Alan

Matthews: This is as close to Sunset as I can manage:

In uranium glass:

I grow giant pumpkins. Those fine people behave like mature gentlemen and ladies.

Not sure why that is. I've never had a problem before. I'll look into it. My email PM'ed to you

What do you need to know?

The idea is a single marble".

Early Drew Fritts

Still on green adventurine:

Ann: I use a Canon G5 for most of my marble photos - and a DSLR for special photos. The key in camera selection for marble photos is the minimum focal length (its in the specifications) in the macro mode - and how well the macro mode works. Take a marble to the store when shopping for cameras - use the macro mode and see how well the camera focuses without too much fuss. You can also use close-up filters (I use Hoya) - but they are more fussy and not needed in most photos. An expensive camera is not necessary. Quality optics and lighting are FAR more important than resolution.

I have an idea to loosen things up and "get back to marbles". Proposal: This is a progressive marble photo thread - sort of a play on the "Color of the Month" threads. Rules: I'll post a marble photo. The next poster chooses one color from the preceding post's photo and posts a marble photo that must have that chosen color present in it. The next person in line chooses any color in that preceding photo and posts their own photo with that color...etc etc. Single marble photos only (unless they are the same colors) - vintage or contemp. Have fun!

Folks seeing red - what browser are you using? (I'm seeing black - Firefox).

No overlap seen here:

I think the new version looks great. It has a clean, uncluttered and fresh look. Good choice!

Link to lot #310152902923

Just thought that I would mention that we had one month that started as a complex combination and no-one posted anything because few if any people had one marble with those colors.

New Philly show - 2008. I think Zaboo has one too. Thread

The term "aventurine" that is used within the collecting hobby has become a quasi-mystical substance - as if there was a barrel at the factory that said "Aventurine" on the side. The truth is - the substance is simply an excess of the metal salt colorant used in the marble....excess to the point that it wouldn't dissolve into the batch glass any further. This - the colorant powder just sat in the glass as a solid. Once the marble was produced the excess metal colorant flakes reflect light. The flakes you see are the colorant that didn't dissolve.

"Aventurine" can show up in any width color band. The sun will tell the tale (when you are once again graced with its presence).

Keep in mind that aventurine is esentially tiny, undissolved crystals of metal colorant. The easiest way to notice it is to take the piece into sunlight and slowly rotate it. You would pick up fine reflection in the color.