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Weight: 46 Carats

Size : 31*26*19 mm

Locality : Chitral Pakistan

Treatment : Natural

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I’ve had this heavy chunk of rose quartz outside in the hot and sunny weather of Arizona for about 14 years. But I got it in a haul of a large number of chunks and small boulders from a neighbor next door. It may have been outdoors, fading over 60 years!

Millie lived in her Phoenix home 50 years. These rocks lined her front yard on one side and were piled at the base of a large old cactus. Millie had cancer and likely dementia for years. Her granddaughter lived with her to help care for her and in the 8 years I was her neighbor I only glimpsed her once. When she died, suddenly a never before seen relative came and started clearing out the small home and put a giant dumpster out front and when I saw a back how appear I had to run over to ask about the rocks: yes, they planned to send all the rocks to the city dump! I made a deal that if I could get them all to my home within a few days, I could have them.

I believe it’s not random, but Millie or perhaps her late husband must have been a rockhound in Arizona. The individual pieces have great variety and many are wonderful specimen pieces. I suddenly remembered this large pink quartz so I went out to get it and washed it. Sure enough, the part always up was fading to very light pink while the bottom is still darker pink. Now I’ve got it ready to display inside. I posted this so others could remember some special rocks and crystals should be in a shaded area or inside if the color is a key feature.

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My coworker found out I'm into minerals and gave me his old mineral collection today. It had been stored away for like twenty years now and he was super hyped to find someone who actively collects.

I'm honored but totally overwhelmed. Most of the mounting-putty is super loose and some speciments are sadly broken. This is gonna be a long week of sorting and organizing boys, wish me luck

Any suggestions on where to start?

It my be hard to believe for Sugilite fans, but the original Sugilite from its type local (Iwagi Island, Japan) was a very unattractive yellow brown color (shown in close ups). This piece is also accompanied by a rare mineral called Katayamalite (type locale also Iwagi Island), the Katayamalite glows a bright blue under short wave uv (shown in uv pic). These two are on an Albite matrix that glows a bright red pink color, that also has black specs of Aegirine.

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Deep smoky tone with surprisingly nice light play in person.

Simple, chunky, and full of character.

I found this rock on the side of a railroad in Colorado at about 7,500 elevation. One half of it looks like all the other gravel surrounding it, while the other looks like Jade. I tried scratching it with a metal knife I believe to be steel and it dulled the tip of the knife and didn't make a mark on the rock. I think it's really special looking and have no idea what it is! Does anyone know?

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• Weight : 255 Gram

• Dimension : 89*70*36 mm

• Color : Cobalt Blue

• Shape : Natural

• Hardness : 7.5 – 8

• Origin : Hunza Skardu Valley Pakistan

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