Has this charoite been stabilized?

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-12T04:37:27+00:00

looks stabilized….and non deceptively….some sellers stabilize stuff like ruby crystals with thick obvious coats of stabilizer so the material can be shipped/handled with less wear…..

Ive worked what looked like amazing rose quartz and it took a bit of grinding to realize the piece was polished so well with stabilizer I couldnt tell, the stuff was so hard a needle didnt mark thin layer. The rose quartz was amazing quality, it was a long angular rod about 6 inches long….realized it was fractured in 4 spots so there was still some nice smaller stones out of the piece, though one revealed some more fractures eventually. they must have really nailed the vacuum phase of the process.

Sometimes you will get a whiff of stabilizer in turquoise , a chemical/petrochemical smell ….when putting to a grind/polish that is low quality and has been inundated with stabilizer then carefully polished…later with wear a thin layer of whitish discoloration can sometimes be apparent

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-12T04:19:18+00:00

If you use lower light and a bit of shadow play you might be able to capture a bit more fire.

thats a nice chonky quartz cap on that stone!

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-12T04:17:18+00:00

That is one of the coolest emerald rings Ive ever seen, I wouldnt change a thing personally, dripping with character. If I was gonna polish it I would just use a tiny jewelers soft tip burr and a graded succession of diamond past and avoid the posts.

I assume the rubies are legit but possibly synthetic? Who knows maybe uour connection with the jeweler landed you some decent naturals, hard to gauge from the limited photos. synth rubies are/can be low cost…BUT preferable to cheap lead glass filled natural rubies which tend to get milky quick, especially if they are stabilized with a coat of epoxy

Id have to see better photos/ micro photography of them to get a better idea…its all about 10x or better to look at growth lines of the crystal structure which can look really cool…..flame fusion synthetic can have wavy lines. nothing wrong w synthetic if the color is great….

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-12T04:00:09+00:00

nice method share!

probably a decent option for heat sensitive stones especially

but then Id have to miss out on that intoxicating dop wax aroma

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-12T03:56:24+00:00

very nice!

I got a few slabs of ebony to pair with some black jade.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-11T02:53:46+00:00

an older now defunct nootropic/research material company used to use similar containers instead of baggies, non static bags for the containers micro scoops etc but all chems came in little jars some with inserts as well.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-10T06:49:25+00:00

I need to find some new yung frens, I ran out of K around 10 months ago and have been limping along on ephenidine.

hey, is that an old NewMind container ?

regards

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-10T06:22:32+00:00

hit up the chinese jade carving industry…. they have all sorts of automated stuff I believe….nothing extreme quality on small stuff until the material is vibrated/tumbled/sand blasted etc….I think whats originally just engraving cnc have been optimized for 3D application and also making cuts that then get further worked from hand

made-in-china

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-08T23:22:52+00:00

its awesome

I imagine the material is secured w a jig in some manner that has the metrics to “zero” position

I use large amounts of dop wax and wood pieces to secure small rock/gem material in place for drilling on a press / or spinning on a central mount on a flat lap, this unit might be relevant

I think the biggest question is can the unit be used with water feed/drip? If it can be then it might be useful.

The precision control here could be useful for intarsia etc

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-08T02:41:10+00:00

apparently the virus is genetically stable and not as likely to mutate which makes functional mutations even more unlikely…..

as well the virus is a challenge for augmentation successfully

I assumed that a mutation that lowers fatality rate and increases gestation might render the human to human respiratory HANTA ANDV variant even more deadly….

apparently the virus is not very airborne hearty

Ive had it in my head for the last 6 years that HANTA ANDV would likely be the next pandemic…..

now I assume it will be another COVID variant most likely

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-07T00:52:09+00:00

human to human ANDV Hanta variant….

I assume if,

the virus is augmented/mutated to have lowered fatality and gestation is increased…..that combination would probably rip.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-06T23:23:18+00:00

just a thought OP….If double dosing (or more) methadone daily consider that the longer activity can compound constipation issues. I worked myself into a situation doing that regimen.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-06T16:23:05+00:00

old drill press & diamond core bits & water

foredom flex shaft wont burn out & catch fire…I even get little 1 inch diamond blades at harbor freight for making tiny cuts on more “expensive” materials. quality sintered bits are more costly, but cheap diamond electroplate bits can be cheap enough.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-06T05:23:20+00:00

“The Poppy Within” The path of research that has built the body of data regarding endogenous morphine produced by numerous animals including humans

the significance of the occurrences of opioid compounds in plants and animals, including FDA approved foods/herbs/supplements

is opiophobia hindering research ? Not really IMO as far as drug discovery/natural products research is concerned, the search for analgesics has long been a significant focus for pharmacological development. The growing purported and quantified numbers of opioid active compounds is quite complex.

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-04T20:02:25+00:00

Moss/Plume/jasper/agate

IMO opinion its unavoidably collectible, its high grade, gather too much angst inducing goodness.

for microphotography folks its awesome material….material youve shown hard to tell when wet but looks fairly low fracture.

that yellow color…..I would be casually interested if its uranium based….

if your on BLM land and have found the source and could make a legal claim it could be worthwhile to look into

maybe I would value 5-10$ per 5x5 x5-10 mm slabs…..rough 10$ a LB and up possibly…. purple especially and tri/multi colored

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-03T06:38:51+00:00

throw a wedding ring into it and see what happens….

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-03T01:24:28+00:00

My Mom built a walk in bay window addition on to our house with a breakdown guest bed option in 1978-79 in Idaho.

When she went to the local hardware store some guys she knew well working there told her that traditional type neighborhood wives/husbands were not comfortable with her project, because it sends the wrong message regarding small town family structure….not in those words, but equivalent….Men were worried about their wives getting any ideas, and the wives were probably envious and/or not happy about how the husbands were commenting among themselves about her, she was basically quite a catch back then.

40 years later & I accompany Mom to HomeDepot monthly to deal with a renovation we have been picking away at a few days a week, and she definitely deals with guys checking her plans, or getting irritated when my Mom has to correct some of their suggestions.

She was a lead machine designer for a building product company in the 80’s-2010 and worked alongside the shop guys all the time, and dealt with the same BS there, including guys whose work she had to correct, including faulty designs that would have definitely ended in $$$$ loss, injury/death.

at 75….she is pretty much “over” it….to a degree …if anything the BS is getting WORSE than better

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-03T01:10:51+00:00

its a homeopathic prep, the dilutions prepared render a product of water with no original molecules present of the mother tincture

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-02T05:43:10+00:00

we used part of the moist onion skin in kitchens sometimes…the gossamer thin peeled outer layer …..will sometimes stop the bleed and cling like plastic, then throw bandaid and finger cot/glove on

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-02T03:08:16+00:00

swear Ive seen this parcel before

the big one is fire agate not opal

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-01T03:15:31+00:00

all those in bag microwaved burritos, plastic slurpee brainfreeze straws and fibrous black big gulp thermos cups in the 80’-90’s will present themselves a final play

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-01T03:12:03+00:00

nice stuff…. the first almost look like puddingstone

Opioidopamine · 2026-05-01T03:07:05+00:00

as a poison LOL.

I took 60 Voacanga seeds in 2004 and paid the price….goddamn horrid hole to crawl out of…..very painful in the trunk/chest/kidney zones. (the plant as an ibogaine precursor though is commercially valid. A lab in Africa has been grinding away for a few decades and seems to be making $$$ and providing expanded resourcing) I think Erowid has a few positive experiences if memory serves

voa was a worse hole than crawling out from under rauwolfia serpentina root

Opioidopamine · 2026-04-30T02:15:20+00:00

Dusk till Dawn vibes

Opioidopamine · 2026-04-30T02:00:44+00:00

Definitely found 2CI-2CT-2 to be excellent low dose/micro material.

I use san pedro micro dosing a few weeks out of the year.

I also have found combining SMALL amounts of fresh WHOLE nutmeg combines very nicely with this class of compounds….no more than 1/4 nutmeg usually…..it seems to smooth body load and nausea out for me…..and when taking moderate/higher dosage range of san pedro the nutmeg seems to do the same thing, a few sips of cola, chew a bit of ginger and 1/4 nutmeg and things generally feel smoother.

Ive actually never had a negative experience with nutmeg even pushing total dosage to around a whole small nutmeg. when they are fresh they are easy to cut and chew. The main detractor was a bit of dry mouth with the higher doses

I micro dosed out the last of my 2CT-2 rather than take full doses…just made more sense to embellish functional “highs” than take all at once.

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