All posts tagged "agate"

  • Gem Profile Feb 15: What’s Druze?

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Druzy Shop Druzies on Wire-Sculpture I think I’ve already let you know how much I love rocks. I think what I love most about rocks is the processes that create them. There are...

    • Posted February 15, 2013
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  • Gem Profile Feb. 1: Fordite

    by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Fordite Shop Designer OOAK Cabochons on Wire-Sculpture Who doesn’t love a great car? The “new car” smell, the iconic designs, the beautiful paint in a rainbow of colors, and the pleasure of taking...

    • Posted February 1, 2013
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  • Wire Jewelry Idea Aug. 15: Colorful Wire and Agate Pendant

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for August 15, 2012 Name: Colorful Swirls Submitted by: Linda Gyetvay Technique used: Wire sculpting and wire wrapping Materials used: Silver, Purple, and Black medium-gauge craft wire Purple agate bead...

    • Posted August 15, 2012
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  • Gem Profile July 13: Onyx

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Onyx Onyx comes from the Greek word for nail. Nail? Yes! While many of us think of the color black when onyx comes up, onyx is a variety of chalcedony that can be...

    • Posted July 13, 2012
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  • Gem Profile June 8: Chalcedony

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Chalcedony Shop Chalcedony Beads Chalcedony used to be considered a fibrous variety of quarts. However, it has been shown to contain quartz as well as moganite, a different form of silicon dioxide with...

    • Posted June 8, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 25: Thundereggs and Mexican Lace Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Thundereggs and Mexican Lace Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Beads | Shop Mexican Crazy Lace Agate Cabochons | Shop Blue Lace Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop...

    • Posted May 25, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 18: Moss Agate and Plume Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Moss Agate and Plume Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Beads | Shop Moss Agate Cabochons | Shop Tree Agate Cabochons | Shop Green Spot Agate Cabochons Just as there...

    • Posted May 18, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 11: Fire Agate and Iris Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Fire Agate and Iris Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads | Shop Fire Agate Cabochons | Shop Crackle Fire Agate Cabochons Fire Agate Fire agate...

    • Posted May 11, 2012
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  • Gem Profile May 4: Orbicular Agate and Botryoidal Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Orbicular Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads In today’s agate article we will discover orbicular agate, bloodstone, and botryoidal agate. I apologize for the lack...

    • Posted May 4, 2012
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  • Gem Profile April 27: Banded Agate and Brecciated Agate

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Agate, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads | Shop New Brazilian Agate Beads About Agate Generally agate’s hardness is a 6.5-7 on Moh’s scale, with a...

    • Posted April 27, 2012
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  • Gem Profile April 20: Cryptocrystalline Quartz Introduction

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Cryptocrystalline Quartz Introduction, one in a Series on Quartz Shop Agate Cabochons | Shop Agate Beads As you have become aware in recent months, there are many, many kinds of quartz dug from...

    • Posted April 20, 2012
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