General Chat

They are fascinating,
True.
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i spelt ur name wrong!...in excitement..my son loves amber..flies..jurrassic...suchlike

Yes, to think that they were minding there own busness, crawling on a tree, then suddenly engulfed in a blob of tree sap! Eternaly preserved and put in a piece of jewelry!

I love pearls, which are one of my birthstones (agate is the other) and also love opals... which are supposed to be unlucky if they are not your birthstone, but I don't care.

I love emeralds though... there is just something about them.... The really clear emerald emeralds...... I have some cheaper, that don't have the same clarity, and I really love those, too..... but the clear clear emeralds fascinate me!

Love

Daff xxx

I didnt mean that in a sarcastic way!

I am truely fascinated by it!
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lol..too true..Leanne..amazing though when you anaylise..those insects have been preserved in that sap..for millions of yrs..next best thing to owning a dinosaur! (no jokes please bout mother in laws) ; )

Okay....off beaten track..again..jewells...precious stones...anyone?..Elderick?...

Is it a hobby with you Lily?
Gem stones in general?

~~erm..I admire jewellery..and jems..yep..not specialist..but they are intriguing..they are..elements of life on earth..made up of the peridic table..Diamonds..Carbon..you can cut with glass..something so small..so ...miniscule looking..causes..as much mayhem as money!..lol..These are prescious stones that have been around for millions of yrs..so yeah..intriguing...~~

~~Im ruby orientated..precious stones..are colours..they reprisent..moods..occasions..memory orientated..alot to be said...~

I have always been fascinated by them!
Mostly by there pleasing apearence! lol









Confession time!








When i was little, any thing that was given to me, i used to pick out the gems and keep them in a pot!
lol i had no idea if they were genuine or if what they were set in was gold or silver( wasnt interested in that bit)
I still have them but now wish they were in there original settings!
lol
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My fav precious stone is tourmaline

Hi Eldrick

..... Tourmaline..yeah..I see that every time I go down to the jewellers.... lol...(not)....

I have a tourmaline pendant - it acts as a pendulum if you get lost - it will always swing north to south, or vice versa south of the equator due to the corialus effect

~~you mean..a compass?

yes, a sort of ready made compass if you like

I love the beauty of most minerals and gems ( my parents had a shop that dealt in lapidary when I was a youngster ).

I love the humble Carnelian ( in all its hues ) Nothing better than going out to beach comb for them on a bright winters / autumn day ( when the sun is lower in the shy they are much easier to spot)

I've got a big jar full of them waiting to be tumbled.

~~All jewels are lovely and precious to us..in different ways..and take on different meanings...~~

Rubies are technically sapphires, but with a specific shade of red which classes them as rubies.
And sapphires do come in all colours.
My two favourite pieces of jewellery are my ruby engagement ring (my birth stone) and my Gran's wedding ring; my Mum had an aquamarine set into it. But for that little ring none of my family (nor me!) would be here!

I am surprised.........that there are not More people on GR that love..Diamonds..Rubies..Sapphires..and other jemstones...they are often carried down from generations..as `heirlooms`...
....handed down from grandparents..and that ilk..
I am trying myself to collect a few `pieces`..so that one day..my son..neices..will have a `piece` of something that I loved..and..admired...~~~~