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Agate Textures |
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Agate is an opaque form of quartz with various inclusions
and striations. There are many different types of agate, which
is why it was so highly-prized by the Ancient Egyptians. Everything
from Crazy Lace(looks like lace) to Graveyard Plume, Saginite
(which looks like grass and other natural natural shapes),
and a variety of others. I think you'll agree that they're
all very interesting. The Fire Agates are especially neat
- they look like mutant cells or alien skin! |
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Alexandrite Textures |
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Alexandrite is a pretty stone, clear, and it comes in various
shades of red and green. It has an almost metallic sparkle
to it, and lends itself to lots of interesting applications. |
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Amber Textures |
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Amber is not a mineral at all. Amber occurs when tree sap
hardens over time, and is somehow exposed to great pressure.
It crystallizes into its own form of gemstone. Originally
not included in the GTP, Amber is recognized as one of 34
types of gemstones by the International Gemological Association.
I've included smooth and cracked textures. Some with inclusions,
and some without. |
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Amethyst Textures |
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Amethyst
is another form of quartz. Some might say it's silly to
have more than one Amethyst texture, when all Amethyst is
clear and purple. But Amethyst comes in various shades of
purple; and varying quality causes it to range from incredibly
clear to milky. Besides, one can never have too much purple! |
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Andalusite Textures |
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Andalusite
is rare, and it was difficult to find textures. The nicest
thing is it looks so different, depending on how it's cut.
Because it can grade from red to brown to green to yellow,
the difference in cut can make for a striped effect, or
a sparkly one. |
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Aquamarine Textures |
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Aquamarine
is a fairly-expensive blue, to blue green stone. It is a special
form of Beryl, and runs in almost-clear to light-colored versions.
Medium colored versions are available, but do not occur naturally
in nature and have usually been heat treated. Natural aquamarine
is almost metallic looking in nature. |
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Beryl Textures |
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Beryl
is classified by color. Emerald is green beryl. Aquamarine
is blue beryl. There are other, less-known stones in the
Beryl family. In this category, you'll find Beryls like
Bixbite (Red Beryl) and Goshenite (White or Clear Beryl).
When a beryl doesn't have a clear enough color to fall into
one of these categories, it is called simply "Beryl". |
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Bloodstone Textures |
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Bloodstone is a strange and very rare gem. Honestly,
I'm not certain why it's called Bloodstone. It doesn't
remotely look like blood. It's usually muddy green or
blue, and it's in the same crystal family as Sunstone
(although Sunstone is not considered gem-quality). |
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Chyrsoberyl Textures |
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Chrysoberyl is a clear to milky stone that comes in
clear, green, yellow and golden/orange varieties. It
is prized because faceting causes it to look as if it
has black inside it (which is actually just a trick
of the light). Optical illusions have a great deal to
do with gemstone quality. |
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Citrine Textures |
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Citrine is an odd gemstone. In its faceted forms, it has color
reminiscent of various citrus fruits. (A play on words with
its name, perhaps.) In its raw form, it sometimes displays
a muddy or white color, not found once it's been faceted.
This could be a trick of the matrix its naturally found in. |
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