Identification old necklaceThis looks more like Aventurine than Jade to me. Both Aventurine and Jade, Nephrite as well as Jadeite, come in various shades of green. This looks like it has something shimmery, which is more lik...
Mystery Pink Stone - "Pink Tulip Quartz?!" - Nah!I've had a suggestion that this might be Pink Aventurine. That explanation "sits well" with me even though I know that positive identification cannot be made from a photo. Since Aventurine is a typ...
Chalcedony id of inclusionsLooking at the images, and comparing it to other known samples of chalcedony, I am inclined to believe that it falls into 1 of 3 possibilities: (and possibily the least likely) There may have been ...
Emerald in Biotite Host or?Invest in some books on basic mineralogy. ID'ing from pictures is really not possible… this line has been repeated by numerous people on this website. the Simon and Schuster field guide of Minerals...