Stone identification?

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[Malkin]

I got these for a present today but I'm not sure what they are. I know the picture's not that great, I can post a better one tomorrow if need be.

The more jagged one is a bit shiny in places, and has a variety of shades of blue. The smooth one is a milky blue.

[Malkin]

Oh, oh! I think the jagged one is lapis lazuli. Looks just like the unpolished ("rough") stones pictured there.

[Mari]

Oh, oh! I think the jagged one is lapis lazuli. Looks just like the unpolished ("rough") stones pictured there.

That's what I was thinking, too. I'm fond of lapis.

[Caroline]

I got these for a present today but I'm not sure what they are. I know the picture's not that great, I can post a better one tomorrow if need be.

The more jagged one is a bit shiny in places, and has a variety of shades of blue. The smooth one is a milky blue.

It's hard to tell from the picture -- how intense is the blue and does the jagged one have flecks of metallic (pyrite/mica) in it? (Better qualitity lapis is like that). Otherwise, it could also be sodalite (which is sometimes found in lapis) which I also very much like.

The milky stone looks like some type of chalcedony (which often has a waxy tone to its translucence) though blue/greens are less common. (If it's actually more green than blue it might be chrysoprase - the better quality stone often look very much like jade.) If you hold it up to the light, are there streaks through it? If so it might be a type of treated banded agate.

[rose]

The milky stone looks like some type of chalcedony (which often has a waxy tone to its translucence) though blue/greens are less common. (If it's actually more green than blue it might be chrysoprase - the better quality stone often look very much like jade.) If you hold it up to the light, are there streaks through it? If so it might be a type of treated banded agate.

yeah, it looks like chrysoprase to me. Look it up in the crystal bible or Cunninghams encyclopedia

[Tana]

I got these for a present today but I'm not sure what they are. I know the picture's not that great, I can post a better one tomorrow if need be.

The more jagged one is a bit shiny in places, and has a variety of shades of blue. The smooth one is a milky blue.

The blue one is more likly a sodalith than a lapis.
Lapis is quite highprized and a raw piece that large would be a real good present

The green one is hard to tell form the pic. Either a light aventurine or a serpentine - often sold as jade.

[Malkin]

I know the picture's not that great, I can post a better one tomorrow if need be.

Heheh, you can see my Morpheus/Sandman figurine in the background there.



This one has a bit of hazy white veining/specks, but it's not transluscent at all. There are also some tiny blushes of brown beneath the surface. Very milky.



Tried to capture some of the shine, but it's difficult. Here's the other side of it.

It's hard to tell from the picture -- how intense is the blue and does the jagged one have flecks of metallic (pyrite/mica) in it? (Better qualitity lapis is like that). Otherwise, it could also be sodalite (which is sometimes found in lapis) which I also very much like.

The milky stone looks like some type of chalcedony (which often has a waxy tone to its translucence) though blue/greens are less common. (If it's actually more green than blue it might be chrysoprase - the better quality stone often look very much like jade.) If you hold it up to the light, are there streaks through it? If so it might be a type of treated banded agate.

The jagged one is a pretty solid, royal blue, varying in shade - some parts are very dark blue. (There was too much white light in the pics, argh.) I'm not sure I'd say there are metallic/mica bits, but parts are definitely shiny (particularly the dark blue parts), and one side sparkles all over.

The milky stone is actually pretty opaque - you can't see light go through it at all. But as mentioned, there are some faint white veins and specks, and spare, faint bits of brown.

[Malkin]

The blue one is more likly a sodalith than a lapis.
Lapis is quite highprized and a raw piece that large would be a real good present

Ooh, it does look like sodalite too...but the stones are so similar to each other, it's hard to tell... (And I guess a 2 inch chunk is pretty big, heheh.)

[Malkin]

The milky stone looks like some type of chalcedony (which often has a waxy tone to its translucence) though blue/greens are less common.

Oh oh, I searched for images of chalcedony - looks just like it!

[Tana]

Ooh, it does look like sodalite too...but the stones are so similar to each other, it's hard to tell... (And I guess a 2 inch chunk is pretty big, heheh.)

From the new pictures I'm pretty sure now, that it really is sodalith.
I have a raw piece too, that looks very similar. But Sodalith is a great stone anyway

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