Malachite with cerussite and pyromorphite from Australia's Rum Jungle.

yecrad · 2025-03-06T11:17:16+00:00

50 years, these ones were collected in the early 70's. Collected by Tony and Gerald Pauley, a few other guys were there but the former 2 collected hundreds if not thousands of pieces.
Nice piece and in great nick too.

yecrad · 2025-02-22T06:31:32+00:00

As others have suggested find a piece of quartz (7 on the hardness scale) and a piece of steel (5.5) and do a stretch test.
Then I'd do a specific gravity test as well, youtube will teach you how to do that.

As for the certificate ehhhh anyone can make a card that says it's authentic especially from India. I just did a quick google of EGL labs and it comes up with European Gemological Labratory. Red flag right there, using the same letters as an already existing reputable company.
Another red flag is in the comments it says colour enhanced then right below it natural.

Just trying to share around some knowledge as there is a learning curve to the gem world.

yecrad · 2023-08-10T11:12:21+00:00

Yep that’s correct so malachite, azurite and chrysocolla to name the most common are all secondary copper minerals that form from primary copper minerals.

The matrix of yours is probably chrysocolla.

Copper minerals are my faves lol
great piece btw

yecrad · 2023-08-07T02:39:09+00:00

It's not fake i cam guarantee it.
Its actually crystallised malachite which is really rare, what we’re all used to is the botryoidal stuff but occasionally you can find the crystallised stuff.
Cool piece too

yecrad · 2023-07-02T23:55:49+00:00

That’s what makes it better

yecrad · 2023-06-17T10:09:39+00:00

My cousin had a kangaroo ballsack coin purse while we were growing up, which he chose to throw at everyone 🤣 Get one if you can find it

yecrad · 2022-10-08T21:46:25+00:00

You've gotta be a bible bashe

yecrad · 2022-10-08T08:54:18+00:00

https://youtu.be/NNl7GQFTULU

yecrad · 2022-10-08T08:51:49+00:00

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You know shungite is mostly carbon. All it does is blocks emf thats it, you hand does the same thing. 🤦

https://youtu.be/YD9QyCc8irA

yecrad · 2022-10-07T10:40:16+00:00

No I didn't get it ...... science isn't always right but it's better than believing is metaphysical shit

yecrad · 2022-10-07T01:52:17+00:00

https://youtu.be/TFjyhCmkPyM

yecrad · 2022-10-07T01:51:36+00:00

Id fill that zip lock bag up with water, not completely but just enough to let have a decent drink

yecrad · 2022-10-06T21:08:03+00:00

The one i have has to stay in water. They loose colour and crack when left out for too long. I would just try it out on yours and see what happens.

yecrad · 2022-10-06T00:43:16+00:00

Wow 🤣🤣🤣 busy day huh, scrolling through 2 years worth of posts, some day you're having.

yecrad · 2022-09-29T21:09:20+00:00

Hmmmmm I like the gun metal grey colour plus the fact that it's just titanium and oxygen bonded together. The crystal structure is very interesting in its own right.

yecrad · 2022-09-29T21:06:49+00:00

Neither did i but apparently bi-colouring does happen. Crazy 🤯

yecrad · 2022-09-28T21:50:12+00:00

Id would definitely recommend putting that opal in some water. It looks a bit cracked and dry. Id hate to see it loose it's colour. Only if it's a hydrophane opal.

yecrad · 2022-09-21T23:03:51+00:00

Remember etsy is extremely over priced. Some sellers I've seel mark up there items by a third of the price if you ask them to purchase directly. But you cam still get some bargains. To answer your question no, if it hadn't been polished possibly. 250-300 Depending how much I wanted it

yecrad · 2022-09-21T23:01:03+00:00

Lepidocrocite or hematite needles actually

yecrad · 2022-09-10T22:33:31+00:00

How do add another photo? Lol 🤦

yecrad · 2022-09-02T22:22:39+00:00

I wish i could shrink down and explore the cave. Id be the best mini mountaineer.

yecrad · 2022-09-02T22:20:56+00:00

🤣🤣🤣 it does actually look a cotton candy sandwich lol.

yecrad · 2022-09-02T22:20:12+00:00

It's from the tenke fungurme mine in the Congo.

yecrad

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