Lapidary and gemstone chat

[Lapidarious]

A source for fine HANDMADE gemstone cabochons and discussions about them.

Also see:
the gemological lounge,
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7412/lapidarium-bar-and-grille

or for stone or metals ID
http://www.etsy.com/teams/7453/mis-named-stones-and-metals-discussion

[Lapidarious]

Metalsmithing also spoken quite fluently at the Lapidarium Bar and Grille

Ask, ask, ask away!!

[hennesseyjewelry]

Pretty rock talk, yeah!!!

[Joyfulcrow]

AND.... Pretty metalwork questions, lists, tips, and chat

http://www.etsy.com/teams/7385/techniques-materials/discuss/6774804/

[Former_Member]

yes. =)

[kitkingdesigns]

I'm in, Barney!

[ChrissiLynnDesigns]

I'm in as well Barney...also trying to figure this all out. Tired of no views and no sales.

[Lapidarious]

We all are Chrissi!!

heres this :

http://www.etsy.com/teams/7782/lapidarious-promotional-team

[kitkingdesigns]

Relisted some things today and have had two views and three views. Blah :P

[Former_Member]

howdy

[Former_Member]

Yay!

[ChrissiLynnDesigns]

Hiya Peggy!!!!

[AlexSharDesigns]

Another easy catch up! :D

[Lapidarious]

Hi All.
Happy Green bay won, 'cause I am originally from Wisconsin. So Woo Hoo!!!

[Lapidarious]

Got some flack from a steelers fan today. Said green bay wussed out on those last two plays to run out the clock.
I told him after getting the sh*t kicked out of me for a whole season and I was looking at a win, I would take the knee a couple times to keep those big Orcs from smashing me down too.
danged sore loser

[Former_Member]

I'm also from Wisconsin and very happy for that win.

[Lapidarious]

Woo Hoo Another from the grand old badger state.
'Course they hunted the badger to near extinction there. Still Woo Hoo ! What part you from?

[CraftyGalCreations]

HELP! :-) Would you experts please advise a good Rock and Minerals book for me? I want to ensure I am labeling my items correctly AND learn more, as well. There are SOOOO many books out there....which would you all recommend for jewelry makers?

[Lapidarious]

Schumanns gemstones of the world

[CraftyGalCreations]

Thanks!! I ordered it this morning from Amazon!

[Lapidarious]

You will want to never be without it. It has a boatload of info and stunning pictures.

[Former_Member]

@CraftyGalCreations
the ladies here at Stones and Findings keep 'The Crystal Bible' a definitive guide to crystals , by Judy Hall

[Joyfulcrow]

Crafty Gal, if its genuine gemological and identification and physical properties information you are seeking, keep in mind that the esoterical crystal healing books have little practical information useful to jewelers and are best steered away from.
Regardless of beliefs, these manuals are often rife with inaccuracies and rely on abundant legends and lore with no connection to the actual properties of the gemstone. They are typically written by someone with no gemological background.
Not that they arent a good read for another point of view, or entertainment, but for gem and mineral knowledge they are virtually useless.
IMO, stick with publications written in a more practical vein.

[AnjasArts]

I just bought it too

[Lapidarious]

well the gem show season is off and hopping in the northwest.
Got to a little club show on the coast yesterday. Pretty nice. Got a few pieces. A couple slabs of Stefoinite, a couple of bloody basin plume and a nice willow creek that my wife discovered. Plus a couple of pieces of Dino bone too. I need to slab those to see-- treasure or trash.
Biggest cool discovery was a trancas geode at this geode cutting booth that was chock full of the rarer type with the quartz wormy shaped distorted crystals. I still wonder if it was a display only piece they had up by mistake
Rare, Fluorescent, beautiful, cheap, both halves, ........ MINE! lol.

Prineville is next weekend, followed by Madras the week after that.
The year just keeps getting better and better.