JEWELS!!!
I love all your gems!
The family jewels must be protected.
Yes. I will protect them with my life.
Is the little oval one, bottom right, amber?
Yes, it’s amber! It has a tiny insect in it.
Gorgeous!
I just got a welo opal ring for Valentine’s Day and I cannot stop looking at it. It’s basically just a pale orange translucent stone until it gets into sunlight, at which point it explodes.
Can we see the amber up close? I’m a big fan of amber (and basically all stones ranging from lemon to deep red).
Beautiful I have amber earrings, but no insects. I’m super envious.
Oh do you collect shiny rocks too?!? I should take pictures of some of mine!!
@anon9798425, why don’t you tell us what gemstones you have? My daughter collects, too, but hers are unpolished. I get new ones for her every Christmas.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Two bugs?!?!?!?
Just kidding
Very beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I just love them. I just got a lapis lazuli pendant that I just love.
Okay!
In the first picture there are two opals from Australia, the green one is a small emerald, the red one is a ruby (not high quality, otherwise it would be too expensive), the purplish-blue one is an amethyst, and the cyan one is a blue topaz. The unpolished rod-like cyan one is an aquamarine.
In the other photos, the dark purple one is an amethyst, the translucent green one is an emerald, the big yellow and white one is a citrine, the two rocks with blueish layers on them are opals, the shiny, white, rectancular one is moonstone, and the last one is amber.
Very beautiful gemstones.
You know I was drooling reading that.
The blue topaz is the only one I got right.
I am not used to seeing polished stones. My father has an awesome rock collection. I get to inherit them when he dies. My great grandfather was a rock hunter, and he also made his own jewelry. My sisters got it, though. They never even gave me a chance to claim any! My dad’s collection is huge. I used to love having him go over all of the different types he has. My daughter collects small stones. She believes they have healing power; I don’t- I just think they are cool.