rockgardenplants Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 It was a bit difficult to capture the gold aventurine in this Master Marble. A bright flashlight, sunlight, long exposures etc... all had their various amounts of success. Holding it in hand... Wow! Brilliance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 I think I see it, cool! Trying to think of any Masters I have even close to that size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 8, 2020 Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 At that size, in sunlight shades, I have to consider Vacor Sunset. But I don't want me saying "Vacor" to take the shine off the "wow". Because (a) I'm far from certain and (b) wow! These are my Vacor Sunsets ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 I will add some more info... On each of the poles, the typical Master Marble "seams" with "eye lashes" are easily visible. Then again I can see similar "seams" at the poles in the photo Steph has above this reply. Steph, are there "eye lashes" at the poles on the Vacor Sunsets? Sheesh... what's a person to do? Not jumping to an ID is certainly one of the things I need to do. Thanks for the info. G'night everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 There is what is known as gold lutz which is a type of man made gold color aventurine. Might be the pictures but all I see or the majority of what I see is seedy glass or gas/air bubbles. They look round to me. Most aventurine particles are different shapes flat or pointed, not round. Aventurine is opaque, not transparent. A 10-20X loupe can show the true details. If the sparkle or reflection is transparent and round, it is bubbles. If this marble was green color, the bubbles might look like green aventurine. The orange yellow marble may make the bubbles look like gold color aventurine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 I'm not sure where the marbles are right now to check for eyelashes. I really gotta get my marbles better organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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