Gnome Punter Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 What are all the different types of Mica marbles ?I have a few. The price is going up of late and I am really not going to blow a few hundred to get more, so I am going to list what I have. What qualifies as a blizzard ? Also, I saw a listing for a "Ghost core" which I thought was sort of funny. As I began underlighting my marbles...to my surprised, 1 was Cyan ,loads of mica, no big surprise but I was surprised to see outlines of a core on the inside and a solid color inside of that. Granted I cannot tell anything other than there is a clear core with a ribbon inside of it,but I thought...well, Ghost core, that may apply Also, the color ranges ? I know color shades tend to make the difference with some. I have Cyan,Aqua,Cobalt and something that is a cross between Aqua and Cyan. What different colors are there ? What are the rarer and more common colors / Just trying to educate myself. The big cobalt I may just keep since it is nearly perfect on the surface and has both pontils....and usually when I have mibs with pontils I get cracks,chips, all kinds of damage, but rarely mint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadely1212 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 i know yellow red and black mica marbles are among the rarest mica mables and bring a high dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Lavender can be hard to find in the micas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 There are all kinds of different shades and types of construction. Mostly your blues (ie: cobalt, aqua/cyan), ambers, greens, clears. Less common are yellows, oranges, purples. Then red which is considered a 'holy grail' for some collectors. A black one would be cool but haven't seen a true black, just a really deep purple. Blizzard usually refers to the amount and distribution of the mica. If it's mostly uniform and there is a ton of it close to the surface, than that would fit the definition. Most Mica's have a ghost core as a result of their construction and probably not deliberate. Mica can also make an appearance on other marbles, like onionskins, peppermints. Not so much on swirls though. This of course is all based on my opinion/experience and I certainly haven't seen them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I saw two black Micas. With a bright enough light they were a deep deep purple glass but looked black in normal lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Punter Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ok I have 2 that are mica and PEPPERED with little hit marks. Peppered to the point that I am wondering if it is intentional. Anyone aware of such a marble ? It is like someone was texturing it or some such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I would love to have a wet mint 3/4 inch red mica, that would be the ultimate, well maybe a sparkler box would be the ultimate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Never seen a vintage marble intentionally textured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Here you can see clearly the ghost core,they're tiny little air bubbles in the core of the marble,as i understand it's fairly common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I have a clear mica with red "fingers" within the core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted March 25, 2014 Report Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yellow ones turn up more often than red, in my experience, although it's sometimes hard (on a computer screen) to tell if it's a true yellow or the color marblealan used to call "pilsner," And purple is a little easier to find than yellow, but not by much. Lavender is hard. Never been able to corner a red one. Sometimes there's a fuzzy thread core (especially visible in colorless) that's a pond-scum green . . . yecht. But whether there's a thread core or a ghost core, it doesn't seem to make much difference, value-wise. As far as I can tell. Love mica blizzards. But I also look for ones where larger pieces of mica have slipped in. One of my favorites is a small pale ice-blue one that has a couple of tiny flecks but one big chunk, like 1/4" wide . . . In general though, exactly what I'llhavethat1 said . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Filament Core, and it does appear to be greenish in color. Also has a "larger" piece of mica. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydetul62 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 A blizzard to me is just as it implies to a snow storm. Very packed with mica that you can hardly see inside. The marble in the thread onionskin is a blizzard. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/19254-onionskin/ I have a pale blue where the mica is very fine and tightly packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Dans is very sweet and quite a bit darker than most I have seen. It has been explained to me by several marble makers that the iron punty can slightly oxidize and give the slightly colored whispy colored core found on many micas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Filament Core . . . Filament! That's the word I was serching for . . . What a nice yellow, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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