tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713030349047688542.post9052505902824598999..comments2023-11-07T07:22:48.414-06:00Comments on Being BetteJo: AccuracyBetteJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713030349047688542.post-77790834797660802862007-06-24T01:14:00.000-05:002007-06-24T01:14:00.000-05:00Yup - now it's time to educate myself!Yup - now it's time to educate myself!BetteJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713030349047688542.post-5480565782399056202007-06-23T23:57:00.000-05:002007-06-23T23:57:00.000-05:00They sell tham that way because those names souns ...They 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.The Family Jewelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03154891457019934775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713030349047688542.post-64133844469754807582007-06-23T21:29:00.000-05:002007-06-23T21:29:00.000-05:00Thanks! I checked my receipt again - the citrine ...Thanks! I checked my receipt again - the citrine was labeled "citrine crystal" so I'm thinking glass. :)BetteJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11650981249204116251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713030349047688542.post-50682338046357221722007-06-23T20:58:00.000-05:002007-06-23T20:58:00.000-05:00Hi again! Thanks so much for adding my journal to ...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. <br><br>Here 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.htmlThe Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.com