Guest guest Posted June 18, 2002 Report Share Posted June 18, 2002 Hello again; I have recently purchased a lovely bracelet made with moonstones and blue goldstone. Before purchasing, I looked up " goldstone " in an online gemstone dictionary, and found the entry to state that it is man-made. Now I am seeing it sold in chunks and carvings, claiming that it's natural. Is it man-made?? I'm seeing " moonstone " and " selenite " described as being one and the same. Are these really the same thing? Again, I'm seeing online sellers offering " labradorite " and " spectrolite " --which admittedly are two different colors. I also read somewhere that these were the same thing, called by two different names. I'm confused. . . I've also recently seen Halite described as " rock salt " with algae deposits, causing the pink color. I was always under the impression that it was an actual rock. . .perhaps I don't know the true definition of " rock salt " ; but isn't this something that dissolves in water? I realize that it's exposed to the elements in nature, but I wonder how fragile it is. Last, but not least, has anyone ever heard of " Halite Opal " ? If so, could you tell me a little more about it? It looks like Moldavite to me, and also comes from the Czech republic. Thanks so much, Ahreinya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2002 Report Share Posted June 18, 2002 sprite_o_the_spring wrote: > Hello again; > > I have recently purchased a lovely bracelet made with moonstones and > blue goldstone. Before purchasing, I looked up " goldstone " in an > online gemstone dictionary, and found the entry to state that it is > man-made. Now I am seeing it sold in chunks and carvings, claiming > that it's natural. Is it man-made?? most goldstone is manmade but some blue sheen obsidian is sold as blue goldstone > > > I'm seeing " moonstone " and " selenite " described as being one and the > same. Are these really the same thing? No though selene means moon these are two different stones > > > Again, I'm seeing online sellers offering " labradorite " > and " spectrolite " --which admittedly are two different colors. I also > read somewhere that these were the same thing, called by two > different names. I'm confused. . . This is two different names for the same basic stone > > > I've also recently seen Halite described as " rock salt " with algae > deposits, causing the pink color. I was always under the impression > that it was an actual rock. . .perhaps I don't know the true > definition of " rock salt " ; but isn't this something that dissolves in > water? I realize that it's exposed to the elements in nature, but I > wonder how fragile it is. It is a real rock it is a natural form of salt don't get it wet how crumbly it is varies from specimen to specimen but it is not one of the sturdier rocks consider it fairly fragile Peggy > > > Last, but not least, has anyone ever heard of " Halite Opal " ? If so, > could you tell me a little more about it? It looks like Moldavite to > me, and also comes from the Czech republic. > > Thanks so much, > Ahreinya > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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