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I am not sure what the stone is in these earrings. Looks like there is a moon stone than a yellow amethyst not quite testing citrine followed by a banded stone or shell. Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Could it be grey banded agate or is it too translucent for that ? I'm not good at identifying stones..

https://www.agrainofsand.com/polished-grey-banded-agate-teardrop-beads/

 

Love!

 

Sounds like you have a stone tester? If you do, how does a test of the banded part come out?

 

I believe it didn't really move - was in the quartz part. I originally thought some type of amethyst slice. I left everything on my desk and will re-test Monday.

 

You are using the word 'amethyst' in an idiosyncratic way. Amethyst is purple macrocrystalline quartz. Citrine is the same thing in yellow - yellow/brown. These days mostly literally the same thing, as nearly all citrine we see started life as amethyst. The color is changed by a heat process. Whatever 'green amethyst' is, it's not a naturally occurring stone either, not in that color anyway.

The dangles are really interesting. At first glance my mind ran through tiger's eye (too translucent) & rutilated quartz (not bright & needle-y enough) so have to settle for an unusual banded quartz formation, possibly of the microcrystalline/chalcedony type.

 

Hi Brownwen, unfortunately in the auction world, we have to state how one tests - if an amethyst is not testing as 'citrine' because it is lacking ferric iron impurities then that is what I have to say.

 

It looks like an agate to me; albiet a very unusual shape. Very different earrings!

Leslie at the Northern Lights Lodge