(From Top to Bottom)1. Banded Fluorite
2. Vanadinite
3. Obsidian (volcanic glass) faceted to look like a jewel
4. Skutterudite, from Skutterud, Norway
5. Nailhead calcite (looks like a big coffee-cake)
6. Herkimer Diamond
7. Golden Quartx, polished
8. Natural Aquamarine
9. Danburite
10. Chrysanthemum Stone from China
11. Malachite slice
12. Pyrite, fools gold, used in jewelry as Marcasite
13. Cobaltocalcite
I went a little crazy on eBay a few years back. In the space of three months until I made myself stop, I was in love with minerals and rocks. I specialized in quartz, in anything that had color or sparkle. Something in me said I needed these beautifule one-of-a-kind pieces. At the time nothing cost over five dollars, and the most expensive piece I kept bidding until I hit sixty five dollars. I don't regret doing this, and sometimes even today I can sneak over to my links and look at the offerings under rock and mineral specimens. Thirty or forty pages of listings a day and they all sold and the next day the same. I happened upon an obsession that coincided with my budget and my love of the unique.
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