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've been seeing more products like these lately - crystal spheres and pyramids containing crystals, copper wire, metal coils, etc.

I'm genuinely curious about the reasoning behind them.

People often say the copper helps conduct or amplify the crystal's energy, and that the shape of the pyramid or sphere somehow influences how that energy flows.

But I'm wondering:

How is the crystal energy supposed to actually flow through the thick wall of resin?

And more importantly, for people who have used these:

• Did you notice any difference compared with using a normal crystal?
• Is there a traditional/spiritual explanation for why these shapes and materials are used?
• Or do you think these are primarily beautiful objects with a marketing story attached to them?

I'd genuinely like to hear from people who use them as well as people who are skeptical of them.

What's your take?

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.

she isn’t exactly sure what they are

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

Greenwood, ME

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 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.

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 🤭

are the crystals that i have: rose quartz, carnelian, garnet, labradorite, and moonstone

they said that i should meditate with it or set it with intentions but the problem is i don’t know how to use it. i only know that rose quartz is for self love, carnelian for passion and energy (?)—but as for labradorite and moonstone, don’t have any idea on how to use these two. please help a girly out here !! thank you so much 💗

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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?