematite Luster - much like iron glimmer its crushed hematite crystals but this one is different from the other 2 I have. This one acts like pyrite. Starts as a brown grey but the undertone changes to a orange. 😁 Really beautiful. #handmadewatercolor #handmadewatercolors #handmadewatercolours #handmadewatercolour #watercolours #watercolors #paint #painting #specularite #haematite #luster #ironglimmer #pyrite #orange #grey #artist #art #painting #etsy ##handmade #lustre #starstone #crystals #brown #england #english https://www.instagram.com/p/CFChnXwHJNr/?igshid=1arzqxz2s1hms

[wigmund]

From Mindat.Org Photo Of The Day; February 8, 2018:

Genthelvite: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S; Hematite: Fe2O3

Locality: El Criollo Mine, Cerro Blanco pegmatite district, Tanti, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina

“Blue cobalt-bearing genthelvite forming tetrahedrons on specularite matrix. Fov 7mm. Collection and Photo: Sun Yi”