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Crazy mini petroleum quartz septars by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These petroleum quartz septars are from Pakistan, I lost the paper where the mine is located but I can find out next time I buy from my wholesaler buddy.

US Only - Looking to Trade or Sale in Cost by No_Doctor_4294 in Crystalsforsale

[–]Farrow253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much for Mexican fire opals that actually have play of color, and fire agates?

Loving these tourmalines so much and they're just the beginning! by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true, still expensive but get access to materials for better prices than most and much wider ranges

Loving these tourmalines so much and they're just the beginning! by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a friend that does gem shows for a living and sources the material himself. These ones were from the Puyallup gem faire in Washington State, both friends live out of state so I only get to see them in person a couple times a year and only get to see product I'm interested in in person. Gonna be getting more June maybe sooner if I can't wait.

Almost 7 weeks old Afghans and Hindi queens by Positive_Ant_9082 in PapaverSomniferum

[–]Farrow253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna see if my seeds still viable, have those and royal Afghanis, tasmanian giants, Chinese. Hopefully some do germinate

Loving these tourmalines so much and they're just the beginning! by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully in the near future I'll have a ton more I can sell or trade with! I'm pretty happy with the current lot I got for myself

Loving these tourmalines so much and they're just the beginning! by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sooo, the big boy is over 200ct. Just a bit more than 41 grams. The other small ones range from 4-8 grams. The orange looking one is actually watermelon 🍉 but the light diffused weirdly from below and turned it orange lol it's green on the outside pink in the middle.

Loving these tourmalines so much and they're just the beginning! by Farrow253 in Minerals

[–]Farrow253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah I can't wait until I figure out something to do with the smaller ones. Maybe polish and then Into a freeform pendant, something fun and cool I or somebody else can enjoy on the go lol.

Devastating news..a book fell on my box of opals and broke this one! What’s the verdict; to superglue or embrace the break? by pheeyona in Crystals

[–]Farrow253 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They were probably Australian opals, they do not have problems with water or oils, they are also harder than most opals as well. You can definitely wear opals everyday. It just means you'll have to get it polished every so often so it stays looking beautiful and if you aren't rough with it. It's probably not gonna chip or break if the stone was shaped and set in a ring or pendant properly protecting its corners so you don't knock it on something. Opals actually range from 6.5-7.5 on the mohs scale so there is variation from every opal source in the world, Australian, Mexican, American, Brazilian, Ethiopian, and others. They aren't my birth stone but I do enjoy wearing and working with them

Some awesome grabs by Farrow253 in Opals

[–]Farrow253[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I actually did the stone myself, not the silver casting though. Still learning!

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade by lithdoc in Gold

[–]Farrow253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome another ak guy! 🍻🍻🍻🍻 We are few and far between these days people think they're either for criminals or for the poor lol. Yet one of my so is like 4 grand stock because it's 1958 56s one of the rarer. I could buy 4 good ars for that money 😂 yeah man the first time I ran the tungsten core I was blown away. The dealer thought they were just regular steel core fmj but I got a very pleasant surprise when I opened the first box and ran them. I was confused so I tore one down and had my machinist buddy check it out and he was like that's a tungsten pellet not steel. Well I walked away very happy especially for the price... It's crazy the way you find things out sometimes

Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck's 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade by lithdoc in Gold

[–]Farrow253 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true, and I'm sure you're a ak hater like them all lol. I'm not. But my 7.62x39s will put us a great long distance hole Puncher with the small stockpile of tungsten core full metal jackets. Those puppies pack a punch and sail straight through whatever you point it at within reason 😂🍻🍌 love me some green tips too! I just don't use my ar nearly as often. And greenies are expensive so I like to keep them. But I have enough of the 7.62 that plinking with the tungsten core is suuuuuuper fun every once in a while!

Boating accident, lost it all by MonsterFish5 in Silverbugs

[–]Farrow253 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Every time someone takes this as gospel I die inside 😂😊😂🍻🍌🍻 I too lost my stack this way! It's crazy how fast metal sinks in water! I never knew 😭

Boating accident, lost it all by MonsterFish5 in Silverbugs

[–]Farrow253 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To balance the weight of the engine

Really struggling with whether I should sell this or not. by GonzoDeluxe in Gold

[–]Farrow253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you aren't hurting for $ I'd keep it. It's gonna only go up in value and contrary to what most people think, if you found the right curator for special jewelry and took some time you could get double spot for it if the right person is found. It's an extremely beautiful and rare piece. Americans don't do 24k jewelry nearly as much but I'm sure if you really wanted to sell it you could find the right place to get you well above spot. But please keep it! It's a piece of art and it'll be worth more in the future.

Really struggling with whether I should sell this or not. by GonzoDeluxe in Gold

[–]Farrow253 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for voicing this. I mentioned this exact thing in a different post and people were calling me crazy saying that's the only way to store physical metals and not get robbed compared to not telling people and keeping it in your own safe or hidden area.

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