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Published: 2011-06-13 01:11:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 589; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 0
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The centerpiece of my new rock collection. Weighs about 2 lbs. polished face on natural rough stone.rear:
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This was my first Labradorite specimen. Before I got this piece, it was tumbled stones only. After admiring its rough side I saw that un-polished stones can be pretty too.
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Those blue sections have real life in them don't they?
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They do. It looks gorgeous when you put it in the sunlight and turn it. It still shows up well under the low-light of my room lights, but not as brilliantly though.
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Beautiful! Labradorite is definitely one of my favourite minerals, though I've only managed to find one sliced and polished piece at a gem show. I'm still hoping I can eventually find a better specimen, preferably out in the field. In short, I am jealous. : )
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Thanks! It is my favorite.
I got mine at a small rock shop that's now closed for family business. They had a few other pieces, some more iridescent than this one, but they were smaller and I didn't like their shapes.
What I'm wanting is a large, complete rough 'raw' mineral specimen(and the cash to buy it -haha).
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Ah, good call then, especially if they were all the same price.
A large specimen like that would be heavenly. 
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This one was actually the largest and most expensive. They had one that was shaped almost like a J and it had lengthwise stripes of gold! But it was pretty small(should have gotten it too-darnit). This one is 4.25 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches at the longest, widest and deepest points.
What unit of measure are you using? Centimeters?
This one cost me $17, I talked the guy down from $30!(They were trying to move a bunch of stuff before they went out of business-good for me bad for them).
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That J shape does seem awkward though. :S I guess I'm just a fan of massive stuff.
Ah! Sorry, yes it was centimetres. I WISH I got a piece in those dimensions in inches! Also, that is an AMAZING price! (I still would have bought it for $30, but I also have terrible haggling abilities). Ah, out of business sales. So sad, but so amazing. Unfortunately (fortunately?) they don't happen often where I live. The most we get are BARS going out of business which are then replaced by other bars the following week. So yeah.
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The J shaped one can only be displayed in one position to show off its beauty, and it doesn't sit naturally in that position on a flat surface, but otherwise a fantastic specimen.
This one sits perfectly, but not to show off this much color, you can see a bright blue point on the top and a gold one on the bottom when laid on its side. When you have the rough side towards you, the iridescent top point is shiny when you look at it from a certain vantage. When I first got it, I hated that huge black 'vein', now I really like it. It is much denser/harder than the res., I don't know what it is, but it looks cool.
Yeah, out of business sale. I had to fight myself from spending every dollar in my wallet. I bought a dozen or so tumbled stones and this one as my 'centerpiece'. When I find another rock shop, I'm going to start collecting some rough pieces.
I don't have much space to display them, with my 15 cameras(given to me, I've only bought a few of them)and toys taking up most of my shelf space on top of my entertainment center and computer desk, but I'll find somewhere.
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Thanks. It's my first 'real' sized rock, all of the other ones I bought and found are small tumbled stones.
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I know how I felt when I got my first stone bigger than ordinary pebble. Incidentally, it was labradorite.
I like yours too.
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They had so many other rocks that I wanted to get, but I had to limit myself to getting just one 'centerpiece' rock. They had other labradorite rocks that were more 'iridescent', but this one was their largest and still pretty.
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Oh, I understand you. Especially since there aren't many places you can buy minerals and gemstones in my country. I always seek to find the best value for my money.
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wow
good to hear , you're lucky
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Thanks. Yes I was very lucky, the guy who owned the rock shop gave me 40% off because I bought so many rocks! 40%!!!
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wow
I guess you pay a lot of money ??!!
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Actually, he gave me the discount because I had bought so many rocks AND he was closing out his business to take care of his dad who's cancer had taken a turn for the worse. I don't think it was that much money, after the discount it was about $50 total. I had to restrain myself from buying all of the rocks I wanted, even though he was giving the discount I still couldn't spend all of my cash.
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good for you
you did a great work with his father , its very noble from you
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