Posted 8 years ago
katherines…
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So these two pieces, necklace and bracelet, are not a set, but they seem to be made of the same stone -- I think it's stone, not glass, there are no bubbles, and the surface and interior of the beads have natural qualities. The color is as you see in the photos, a pale frosted violet. Any thoughts on what stone it is? I've looked at several gemstone sites, all I get is confused, lol. Thanks for any help, and thanks for looking.
They look very bright white in the pic, but I can see the purple hues.
Lovely!!
Thanks for the love, OneGoodFind. :)
Yes, against the black background, they sort of wash out. Thanks! :)
Thanks for the love, brunswick, and TassieDevil. :)
Perhaps this?
http://www.mineralminers.com/images/moonstone/moonstone-jewelry/mooj230x-moonstone-jewelry-necklace.jpg
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10mm-Sri-Lanka-Natural-Moonstone-opal-beads-Jasper-Jade-beads/32426444407.html?spm=2114.40010208.7.1.wnTOFi&s=p
Pretty!
I was thinking some quartz, as I can't see opalescence of moonstones...
Thanks for the love, Efesgirl, racer4four, mikelv85, jscott0363, and kyratango. :)
Bonnie, as I recall, I had been told moonstone before but as kyratango mentions, there was no opalescence so I thought maybe not. I'll take a look at your link. Thank you! :)
Thanks, kyratango, it is really pretty. :) Yes, that was my thought after looking online, that this might be some sort of quartz. Although the only violet quartz I could find was amethyst. Could be amethyst beads.
Rose quartz most likely, possibly tinted?
Thanks for the love, NevadaBlades, aura, and vetraio50. :)
Davy, quartz is what came to mind second after moonstone, but as to moonstone, there was no luminescence, and as to rose quartz, the color isn't right. It could be tinted though the color looks very natural and penetrates through and through. I may take this one in to a bead store as well and see what they tell me. :)