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06/29/2012, 12:49:28
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Posted by: Charles Post Reply
06/29/2012, 15:42:01
too bad you can't post 10 images in a row, I'd scroll up and down a page like this all day swimming in this sea of beads.
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Posted by: Anne0135 Post Reply
06/30/2012, 13:24:12
I agree, those are gorgeous. Tasart, are the brown veins in those stones copper? Annie
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/30/2012, 14:14:58
Amazonite is not associated with Copper it is found in Granite and Quartz and sometimes associated with Tourmaline (actually trace amounts of Lead give the color), there are varieties with off color inclusions sometimes referred to as "graphic granite"
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06/30/2012, 14:46:54
ok, thank you. I have 2 nuggets of turquoise posted, or what I think is turquoise. My guess was they are sea foam, possibly cripple creek but there is crystal in them. Does that make them Amazonite?
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Posted by: Joyce Post Reply
07/01/2012, 09:44:48
From Rings 'n Things gemstone index.
A great reference. "Amazonite aka Amazon Stone Amazonite is a rare blue-green variety of microcline (a feldspar mineral) used as a semiprecious stone. Its brilliant color was once thought to be caused by copper, but now is attributed to the presence of lead or possibly iron. Amazonite is an opaque stone, often found with white, yellow or gray inclusions and a silky luster or silvery sheen. It takes a relatively good polish, but still maintains a somewhat raw, natural texture that makes it even more appealing to many people. Its name is derived from the Amazon River, although no deposits have been found there. Amazonite should be cleaned in lukewarm soapy water, never with a steamer or ultrasonic cleaner. Abrasives, acids and other chemicals can damage amazonite, as can scratches and sharp blows.
The ancient Egyptians and other Middle Eastern cultures made items from amazonite. It also has been found among artifacts of Pre-Columbian Central and South America. The most sought-after amazonite has historically come from Russia, where deposits are found in granite along the Ilmen Mountains. Europeans familiar with the Russian stone confused it with another green stone they saw in South America's Amazon Basin, which later turned out to be a form of nephrite jade. However, the name "Amazon stone," then "amazonite," had already become attached to the green feldspar. The Pike's Peak district of Colorado, U.S.A., became the most important source of amazonite after 1876. When examples of the stone were unveiled at the Centennial Exhibition, their impressive purity and size eventually put competing Russian mineral vendors out of business.
Amazonite is believed to have many healing characteristics, including improving your skin, marriage, clarity of thought and social interaction. It is also credited with alleviating muscle spasms, stress and exhaustion. The gemstone is found mainly in the U.S.A., Russia, Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Australia. "
Related link: http://www.rings-things.com/gemstone-index/a.html#.T_Bs-nCUpid
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06/30/2012, 14:59:55
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06/29/2012, 12:50:39
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Posted by: Uwe Post Reply
06/30/2012, 00:37:37
My favorites here would be from second image, second row, No. 5,6 and 7, but the more I look, the more unusual designs I find...Thanks for showing!
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Posted by: beadstore.com Post Reply
07/02/2012, 06:15:48
Hi Tsart - What a beautiful collection. Funny - my least favorites were the ones Ewe pointed out. I was actually suspicious that No. 5 - 7 on the second row were modern copies or heavily repaired! Particularly the left-most bead; with the bright blue. But what an amazing collection!
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 12:52:42
some pseudo Chevrons and some floral (Ghost beads)
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Posted by: beadbox Post Reply
06/30/2012, 14:23:26
star pattern. Has anyone come across such a rare example of this type?
Thanks for the great pictures Thomas! -Matt
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07/03/2012, 16:48:37
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06/29/2012, 12:53:40
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 12:54:48
2 of my favorite strands of beads
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06/29/2012, 20:33:26
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06/30/2012, 13:40:29
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07/01/2012, 03:19:32
martine
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06/29/2012, 12:55:57
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 12:57:06
Amber and Phenolic resin beads
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 12:58:27
some more Mauritanian finds
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Posted by: Floorkasp Post Reply
06/29/2012, 13:25:52
Thanks for showing these beautiful beads!
A few questions.....
The amber you are showing seems to have a slightly rougher surface than those I brought home from Morocco. Is that just a coincidence or due to the image/light or is there a clear difference in material or use?
How old do you think/know these beautiful amazonite beads are?
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 18:03:10
the top strands in each of the pictures pictures are Phenolics and the bottom strands in the pics are Amber, this should help with a side by side evaluation, I believe the Phoenolic to be harder, thus holding a polish much better than the real Amber.......compared to the beads you brought from Morocco, I could only guess that the ones I show have actual desert wear from the nomads making them a bit more mat looking.......more views to come
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 18:05:06
again, each pic has both Phenolic and real Amber... the real Amber is on the left in the images.......all found in the same region of Mauritania
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/29/2012, 18:06:53
The nomads reworked many of their beads, you'll see tool marks on many of them, nothing is wasted there!
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06/29/2012, 18:07:47
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Posted by: Heleen Post Reply
06/30/2012, 00:01:24
Oh my these are stunning Thomas!! Love the capped ones!
Gorgeous beads, whát a collection!
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Posted by: Anne0135 Post Reply
06/30/2012, 13:47:59
Ok, I looked up phenolics and cant figure it out. Do you mean the top beads are man made resins? The bottom beads are real amber? And how can you tell the difference?
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Posted by: TASART Post Reply
06/30/2012, 14:06:58
each of the comparison photos has both types, I wrote which ones were where, there are several published ways of telling the Phenolic from the actual Baltic Amber, I use several methods but I have developed an eye for what is what over the years through trial and error etc....
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Posted by: beadweyr Post Reply
06/29/2012, 14:05:44
Love the Kiffa beads thanks for the pictures. Some of these will make great wallpapers:)
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Posted by: Charles Post Reply
06/29/2012, 15:54:06
Dragon beads.
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Posted by: Frederick Just Fred Post Reply
06/29/2012, 17:57:35
Hi Charles, It would be extremely difficult to put together a collection of old Chinese cloisonné dragon beads in such good condition. How did you find so many? Thanks, Frederick
Frederick
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Posted by: Charles Post Reply
06/29/2012, 18:25:04
This group was won on ebay if I remember correctly listed as wooden beads. I sometimes search using strange key words and mispellings just to see what other people "think" they actually have up for sale. Try it, you will be surprised at the auctions of good stuff that go for 1 bid. for example, just the word millefiori can be spelled like 7 different ways. Also I won some Large "African amber" beads that were listed as yellow door knobs, you just never know what people will call their stuff.
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Posted by: Joyce Post Reply
06/29/2012, 19:17:55
Some of the really large ones resemble skate board wheels. I'll try that too!
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Posted by: Anne0135 Post Reply
06/30/2012, 14:08:45
Too funny. So those are cloisonne and amber beads?
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Posted by: Frederick Post Reply
06/29/2012, 16:09:08
Sometimes it seems to me.... when a collector spends nearly a lifetime putting a large collection of similar but scarce beads together, the beads appear to be easily replaceable. And when they are old but in perfect condition, they start to look like new copies.—I feel that it really takes a great deal of experience to appreciate the identification and culling we are doing for posterity. Go Team!
Frederick
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06/29/2012, 20:21:28
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Posted by: Joyce Post Reply
06/29/2012, 20:37:29
Thank you for the show, Thomas. As someone else has asked, and I have meant to ask this recently too...does anyone know for sure how old the wonderful amazonite beads are, where they were made, their trade route, etc....? I understand there are fewer and fewer available, and they have never been "plentiful".
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06/30/2012, 00:39:24
Modified by Uwe at Sat, Jun 30, 2012, 00:40:12
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06/30/2012, 14:27:08
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07/01/2012, 04:27:29
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Posted by: Uwe Post Reply
07/01/2012, 07:24:39
...this yellow based black 4-layer and down to it the one, with the red and white layer breaking through the blue....very cool...!!
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Posted by: Heleen Post Reply
07/01/2012, 10:01:17
They are all so very special in their own way *sigh* I'm almost drooling watching these... Especially the large green flowery one and the little blue one bottom middle with the greenish(?) layer.
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Posted by: karavanserai Post Reply
07/01/2012, 11:21:27
Your pictures are so deceitful, it looks as if it is so easy to find this quality of beads anytime anywhere.
By the way, it seems to me you have too many great beads to be able to enjoy them all ;-)
Thanks for sharing.
martine
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Posted by: Frederick Post Reply
07/02/2012, 01:58:45
Your beautiful photographs are like a fourth of July fireworks display.
And each bead is spectacular. Sincerely,
Frederick
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