06-21-2020 10:09 AM
I bought a bag from Ill Will for the beads and found these in them. It appears to be someones jewelry making leftovers. While I don't think most of it is anything there are two pieces that are curious. I shot them all just incase I missed something.
The first curious one is a small pendant just over 1/2" long. It is clear if you look from the side. Green if you look at it in shadow and pink if exposed to sunlight.
Second one didn't take as well on the pictures. It reminds me of a butterfly wing with the iridescents and has some fissures but is definitely stone.
This is a picture of all of them. I tested the outside metal. Even though one is marked 925 all of them failed the scratch test.
Right at this moment I am contemplating just throwing the pendants into a lot and trashing the rest. But will wait til I hear from someone who knows more than I do.
06-21-2020 11:03 AM
I'm no rockhound, but my guess would be color changing faux Alexandrite on the first, and Labradorite or Florite on the second. Here's a pic of faux Alexandrite in 2 different lights. Natural Alexandrite is very rare and the color change isn't as extreme as the faux. I think you did very well on the pendants!
06-21-2020 11:26 AM
I would agree with Dream. If the second one is not fluorite, it kinda also looks like it could be labradorite.
Mermaid 🐳
06-21-2020 12:05 PM
Tsavorite clear color change nd flourite iridescent. You also got some nice topaz blue and yellow, amber, amethyst and moonstone. Theres some blue millifiore glass far right too.
06-21-2020 07:33 PM
I'd run those under a blacklight an see if anything lights up.
06-22-2020 02:17 AM
06-22-2020 06:07 AM
Don't know about the first, but the second looks like laborite to me.
Look up Black light flashlight. I have one and a regular black light, but like the flash light the best. It is easier to use for just a quick look see. I use the larger black light for pictures, but only after checking the item with the flash light first. I got mine at Harbor Freight but I think Lowes cares them too. You can get them on line as well.
06-25-2020 10:04 AM
06-26-2020 06:05 AM
There are quite a few.
https://geology.com/articles/fluorescent-minerals/
Don't for get that here are some glasses that fluorescent too.
https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/vaseline.htm
and yes, there was a time that rhinestones were made from these glasses.
Some examples I have ran across.
Hope this helps.
If anyone ever gets to Branson Missouri, there is a little town called Golden right out side of Branson that has a big museum that has collections of many things, but their fluorescent rocks will knock your socks off. So worth a trip.
06-26-2020 03:25 PM
I 💚 lighting up the Vaseline glass in thrifts and antique stores. I keep my flashlight in my purse, but I would super 💚 stumbling across some uranium jewelry!!! That is something I’ve never seen in the wild YET!!!
Mermaid 🐳