[Jewelry making - Article 00184] - Re: [Orchid] [Looking For] Bloodstone cabs

[Kevin P. Kelly]

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    Since we're at it,  not to put too fine a point on it,  but
    bloodstone is basically cryptocrystalline quartz.  In the best
    bloodstone the red is not "brownish". Hope this is not taken as
    personal but educational for the Orchid audience. 

Kevin Kelly


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