oldtimerock
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Post by oldtimerock on Mar 22, 2022 22:08:26 GMT -5
Hello, I was searching for something rock related when I came across the website twinrocksandcrystals.com/ I found their site to be interesting, and I liked the pricing of their rough rock and the flat rate shipping they offer. I chose to buy 3 pounds of blue tiger eye, and 3 ponds of desert jasper. The blue tiger eye is a little big for my 3 pound barrels. I will need to cut a lot of the pieces in half, but still very nice material. The desert jasper is also quite nice. Most of the pieces are very colorful, with just a few that are really grey. I have not tried any of the rocks I bought. I need to finish what I currently have going. Maybe in a few weeks I will be ready to try a batch. |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 24, 2022 0:37:24 GMT -5
Thanks for this review oldtimerock! I have never heard of this site before but I found myself caught up in reading about the girls and their twin ACL surgeries. I wouldn't wish that on anyone  |
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Post by 1dave on Mar 24, 2022 2:41:55 GMT -5
worthy of our attention!  |
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jeffreyneihart
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Post by jeffreyneihart on Mar 26, 2022 0:23:48 GMT -5
I have purchased several pounds of various rock from Twin Rocks. You can't beat the one price shipping charge. In my order was 3# of Carnelian Rough and ended up throwing away at least one pound.... mostly "rind" with a little splash of Carnelian attached. I do understand that all cannot be perfect. The Unakite, Zebra and Picture Jasper were excellent!
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LazerFlash
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Post by LazerFlash on Mar 26, 2022 14:36:34 GMT -5
In my order was 3# of Carnelian Rough and ended up throwing away at least one pound.... mostly "rind" with a little splash of Carnelian attached. I do understand that all cannot be perfect. The Unakite, Zebra and Picture Jasper were excellent!
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hypodactylus
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Post by hypodactylus on Mar 1, 2023 22:19:37 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on Mar 2, 2023 13:41:04 GMT -5
Funny it's no longer found on the page
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Mar 2, 2023 14:46:50 GMT -5
Funny it's no longer found on the page It is for me. On the first link in thread anyways. On sale $19.99 lb from $99 |
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hypodactylus
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Post by hypodactylus on Mar 2, 2023 15:52:46 GMT -5
Funny it's no longer found on the page I accidentally messed up the link when I posted it. Fixed; it should work now. |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 2, 2023 15:55:38 GMT -5
Now it works
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wolfkeep
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Post by wolfkeep on Jun 2, 2024 12:59:40 GMT -5
I Actually purchased their stones when they were onsale for Memorial day, its real turquoise, but 3 out of the 4 orders I put in that day where delivered short of the weight, even though they charged me full weight.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 2, 2024 17:41:58 GMT -5
Ironically, chrysocolla, which is more rare than turquoise is misidentified more than turquoise. People tend to call basically any unidentified copper ore or mineral "chrysocolla". I have even seen malachite called "chrysocolla". Unfortunately, this is such as a common practice.
Chrysocolla though is a specific mineral, a hydrated copper silicate. And it is very soft, too soft to work without stabilization, and quite rare.
Making things more confusing is the use of the name "silicated chrysocolla", which is not chrysocolla, but rather a chalcedony stained with copper salts. Being a chalcedony, it is much harder than chrysocolla.
They do say that the turquoise is not lapidary grade, and they use the same exact pic for their chrysocolla-turquoise page. This sounds like the material is likely chalky and will need stabilization, and also makes me wonder if the pieces are really solid blue to greenish like shown in the pic.
Looking through their site, I do see some mislabeled stones such as they are listing satin spar as "selenite", and the "onyx" looks like black jasper. Real onyx is very rare and super expensive. You are not going to find it for around $6 a pound.
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wolfkeep
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Post by wolfkeep on Jun 3, 2024 15:21:59 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 3, 2024 17:08:53 GMT -5
I Actually purchased their stones when they were onsale for Memorial day, its real turquoise, but 3 out of the 4 orders I put in that day where delivered short of the weight, even though they charged me full weight. I would notify them of the problem. They may need to calibrate their scale. |
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wolfkeep
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Post by wolfkeep on Jun 24, 2024 9:40:34 GMT -5
Twin Rocks and Crystals actually reached out to me after they read this post and they were extremely professional and friendly. They went out of their way to fix the error and offered me the difference of what I was shorted. I was extremely impressed with their professionalism. /Cheers Twin Rocks!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 24, 2024 10:07:23 GMT -5
Twin Rocks and Crystals actually reached out to me after they read this post and they were extremely professional and friendly. They went out of their way to fix the error and offered me the difference of what I was shorted. I was extremely impressed with their professionalism. /Cheers Twin Rocks! Thanks for the update and glad you worked it out.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 24, 2024 10:42:10 GMT -5
Twin Rocks and Crystals actually reached out to me after they read this post and they were extremely professional and friendly. They went out of their way to fix the error and offered me the difference of what I was shorted. I was extremely impressed with their professionalism. /Cheers Twin Rocks! This is beyond impressive to me! Super big kudos to Twin Rocks!! (You girls rock!!) Thanks wolfkeep for letting us know this...in my opinion...very big update!! |
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