Oh I see what you mean now that is completely different than rutilated quartz. I do have several stone with rutile crystals running through them. I have a very nice lapidolite with rubilite crystals. I LOVE Rhodocrosite. I have a few pieces that are really nice but that is actually something on my list to get. I want a rhodocrosite ring set in gold. I do have some nice lapis and also azurite. I love the big green blobs of malachite that you find in azurite. I do like wire wrap jewelry but when I see it they seem to always use very common stones and I already have lots of the common ones. I guess they are trying to appeal to the masses but I wish they would take a chance and be more adventurous with their stone choices.
I know what you mean! I liked wire wrapping crystals in the rough, it was more exciting to wear that the common ordinary faceted stone! Yes Azurite with malachite is so beautiful! So are all the different minerals! I love geodes, we actually have geodes at a location not too far from where I live, they are not as pretty as the Brazilian specimens but fun to collect and crack open!
Jfain that link I gave you to see the photo of the rutile crystal, well I went there today and the entire list of specimens that they have are really nice and interesting, if you care to you may want to take a look around their site:) I loved it!
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