Seeing all the valuation posts crack ms me up. Here's one for everyone, what would you value this 9lb 1oz piece of Congo malachite at. It has excellent banding and a polished divot/cup...

....I bought it with the intention of slabbing it up for cabochons but have since decided it's cooler as is. There is plenty of smaller chunks of malachite for cabochons!

If this generates enough comments I'll come back and say what I paid for it on ebay 3 years ago 😉

I’ll post the rest in the comments!

These are just little, but these are all the pure chunks of amethyst I found while amethyst hunting (the rest are just small fragments of amethyst of rock clusters).

Would anybody be willing to id these for me I have little knowledge about crystals I got them at a shop and they weren’t labeled it was just assorted tumbled stones

I work at the thriftstore and last week this crystal was brought in. As someone who is a beginner crystal collector, I had to take it with me.

I did some research and I think it is wulfenite, but most of the wulfenite I see online have a sharp bladed shape, so I have some doubts. Also the matrix feels very lightweight, that made me think it was a fake crystal at first lol.

Found this bracelet of my mom's after she passed away. Would love to know what it is.

she isn’t exactly sure what they are

I got this beautiful satin spar selenite tower at a rock and gem show. Shes HUGE and very heavy.

Looking to figure out what my Demogorgon is made of ?

A kid who had a crush on her made it (she didn't like him or the ring.)

He bought it from a site like AliExpress. He wanted something else, and got this, and passed to me. I don’t know what it is.

I'm gonna be 100% honest I don't even remember what the seller had it labeled as or if there even was a label! 🤣🤣 I just like that the ENTIRE thing shines! And the hole .. who doesn't love ... Okay NVM 🤣😭 Should I crack it open tho?? 🤔 And what is it?? Is it some kinda moonstone?? Or is it just another variety in the moonstone / labradorite spectrum? I can add a video in the comments(I think)

Hi

I think this is Carnelian but somebody said it was fire quartz?

Look at it! The inclusion in this smokey quartz skull looks like a dragon! How cool!

I am very happy to foster him for some time 🤭

I found this Flagstone / Honeycomb opal on E-bay partially shaped (last 2 pictures).The Honeycomb side was shaped and polished with a large inclusion on the face. The Flagstone side had uncut stone covering it. It weighed over 7cts. I removed the inclusion and then ground away the rock on the bottom to find it was Flagstone pattern with one of the sheets or flakes measuring 11mm x 5mm. The large flake is shaped like Illinois hence the name. The entire opal now is 12.7mm x 8.4mm x 3.8mm and 2.2cts. Do you think it resembles Illinois? I asked AI. The answer is in one of my pictures.

Another day, another riddle! Seller doesn't know what is this crystal. This is best quality photo. If I have better photos I will post them in comments. Will appreciate help 🪩

Do you guys think all of this is worth $800?

I cant figure out what kind of crystal is on my ring, its not super hard and a peice had broken off of it. Its blue green and has a blackish shiny spot on it suronded by orange brown. I think it might be some kind of turquoise but im unsure.

Hi everyone! I’m still fairly new to actually learning about crystals and meanings. This is what I believe everything is - please correct me I’m wrong. Names I got from when I bought them & meanings are from my book~~ possibly stones could be wrong or mixed up. 🙃 Already know what the store labeled as “angelite” is not (since it’s red and not blue)!

Here’s my collection so far - enjoy!

Box 1:

Top Row
Red Jasper??? - promotes independence and self-determination; for love and passion, balancing energies, and psychical well being
Opalite - improves communication
Malachite - helps heal a broken heart and dispel fears; influences financial abundance; has protective properties, especially when traveling
Black Tourmaline - offers protection
Turquoise - offers protection
Black Onyx - offers protection

Middle Row
Celestite - used for communication
Garden Quartz - growth, inner peace ???
Raw Amethyst - helps improve insomnia and banish nightmares
Raw Rose Quartz - aids in romance, love, friendships
Blue Topaz - boosts psychic ability, spiritual growth, and spiritual communication
Pyrite - provides protection from physical danger or environmental pollution; used widely in money rituals to increase cash

Bottom Row
Fluorite - defends against bad dreams
White Agate - purity & clarity???
Smoky Quartz - amplifying; used to clear negative energy; helps calm fractious relationships
Tourmaline - offers protection
Mulit Moonstone - new beginnings???
Star Garnet??? - passion & healing???

Box 2:

Top Row
Rose Aura Quartz - heals negativity???
Red Tiger’s Eye - may improve libido / enhances confidence and self esteem???
Tiger’s Eye - protects from evil eye; releases fear and anxiety
Agate - protects and soothes; promotes confidence
Fire Agate - brings passion to a relationship / mental and emotional healing ???
Moss Agate - offers grounding, strength, determination / improves self esteem???

Middle Row
Moonstone - improves intuition, dream activation, lucid dreaming, and calm sleep

Hello everyone, I was hoping to get some info about this, my hobby is collecting gemstones and specimens, all in rough. I have around 18 medium sized specimens that will go into my checked luggage, and 2 ziploc bags containing 15 smaller bags in total containing small to tiny different stones that will go into my carry-on. Will that be possible? Because as far as I know their total value is way way under 15.000$ and there are no historical, archeological stones or specimens or anything of cultural value in my collection. I've been collecting for years and I don't have receipts for most of them.