Latest Crystal Acquisitions?
 

I thought it might be nice to have a thread dedicated to crystals you have aquired recently, or crystal-related items. An "Oh! Shiny!" thread, so to speak. :wink:

Apologies if a similar thread has been previously written; I searched back a fair few pages to no avail.

Anyhow to begin I recently purchased a few new additions to my collection as pictured below:


Hematite, Sodalite, Citrine?, Moonstone?, Carnelian.

The one in the middle looks more like sunstone than moonstone:)

green moss agate, serpentine, muscovite

Green Calcite and Orange Calcite.

And I would venture that my Fluorites would qualify as "recent" as I got them earlier this year.

I actually did create a thread some months ago to show off your new crystals but no one used it and it fell a couple pages back where no one ever sees it unfortunately. BTW it's likely the Hematite is not real Hematite and it's actually Magnetite. Most stones being sold as Hematite nowadays are actually Magnetite and you really have to find a specialized dealer to get your hands on real Hematite. I have a piece of Magnetite and it looks exactly the same as yours.

As far as new stones I recently bought and have already received:

Danburite (my other one broke)
Aragonite
Celestite
Black Tourmaline
Yellow Apatite
Azeztulite
Strawberry Lemurian Seed
Moldavite x2

Stones I recently bought and haven't received yet:

Red Hematoid Quartz
Tibetan Quartz
Carnelian
Crocodile "Kambamba" Jasper
Septarian
Tanzanite

I've got some fab ones recently.

I bought some turqouise and some coral from Ecuador - which are amazing.

Then I felt the need to get some amazonite which has an interesting energy and I also put it wiht the coral as my sotnes to carry today.

I've just aquired a few newbies;

A beautiful piece of chrysoccolla, and a more rugged but still very beautiful piece of Iolite.. I went to bed with the Iolite on my brow and it felt like my third eye was receiving a very soothing massage! Was awesome!!

They're both for my mesa as I head off this week to finish my shamanic training.. These stones really feel right and will be going through ceremony and ritual with me and then will be a permanent part of my practice! :)

Loving all the replies!

Astral Explorer: is there any way I can distinguish between Hematite and Magnetite?

Over the past month I have bought far too many stones. I might aswell list them all since I wont be buying anymore for a while....I hope haha.

Orange Calcite
3 Smokey Quartz
4 Raw Rose Quartz
4 Black Tourmaline
4 Raw Amethyst points
Dioptase (which was a total bargain)
Black Tourmaline Pendant
Tumbled Sunstone
Onyx
Peridot
Large Raw Amethyst
Moldavite stone
Moldavite pendant and matching earrings
Moldavite pendant
Shungite
3 Natural Citrine
Green Sardonyx
Rhodonite
Angelite
Jasper
Seraphinite
3 Carnelian
Aqua Lemuria

A few of these stones I already had, but I like to have plenty of Smokey Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Citrine and Carnelian.

:)

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Two lovely large purple hematite candle quartz. I heard them singing when I went into the shop .

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Have been working with these beauties for the past three weeks.

i've recently purchased quite a few crystals:

quartz
apatite
amazonite
green onyx
rose quartz
blue kyanite
black kyanite
desert rose
amethyst
citrine
smoky quartz
black moonstone
bloodstone
herkimer diamond

a little off topic, but since i've recently purchased it, has anyone worked with black moonstone before? i feel a very strong pull toward it's energy unlike the white moonstone that i already own. i've been trying to find information on it but i haven't been able to find a whole lot.

Those are very nice. The 2 on top look like Lithium candle quartz (the purple coat is usually lithium).

Yes you're right . I was obviously a bit ungrounded when writing the post thanks .

Black moonstone brings out your deepest dark shadows into the light so you can resolve them . I find black moonstone to be grounding and very relaxing, it allows you to become the master of your own power and to go with the flow and cycles of life . Black moonstone is a lovely crystal to work with, enjoy working with it .

Wow! :happy2: They are so lovely.

It seems there's quite a few people who have also gone "crystal happy" as of late like myself! Loving it.

Keep away from the crystals when writing :tongue: haha Love them!

I found myself buying a few tumbled stones again today, haha. :redface:

- Red Jasper
- Adventurine

And for my wife:
- Calcite
- unknown blue "bubbly" stone

Here are pictures of my newest purchases:

Carnelian


Red Hematoid Quartz


Tibetan Quartz w/ Smoky inclusion


Crocodile "Kambamba" Jasper


Septarian

And:

Strawberry Lemurian Seed

I absolutely love your new aquisitions, Astral Explorer, most especially the Strawberry Lemurian Seed, it's exquisite!

Here are some stones I purchsed recently.

Red Jasper:



Adventurine:


I purchased these for my Wife, but am not 100% sure if I have identified them correctly...
Is this Calcite?


Is this Chrysocolla?

I'm really trying to stop buying tumbled stones, instead buying clusters and points etc. I've recently bought:

Tanzanite pendant
Amethyst cluster
Phantom Quartz generator
2 Agate slices



That looks like Howlite to me.

Baltic Amber x7
Agate Bookends

danubrite, sugalite, azurite, pink muscovite, eudilyte.

I won a mango calcite heart on facebook .

I have recently acquired;
- A small Moldavite chip, which is lovely.
- A largeish Quartz Point
and while packing to move I found something that I did not know I had, a Clear Quartz pendant on a leather necklace.

I just purchased emerald, black tourmaline, and lapis lazuli

Actually my very first purchases

Got given a small double terminator clear Quartz this afternoon; a friend found it while cleaning his room and gifted it to me.
I almost have enough to create a grid now, which is exciting.

My first piece of Astrophyllite, I am really excited to try it out tonight. Oh and I just got a really big (55 gram) piece of Indonesian Amber.

Charoite and Aventurine lovely tumbles stones from my local gem shop. charging them all out side but its gonna bucket it it looks like :) I love rain :):)

Lovely crystals! :)

A little Amethyst crystal in matrix:

that's pretty
oh I just got back from the rock shop hem
Angelite - thanks rena Ill try it tonight
Abalone
red jasper
Amber
garnet

the most expensive garnet at £7.50, which has been cut to resemble a foot ball.

visit magivida.biz for some powerful pyramid crystals.

visit magivida.biz for some powerful pyramid crystals.

Got a new vintage Moldavite pendant. Got it so cheap I can't believe it and it is soooo nice. They don't make Moldavite pendants this nice anymore, they spared no expense on finding an absolutely perfect stone. Not only as in no chips or anything but it is a perfect shape, texture, and symmetrical. They used so much silver on the bell it is just stunning. I wish they still made jewelry this nice but sadly they don't. Nowadays Moldavite pendants use as little silver as possible and they use lower quality stones that aren't high enough quality to be sold as a single specimen. I paid 75$ USD less for this pendant than I did my other one and this one weighs over a gram more than my first.

A pound of Herkimer Diamonds.

I went to the Michigan Renaissance Festival today and acquired the following:

Cobaltoan Calcite and Fluorite



2 pieces of Chrysocolla.



I love the pendant. My first and last name starts with an A. I can see an A in the stone both on the front and back. Had my name "written all over it" LOL.

12 pieces of Aquamarine.

Purple Agate cave
Kunzite
Peridot chip bracelet
2 x Herkimer Diamonds
Tektite
Rainbow Moonstone wand

:)

I'd love to see that :)

I'd love to see it too!