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strmrdr

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As requested 2 more stones to ID.
My collection is way down as I have been giving them away as gifts and not buying new ones lately.

2stones.JPG
 
Is the first a rhodolite?
 
Rhodolite and almandine?
 
Date: 6/23/2008 9:52:44 PM
Author: Harriet
Is the first a rhodolite?

yep
 
Date: 6/23/2008 11:18:20 PM
Author: Selkie
Rhodolite and almandine?

yep and close, Specific Gravity is too low to be almandine.
 
Pyrope?
 
Date: 6/23/2008 11:58:47 PM
Author: Harriet
Pyrope?
nope but close.
Specific Gravity is even lower than Pyrope.
 
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
 
Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
kewl is kewl
 
Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
Or you could say Kicken, LOL!! Love them both, too bad, I saw this too late to have a guess.
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Date: 6/24/2008 12:55:23 AM
Author: Kaleigh


Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
Or you could say Kicken, LOL!! Love them both, too bad, I saw this too late to have a guess.
11.gif
ops, my bad.
2.gif
LOL okay Kicken. Next time, keep us in suspense longer Storm
2.gif
3.gif
eta: Gosh, so not Skippy talk/speak
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Its not too late no one has got the second one right yet :}
 
Date: 6/24/2008 12:58:27 AM
Author: Skippy123

Date: 6/24/2008 12:55:23 AM
Author: Kaleigh



Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
Or you could say Kicken, LOL!! Love them both, too bad, I saw this too late to have a guess.
11.gif
ops, my bad.
2.gif
LOL okay Kicken. Next time, keep us in suspense longer Storm
2.gif
3.gif
eta: Gosh, so not Skippy talk/speak
9.gif
You''re so cute Miss Skippy. I love the guessing games, so next time Storm, let it hang for a while fore giving out the answers. K??
1.gif
 
Date: 6/24/2008 1:12:37 AM
Author: Kaleigh

Date: 6/24/2008 12:58:27 AM
Author: Skippy123


Date: 6/24/2008 12:55:23 AM
Author: Kaleigh




Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM
Author: Skippy123
Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
Or you could say Kicken, LOL!! Love them both, too bad, I saw this too late to have a guess.
11.gif
ops, my bad.
2.gif
LOL okay Kicken. Next time, keep us in suspense longer Storm
2.gif
3.gif
eta: Gosh, so not Skippy talk/speak
9.gif
You''re so cute Miss Skippy. I love the guessing games, so next time Storm, let it hang for a while fore giving out the answers. K??
1.gif
ah, thank you Lisa, you are a darling yourself, honey, you''re always so kind!!!
35.gif
Yes, Storm, keep us waiting a little longer. hehehe
9.gif
 
Here is another pic of the second stone.

2stones2.JPG
 
Date: 6/24/2008 1:16:10 AM
Author: Skippy123
Date: 6/24/2008 1:12:37 AM

Author: Kaleigh


Date: 6/24/2008 12:58:27 AM

Author: Skippy123



Date: 6/24/2008 12:55:23 AM

Author: Kaleigh





Date: 6/24/2008 12:50:19 AM

Author: Skippy123

Wow, cool, stones. Or should I say kewl?! hehe
Or you could say Kicken, LOL!! Love them both, too bad, I saw this too late to have a guess.
11.gif
ops, my bad.
2.gif
LOL okay Kicken. Next time, keep us in suspense longer Storm
2.gif
3.gif
eta: Gosh, so not Skippy talk/speak
9.gif
You''re so cute Miss Skippy. I love the guessing games, so next time Storm, let it hang for a while fore giving out the answers. K??
1.gif
ah, thank you Lisa, you are a darling yourself, honey, you''re always so kind!!!
35.gif
Yes, Storm, keep us waiting a little longer. hehehe
9.gif
lol will do, the second one hasn''t been solved yet.
 
Quartz? Wow, beautiful pics!
 
Time to reveal my noobiness again

Stone 2 ... Rhodochrosite?


*Edit*

Looks like the colour is too dark for my guess
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It looks bi-refringent to my eye so it's not a garnet species...I think
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Hmmm, I'm wondering if it's a rubellite tourmaline. I have seen a few that colour although they are normally more pinky purple.

My first guess would have been a spessartite garnet - but RI is too high for that.
 
Date: 6/24/2008 1:58:44 AM
Author: Pieface
Time to reveal my noobiness again

Stone 2 ... Rhodochrosite?


*Edit*

Looks like the colour is too dark for my guess
7.gif


It looks bi-refringent to my eye so it''s not a garnet species...I think
20.gif
Garnet is never doubly-refractive, but it can have anomolous colour-change properties.

See my colour-change garnet, and my royal rhodolites go from cranberry to pink to violet blue flashes. One of the many weird wonders of the garnet species!
 
hint they are both garnets
 
Date: 6/24/2008 8:46:55 AM
Author: strmrdr
hint they are both garnets
Okay, it's a Hessonite - RI 1.73


If not, I'm stumped.
 
Date: 6/24/2008 9:34:23 AM
Author: Pandora II
Date: 6/24/2008 8:46:55 AM

Author: strmrdr

hint they are both garnets

1st choice - Hessonite - RI 1.73

2nd choice - Malaia - RI 1.76


If not, I''m stumped.

Hessonite
It is another hessy.
 
Trivia: the first stone was given to me by a PSer a few years ago in a thread here
Who is she?
 
Date: 6/24/2008 9:28:51 AM
Author: SanDiegoLady
Date: 6/24/2008 8:46:55 AM

Author: strmrdr

hint they are both garnets

ok ok.. a really, really COOL garnet?!
9.gif

lol yes thats true
 
Time to go pick up wifey2b will be back sometime after lunch.
 
Date: 6/24/2008 9:39:55 AM
Author: strmrdr
Trivia: the first stone was given to me by a PSer a few years ago in a thread here
Who is she?
Was it Kaleigh? Or Wifey?
 
Date: 6/24/2008 12:33:05 PM
Author: Skippy123
Date: 6/24/2008 9:39:55 AM

Author: strmrdr

Trivia: the first stone was given to me by a PSer a few years ago in a thread here

Who is she?
Was it Kaleigh? Or Wifey?
nope nope
 
Date: 6/24/2008 3:30:05 PM
Author: strmrdr

Date: 6/24/2008 12:33:05 PM
Author: Skippy123

Date: 6/24/2008 9:39:55 AM

Author: strmrdr

Trivia: the first stone was given to me by a PSer a few years ago in a thread here

Who is she?
Was it Kaleigh? Or Wifey?
nope nope
Is this a thread you started??? Or someone started?
 
Date: 6/24/2008 6:17:26 PM
Author: Skippy123
Date: 6/24/2008 3:30:05 PM

Author: strmrdr


Date: 6/24/2008 12:33:05 PM

Author: Skippy123


Date: 6/24/2008 9:39:55 AM


Author: strmrdr


Trivia: the first stone was given to me by a PSer a few years ago in a thread here


Who is she?
Was it Kaleigh? Or Wifey?

nope nope
Is this a thread you started??? Or someone started?
She started the thread.
 
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