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These are stones I've been collecting for an upcoming pair of earrings and a necklace. I've not decided if I'm putting the pearls in just yet or not.
I have another strand of prasiolite rondelles coming and a huge strand of faceted rock quartz. And two more of the crystal quartz briolettes, because they're amaaaazing.
Prasiolite, rock quartz, lemon quartz, keshi pearls, and seed pearls
End of unexplained steel wire we found running up the hill. Almost certainly related to logging, but used for what?
A large crystal of arguably one of the commonest minerals of all, quartz. This mineral is a lattice of silicon and oxygen, called silica (not to be confused with silicone, which is something else entirely). Quartz is usually found as white veins running through rocks and, when weathered out, as milky white pebbles and sand grains. It is incredibly tough and enduring, hence its ubiquity. All these 'versions' consist of cryptocrystalline silica, a cemented mush of tiny crystals but quartz sometimes grows into hexagonal crystals, within rock cavities, like the crystal shown here. Although these crystals can be double terminated (i.e. a point at either end) most grow out of rock walls and only have one point. Thus, many double terminated specimens in shops have been altered with a grinder. Quartz can vary in colour, due to impurities but this one is the pure variety called rock crystal. Also present in this specimen is a black crystal of tourmaline and smaller cream coloured crystals of calcite. More about these minerals later.
Shot taken inside my DIY cardboard box studio. Two side diffused lights. Glow created by setting the piece on a 24XLED light box.
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A pretty, pretty necklance made of rose quartz. Dainty for your pastel outfits, and great looking for black, dressy outfit, too.
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Passing the rock outcrop on the left. There were no quick ways to regain the ridge and we ended up having to scramble up a steep gully for ~200'.
I've always been slightly obsessed about the miniature and creating microcosms, particularly under glass. They remind me of exciting trips to the Natural History Museum in London, where I would spend hours peering thousands upon thousands of curious specimens be that of mineral, fossil or insect. I wanted to recreate a museum experience that you can wear everyday and came across these most beautiful yet tiny Raw Quartz Point specimens that fits inside this tiny round terrarium perfectly.
Arguably one of the commonest minerals of all, quartz. This mineral is a lattice of silicon and oxygen, called silica (not to be confused with silicone, which is something else entirely). Quartz is usually found as white veins running through rocks and, when weathered out, as milky white pebbles and sand grains. It is incredibly tough and enduring, hence its ubiquity. All these 'versions' consist of cryptocrystalline silica, a cemented mush of tiny crystals but quartz sometimes grows into hexagonal crystals, within rock cavities, like the crystals shown here. Although these crystals can be double terminated (i.e. a point at either end) most grow out of rock walls and only have one point. Thus, many double terminated specimens in shops have been altered with a grinder. Quartz can vary in colour, due to impurities but this one is the pure variety called rock crystal.