Hi! Does anyone know what these dots at the center of my wulfenite sample from Mibladen, Morocco could be? Thanks!

Hi all, I was at an estate sale last weekend and ended up purchasing a large quantity of specimens from an absolutely massive collection. Many were unlabeled and of those that were, most had no documentation. I managed to identify just about everything, with one of the exceptions being this… caltrops looking thing. I’m thinking it’s some variety of gypsum, as it’s very soft (scratches with fingernail, probably a Mohs 2) and has a white streak. If anyone has any input it’d be greatly appreciated!

Large Chevkinite specimen from Tangir District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Size:

324 grams 7x4x6 cm

Found this in the north fork of the Nooksack river in Glacier, Washington.

The green crystals aren't scratched by a knife and scratches glass but some of the green is scratched with a knife. The white has parts that aren't scratched by a knife (quartz? ) and parts that flake off into a granular dust.

Both dry and wet pics. Thank you for your time/effort.

Hi all,

I am hoping someone here can help ID this turquoise necklace. If it’s genuine and what kind. It was purchased (by my mother) by a collector from NM and I recall it wasn’t cheap.
I have tried running a google search but I am not positive if it’s correct.

I don’t care for crosses, and this is a heavy peace as well so I will never wear it. I was in 2 car accidents a few years ago and have been disabled from them so I am not employed right now.

If there are any places that authenticate this type of jewelry I am looking for help there, also.

Thank you so much😊

I want to gift my friend hiddenite from NC but I know it’s common to sell fake ones. Does anyone who knows about hiddenite know if this looks real? There’s also an emerald from nc that comes with it, that’s the one on the left. Thank you!

Should I take these to an expert to look at?

Should have know better considering this Etsy seller had only one high price listing and everything else was cheap. This was $2,500 dollars. The seller admitted to me that she expected a lot of the acicular tufts to come off during shipping. Honestly I expected some light shedding but I feel like the difference between the two is so vastly different, I feel like there was a lot of damage I need to be compensated for but the seller tried to brush me off.

Bought this for my dad yesterday and I’m having trouble identifying it. Compared it with pictures online and it seems too colorful to be kambaba jasper so my money is on dragon’s blood jasper. My sister looked it up and said it looked like unakite but I think the redish parts are too dark in comparison with pics of unakite I saw. Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!

I think that’s what this specimen is but not sure. What do you think. It’s pretty large piece. Hand size

I think that’s what this specimen is but not sure. What do you think. It’s pretty large piece. Hand size

This piece was found in Brazil, no idea what region

Curious about what I bought at the thrift store. Google image search returns agate and petrified wood, but I really don’t know.

I know these aren’t particularly rare or special, but it’s special to me and the first mineral I bought since collecting again. It’s quite tall and has a custom stand so really want to put it back together. Left it in my checked bag and it broke, so really looking for ways to put it back together. Was thinking of some kind of black epoxy or something, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Also if there are any suggestions on how to stick things back as well, given its oddly shaped and weight I imagine it may be awkward keep its shape while drying.

What am I looking at here?! I know the yellow and purple Fluorite. I thought it was a layer of something black but now I'm wondering if it's really, really super dark purple? And what's on top of it? I don't have any locality information.

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Tenho essas amostras mas não sei por onde começar o polimento (não terminei todas), são minhas primeiras e queria saber se alguém tem uma dica que possa me dar uma direção.

Tenho lixas d'água até 3.000, abrasivo e feltro.