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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2020 16:54:45 GMT -5
Here’s a nice star rose quartz I recently acquired. It’s quite large at 1 5/8” diameter. It has two very clear stars on it. The photo doesn’t do it justice. It’s also a pretty decent photo of my sock.  |
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 25, 2020 17:17:34 GMT -5
Nice sock. No hole in the toes.
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Post by knave on Mar 25, 2020 17:31:25 GMT -5
Wow even rose quartz has stars!
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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2020 17:38:17 GMT -5
knave You would be surprised how many polished star rose quartz chunks I have found. I always have a small flashlight with me. If I find polished rose quartz in rock shops, I check them for stars. Madagascar is a big source but I’ve found stars from Brazil and from South Dakota too. I love star anything. It’s such an unusual quality in minerals. The one in the photo is from Brazil.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2020 18:50:49 GMT -5
Nice. I personally find rose quartz stars almost impossible to photograph (the contraluz stars are easier). Video does a better job of showing stars for me, though I never got the hang of producing a video with a reasonable file size without spending a lot of time using an editor.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 25, 2020 18:53:41 GMT -5
I didnt even know that was possible
And a great sock photo is hard to pull off😁
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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2020 20:07:54 GMT -5
The moral of the story is “always carry a flashlight when you visit rock shops”. Star rose quartz is out there in abundance. I’ve been pleased showing rock shop owners what they have. Only one so far has said I knew what I was looking for. In the near future I should receive 5 Kg, or around 11 pounds of these spheres. I’ll post photos when I get them. I appreciate everyone taking a look. Star anything is awesome in my book. MsAli . The sock is just a bonus. I wish I was a better photographer. This rock is cool. @rocks2dust. I’ll try to make a short video. |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 25, 2020 20:24:48 GMT -5
The rock is really cool.
Thank you for sharing it
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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2020 20:59:23 GMT -5
@rocks2dust Video is definitely better. Thanks for the tip. The vid might take a little while to load. Be patient. |
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Post by NDK on Mar 25, 2020 21:27:16 GMT -5
That looks really cool!
I swear I heard once star rose quartz is found in Wisconsin too. I might have to investigate that someday
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Post by Starguy on Mar 25, 2020 21:39:06 GMT -5
NDKLet me know what you find out. I’m always interested in this stuff.
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Post by NDK on Mar 25, 2020 21:41:26 GMT -5
Can't say for sure when I'll get to it, but I'll happily share whatever info I find
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Post by RocksInNJ on Mar 26, 2020 0:28:57 GMT -5
That’s beautiful. I wasn’t aware of all the star possibilities.
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Post by gemfeller on Mar 26, 2020 1:00:28 GMT -5
The Hogg Mine at LaGrange, GA is a well-known source for asteriated rose quartz. I have some lovely rough pieces from there.
I've also found a fair number of tumbled rose quartzes that display asterism, some very nice ones. But I'm getting old and lazy and keep putting off locating the optic axes to orient them. Easy job but other projects seem to take priority. One of these days...if the Kung Flu doesn't get me.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 26, 2020 2:37:37 GMT -5
I will be checking all of the rose quartz I find for stars from now on.
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Post by joshuamcduffie on Mar 26, 2020 7:38:28 GMT -5
The Hogg Mine at LaGrange, GA is a well-known source for asteriated rose quartz. I have some lovely rough pieces from there. I've also found a fair number of tumbled rose quartzes that display asterism, some very nice ones. But I'm getting old and lazy and keep putting off locating the optic axes to orient them. Easy job but other projects seem to take priority. One of these days...if the Kung Flu doesn't get me. I didn’t know that about the Hogg Mine. It’s on my list of regional places I’d like to go. Have to bump it up the list now. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 10:42:47 GMT -5
I swear I heard once star rose quartz is found in Wisconsin too. Yeah, I recall someone saying that that, too. Searched for a post here and on a couple of other forums, but no results. Maybe from one of the deposits along the Baraboo River? |
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 26, 2020 13:18:07 GMT -5
Starguy I'd like a tutorial from you how to use a flashlight to find the star.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 26, 2020 13:53:41 GMT -5
Starguy I'd like a tutorial from you how to use a flashlight to find the star. Me too please |
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Post by NDK on Mar 26, 2020 14:20:04 GMT -5
That's a great idea!
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