[Jewelry making - Article 00095] - Re: [Orchid] What is druzy? Correction: drusy

[Beth Rosengard]

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    Hi Ralph, First of all, the word is spelled "drusy" and derives from
    the more technically correct term "druse."  It refers to a stone
    whose surface is covered with small crystals, such as the quartz
    crystals that line the interior of many geodes.  In fact many drusy
    stones are cut from geodes though not all drusies are quartz.  Just a
    couple of examples are the emerald green colored uvarovite garnet
    crystals on black matrix and the hot pink cobalto calcite (or, more
    properly, cobalto dolomite) crystals on brownish matrix. 

    Perhaps the most popular drusy stones for jewelry are the various
    black drusies:  natural black psilomelane with a quartz crystal
    surface, black drusy agate (quartz crystals over dyed agate) and
    black garnet drusy, among others.  Also popular of late are the
    various dyed or coated drusies such as the newly dubbed Tucsonite
    (platinum coated drusy agate).  The varieties and colors pretty much
    span the spectrum. 

Beth

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