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SP900c Here is an above average quality Septarian
Nodule sphere from Madagascar. It measures 2 5/8" in diameter and has a
nice polish. The sphere has lots of beautiful Yellow Calcite with
plenty of dark Brown Aragonite. Very beautiful and
different.
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Septarians were formed during the Cretaceous period, 50 to
70 million years ago when the Gulf of Mexico reached what is now Southern
Utah. Decomposing sea life killed by volcanic eruptions, had a chemical
attraction for the sediment around them, forming mud balls. as the ocean
receded, the balls were left to dry and crack. Because of their bentonite
content they also shrank at the same time trapping the cracks inside. As
decomposed calcite from the shells was carried down into the cracks in the
mud balls, calcite crystals formed. A thin wall of calcite was
transformed into aragonite separating the bentonite heavy clay exteriors
from the calcite centers. Because of this, the nodules are called
Septarians. Septarians are composed of Calcite (The Yellow Centers),
Aragonite (The Brown Lines) and the Outer Grey Rock is Limestone.
Occasionally the fossil or some of the fossils which started the formation
of the rock is noticeable in the rock.
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Septarian Sphere
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$75.00 |
SP901c Here's a cool new item, a very nice Kambaba
Jasper sphere from Madagascar. This sphere measures 4 1/4" in diameter. It has a pretty
mix of colors of a variety of Greens with a good polish and fabulous
design. The sphere is actually deeper and darker
in color than appears in the photo. There is a fill area and this has been
reflected in the reduced price. This is a nice sphere and would enhance any collection.
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Jasper, also known as spotted stone, is an opaque, impure
variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. The
mineral breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a
gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and
other decorative items.
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Kambaba Jasper Sphere
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$22.00 |
SP902c Here is something different for the sphere collector.
This is a very beautiful Poly Chrome Jasper sphere that measures 2" in
diameter and has a nice polish. It has a neat blend of
contrasting colors all in a fabulous design!.
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Jasper, also known as spotted stone, is an opaque, impure
variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. The
mineral breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a
gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and
other decorative items.
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Poly Chrome Jasper Sphere
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$175.00 |
SP903c Here is a very beautiful Pink Rose Quartz sphere
from Madagascar. It measures over 4" in diameter and has a nice
polish. This sphere has a beautiful Pink color with good clarity and
amazing sparkly highlights, "rainbow" reflections and 2 high quality 3-D "stars" when rotated in
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(example od 3-D star taken from another item)
Quartz is the second most common mineral in the Earth's continental crust.
It is mainly composed of Silica or Silica based minerals. Although Quartz
is known by a variety of names, the most important distinction between types
of Quartz is that of macro-crystalline, individual crystals visible to the
unaided eye, and micro-crystalline, where aggregates of crystals are only
visible under high magnification. There are many forms of Quartz including
Chalcedony, Amethyst, Citrine, and Carnelian which are results of mineral
impurities or heat treatments.
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Rose Quartz
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$24.00 |
SP904b Here
is a very different sphere to add to your collection. This is a very
nice Green Aventurine sphere from Brazil. It measures 2 1/4" in
diameter and has a nice appearance with a good polish.
A great addition to your collection!
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Aventurine is a form of Quartz that is characterized by its translucent
and mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect
called "aventurescence". The most common color is green but it may also
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Green Aventurine
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$200.00 |
SP905b Here's
something new, a very different and pretty larger Calcite
Puddingstone sphere. It
measures 5" and has a nice polish. It has lots of different
colors in a Puddingstone design, quite unusual. Grab this one
quick!
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Calcite is a Carbonate mineral that is most widely distributed on the
Earth's surface. It is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks with
Limestone in particular. A Calcite formation can take on many different
shapes and sizes which is dependent on the location, ground water occurrence
and temperature. Calcite is usually white or colorless but can be gray,
red, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown or black. The deeper the color
is usually indicative of the definitive impurities from the earth or water.
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Calcite Puddingstone Sphere
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$8.00 |
SP906b This is a lovely Onyx sphere from Pakistan. This
sphere measures approximately 2" in diameter and has a great polish. It
has a lovely Brown color with various accents. This nice sphere would make
a great addition to any collection.
This is a similar to like item
as they are all very close to appearance and size.
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Onyx is a banded variety of Calcite. The colors of
its bands range from white to almost every color except shades of purple,
blue and black. It is used for vases, bowls, beads, cabochons and
other items. This type is found in Mexico and Pakistan and is often
carved and polished into various items. This material is much more
readily available and softer than the gemstone commonly called Black Onyx
which is a silica gem.
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Onyx Sphere
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SP907c This is a nice and unique Blue Calcite sphere with
lighter accents in a lovely design. The sphere measures 3 1/8" in diameter,
has
a nice polish and subtle "rainbow" reflections and great color. The material is from
Madagascar. A great sphere to add to your
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Calcite is a Carbonate mineral that is most widely distributed on
the Earth's surface. It is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks with
Limestone in particular. A Calcite formation can take on many different
shapes and sizes which is dependent on the location, ground water
occurrence and temperature. Calcite is usually white or colorless but can
be gray, red, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown or black. The deeper the
color is usually indicative of the definitive impurities from the earth or
water.
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Blue Calcite Sphere
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$45.00 |
SP908b This
is a very nice Brecciated Jasper sphere measuring 3 1/4" in diameter. This
awesome sphere has a colorful array of Deep Rich Red with lighter and
light and darker accents giving it a cool design. Just a nice sphere
that
will make a great addition to any collection.
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Jasper is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red,
yellow or brown in color. It breaks with a smooth surface and is used
for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and
is used for vases, seals, jewelry and other items such as sphere, eggs,
etc. |
Brecciated Sphere
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$55.00 |
SP909b Here is a very pretty sphere carved from Jet. This
sphere measures 2 3/8" in diameter and has a good polish. A
very nice piece. Jet is a geological material and is considered
to be a minor gemstone. Jet is not considered to be a true mineral, but
rather a mineraloid as it has an organic origin, being derived from
decaying wood under extreme pressure. Jet is either black or dark brown
and may contain pyrite inclusion which give a brassy color and metallic
luster.
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Jet Sphere
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$35.00 |
SP910b Here is a very different sphere to add to your
collection. This is a very nice quality Mystic Merlinte sphere that
measures 2 1/2" in diameter and has a nice appearance with a good
polish. This sphere has great
color and design and is a one of a kind sphere that does not come
around that often!
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Indigo Gabbro or Mystic Merlinite is a newly mined crystal from
Madagascar. It has amazing colors from light indigo purple to black.
Gabbro refers to a large group of dark, coarse-grained, intrusive mafic
igneous rock chemically equivalent to Basalt. The vast majority of the
Earth's surface is underlain by Gabbro within the oceanic crust, produced
by Basalt magmatism at mid-ocean ridges. Gabbro often contains valuable
amounts of Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt, Gold, Silver, Platinum and Copper
Sulfides. The name given to Merlinite is by no means a random act. It's source in Cornwall, England
has long been associated with the legend of King Arthur and his sorcerer
Merlin.
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Mystic Merlinite Sphere
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$140.00 |
SP911b This is a nice larger Petrified Wood sphere
from Madagascar. The polished sphere has nice Red, Brown, Orange and Tan
colors and shows the different grains of the wood as well as several
crystal areas. It measures 4 5/8" in diameter. The sphere
has been hand polished.
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Petrified Wood is a type of a fossil as it consists of fossil wood
where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals while
retaining the original structure of the wood. These minerals are most
often Silicates such as Quartz. Other minerals, Manganese, Iron and
Copper, in the water or mud during the petrification process gives
Petrified Wood a variety of color ranges: black - Carbon; green/blue -
Copper; red/brown/yellow - Iron. Petrified Wood can preserve the original
structure of the wood in all its detail all the way down to the
microscopic level. Structures such as tree rings and the various tissues
are often observed features. Although Petrified Wood can be found
worldwide, it is rather rare in larger quantities and at times can be
difficult to obtain by the average collector.
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Petrified Wood Sphere
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SP912c Here
is a very nice Stromatolite Quartz sphere from Peru. It measures 2 1/8" in diameter and has a nice polish and a fabulous design.
This sphere would complete any collection!
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Stromatolites are one of the oldest bacterial microfossils known. The
Peruvian Stromatolites are from the lower Proterozic period some 2.3
billion years. They are from the Eastern Andes, Bolivia, South America.
Stromatolites are actually mounds of mud that have been preserved. Very
few will actually contain the fossilized microbes that built them. They
accumulate because blue- green algae produces a sticky film that catches
mud and silt, in turn forming layers. In time theses layer build up to
form mounds. |
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SP913b
This is a cool Yavapai Marble Sphere from Arizona. This sphere measures
2 1/2" in diameter with a
nice polish. This sphere has a great pastel lime green color with darker
gray and other accents. Very nice! Another photo
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Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed
mostly of Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building
materials and has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably
the most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of
many colored Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral
impurities such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert. |
Yavapai Marble Sphere
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SP914c
Here's a new item, a fabulous Ruby Sphere from India. This sphere
measures nearly 1 1/4" in diameter with a
nice polish. This sphere has a very pretty purplish red color. Very nice!
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A Ruby is a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide). The
color comes mainly from the chromium element. The Ruby is considered one
of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald, and
the diamond. Rubies were found for centuries in Burma. They have also been
found in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Vietnam, Nepal and Pakistan.
Rubies have been found in the US states of Montana, North and South
Carolina. |
Ruby Sphere
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