General Discussion

@FancyMedusa

A pyrite globe is what the more round formation of it is called. I'd never seen it either! They also had a another pyrite formation for sale from a couple vendors called sun pyrite that was round and flatter with striations through it like the rays of the sun. Pretty interesting stuff! I took pictures of my haul but I'll probably redo them and when I do I'll share them

My gems are mostly in a safe/cabinet and it's too late in the day to dig them out, but I'll try my best to describe them.

Alexandrite: I have a crown piece (this stuff is so expensive it's not even funny) which means there is only a thin layer of the gem on top of glass. What do I like about it? The lighting on it causes it to change colors! My lights inside make it purple, natural makes it blue, and a flashlight makes it green. When you try to film it, it just looks pale purple though.

Amethyst: The variations of purple are just...wow.

Black Opal: SELF-EXPLANATORY

Malachite: Rings....so nice to look at.

Fluorite: It glows in UV, it comes in crazy colors. Yep.

Pyrite: I usually don't have a taste for it, but I have a lovely dodecahedral cluster.

Bismuth: I grow my own! Not to hard as long as you don't try to get smart with it. Take it slow and carefully and you will never get burned.

definitely fluorite! it comes in so many different forms and colors and i love it's semi-transparent quality. and of course, the fluorescence is beautiful. i've been trying to find a piece but the nicer ones are a bit too pricey for me.

@FancyMedusa
You can buy in bulk (still 99.9% pure!) for cheap, but the huge bricks are hard to melt down. The more you melt and the lesser the diameter of your pot, the bigger your crystals get, but you must pull them out quickly or it will just be a big cylinder stuck in your pot that you have to melt back down.

@FancyMedusa
Don't forget to be well ventilated and wear heat-resistant leather gloves!