Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi all, I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. Lois in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 look up snowflake obsidian, it might be the big black block Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Hi all, I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. Lois in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks - just looked that up and it has white dots on it, mine has white lines through out - like marbled meat. , Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: > > look up snowflake obsidian, it might be the big black block > > Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Hi all, > > I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned > in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room > this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made > bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz > and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with > white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any > ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of > cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the > huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. > > Lois in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is it possibly Zebra Jasper? I love my zebra! Melissa _____ On Behalf Of Lois Brooks Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:24 AM Re: [CrystalHW] Intro and Question Thanks - just looked that up and it has white dots on it, mine has white lines through out - like marbled meat. CrystalHealing- <%40> workshop , Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: > > look up snowflake obsidian, it might be the big black block > > Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Hi all, > > I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned > in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room > this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made > bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz > and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with > white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any > ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of > cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the > huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. > > Lois in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 neat! cant wait to hear what it is Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Thanks - just looked that up and it has white dots on it, mine has white lines through out - like marbled meat. , Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: > > look up snowflake obsidian, it might be the big black block > > Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Hi all, > > I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned > in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room > this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made > bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz > and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with > white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any > ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of > cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the > huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. > > Lois in MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Not sure if it is ok to post these links or not since they are both commercial sites, but they are a wealth of info for looking. http://www.exquisitecrystals.com/ http://www.neatstuff.net/avalon/ I can't recommend any books with photos unless it would be the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals. No book, even this one, is going to be comprehensive. (There is a rock called chlorastrolite that may fit your description on page 534. It is black with spider webbing or marbling in it.) There are just too many different minerals out there. Checking some books out from the library would be my best advise on that one. Good luck, I know how frustrating it can be trying to find a specific stone. There are so many places that are mined out and so many things are specific to only one small location that there are a very limited number of specimens. diosa , " Lois Brooks " <labrooks1110 wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest waned > in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a room > this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made > bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz > and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with > white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any > ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures of > cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have the > huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. > > Lois in MA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 In a message dated 1/29/2008 8:09:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, labrooks1110 writes: ~~I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose quartz and another larger block about the same size of a black substance with white marbled throughout.~~ Zebra stone was the first thing that came to my mind. Take a look at this picture and see what you think. _http://cgi.ebay.com/ZEBRA-STONE-Rock-Mineral-Cab-slab-rough-sphere_W0QQitemZ3 50017814379QQihZ022QQcategoryZ4841QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/ZEBRA-STONE-Rock-Mineral-Cab-slab-rough-sphere_W0QQitemZ350\ 017 814379QQihZ022QQcategoryZ4841QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) " Codail, suaimhnigh i nge/aga nadragain " " Sleep, rest in the arms of the Dragon " **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi, I finally took it completely out of the box and turned it over and lo and behold it is snowflake obsidian. Now to study the properties and use it to its full potential. Thanks all. Lois in MA , Christa Graves <christa.graves wrote: > > neat! cant wait to hear what it is > > Lois Brooks <labrooks1110 wrote: Thanks - just looked that up and it has white dots on it, mine has > white lines through out - like marbled meat. > > , Christa Graves > <christa.graves@> wrote: > > > > look up snowflake obsidian, it might be the big black block > > > > Lois Brooks <labrooks1110@> wrote: Hi all, > > > > I've been a member of this group for a long time, but my interest > waned > > in the past. I discovered a box of crystals while cleaning out a > room > > this week. My father was into lapidary and polished stones and made > > bola ties and pendants. I found a large (4 " x 6 " ) block of rose > quartz > > and another larger block about the same size of a black substance > with > > white marbled throughout. I doubt it's onyx,but could be wrong. Any > > ideas and is there a website or book that I could look at pictures > of > > cyrstals and stones to familiarize myself with the stones? I have > the > > huge book on properties, but it doesn't have any pictures. Thanks. > > > > Lois in MA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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