winnie Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Amsterdam swirl with gold metallic {or something like that} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 oh my goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wow -- never seen one of those! Niiiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Thanks,I find this type until now only in Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Champaigne bubbles for 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 What a fun little bubbly ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 that is aventurine, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The bubbly one? No. Here's some aventurine: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/19091-post-your-aventurine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 ok, got it, thanks Steph, like fairy dust on the outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Good way to say it (Or inside on the vanes if it's a cats eye) Sometimes is looks more crystalline or flaky. Sometimes it's a shimmery sheen. Black and green are the most common colors to find it in but it could happen in blue and I've seen sparkle in red and white which I called aventurine though I don't know if others would. Did you have any green cat's eyes other than the Pelts ... you could check those under a good light and maybe get an *oooooh*. Or check the black on your Pelt NLR's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Swirls that I've found in Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Some of those have GOT to be American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 tried to shine flashlight (LED) down on these to show what I'm seeing as aventurine. I can see sparkly gold when I turn them around in my hand. This picture looks like reflection off the flea bites though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I am going to bet you are seeing reflections from tiny fractures on at least some of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Not seeing aventurine. Sometimes people describe tiny hits as "sparkles". It's a generous thing to call them ... but it's descriptive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Sara,,,see all the sparkles in this pic? they were fractures inside the marble,,I know this because I couldn't stand not knowing for sure so I hit the marble with a hammer,,,(inside a towel of course) and the base glass was dark auburn transparent,,,of course now I wish I would not have done that cuz it really was pretty all sparkly like it WAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarab Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks Darla, super helpful picture. Should file this one away! That very well is probably what I'm seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I should have thought about this on groundhog's day ... If you google for "murmel" you sometimes come up with photos of groundhogs. Murmel = marble Murmeltier = groundhog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 https://visualingual.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/losing-my-marbles-by-lisa-dinhofer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 oh my gosh that is sooooooooo awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing Steph!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I was glad to see a view which made it look like the marbles were shooting out of the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Beetem: http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/8526659/filigrana-royal-ruby-clown-marble- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks like a fried egg. Is it stone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Yes its a Dyed agate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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