[Jewelry making - Article 00190] - Re: [Orchid] Blue Quartz/Blue Agate

[Mark Keefer]

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>     http://www.monsterslayer.com/NonRdMineralBeads/MB-MBQ-RCE816.jpg

    A bead dealer who has been very friendly with us and always shares
    info said that the material is a rare type of obsidian from China, he
    talked about having the material tested, (by GIA I believe?) and they
    were unable to name it but said it was a natural material, not man
    made. I think his strands were around $25.00. The beads had a
    chatoyance similar to fiber optic glass and I found it hard not to be
    skeptical. Mark 


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