natural agate
onyx
moss agate
citrine quartz
cherry quartz
iolite quartz
Now, taking what I have learned recently, that means the first 3 are real stone and the last 3 are manmade stones. Or glass I guess. My question is - how come SO many people sell beads labeled as quartz or jade - knowing they aren't? Hmmmm.
Hi again! Thanks so much for adding my journal to your blogroll. There are alot of quartz gemstones because quartz is the largest gem family - it is a very common mineral. Citrine is considered a quartz gemstone. There are many misnomers in the gemstone trade for eg new jade is not really jade but another gemstone, serpentine.
ReplyDeleteHere is one of my past posts on quartz which might be of interest: http://www.beadinggem.com/2007/01/beader-design-4-bgs-triple-quartz.html
Thanks! I checked my receipt again - the citrine was labeled "citrine crystal" so I'm thinking glass. :)
ReplyDeleteThey sell tham that way because those names souns so much prettier that cherry looking agate, etc. ;} I really have no idea, but I do know of several bead sellers who just buy them to resell them without checking into what they really are and some know how to but what they know is going to sell...no ill-intention meant to us buyers. It is up to us as artists to check into these things and then market them truthfully in our artwork.
ReplyDeleteYup - now it's time to educate myself!
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