Featured Some old stones and fossils

Picked these up over the weekend, you may all be shook at this, BUT ... I have a weakness for stones and interesting looking things.
These didn't cost much, wanted to try to learn about them. (But I got lost!)

The bootaging has been good this season.
Only three weeks in and I'm inundated with Things,Stuffs and boxes in which to stash them. Happy days!

(Am sure that these are stone,not glass)

This little egg thing ( I love egg shaped things,dunno why)
It's an inch and a half / 4cms)
The closest I could think of was Bowenite, is this a serpentine? Cold to the touch, no taste of scent xx



Has a hole one end


It actually looks like a stone grape.
Am hoping it's an alien egg



This is odd. almost looks as if someone's felt tipped over it. It's cold to the touch,no scent or taste,and small about an inch xx






This reacts to UV, a sort of milky glow. It's cold, no taste or scent.
Approx 2 inches across the bottom (5 cms)









Thank you all! Got a few more,will do another thread xx​

 

First one could be bowenite, or possibly jade, looks a bit too clean for most serpentines. Second one probably green aventurine, also possibly calcite. Not sure about the third one, it's the wrong habit for citrine unless it has been knocked around a lot, maybe some form of partially polished calcite or carnelian.

Generally speaking, tasting crystals isn't a good idea, many contain toxic minerals and heavy metals such as asbestos and chromium. When cleaned and polished not so bad, but if they have powder residues you could ingest them.

 

Thank you very much, will go and have a good look,that's great xx


I taste everything, I'm pretty sure I'd have to ingest a much bigger amount than even I am capable of to do any harm. Thank you though, I've managed to get to the grand age of **coffcoff** tasting quite a few things I shouldn't
xxx

Meant to say as well, I have what I think could be a bowenite necklace,the stones look lot greyer than this egg thing does. Don't know if it comes in different shades or that could be a relevant thing xx

 

Bou do you think your grape/egg thing might be from a stone grape cluster?

These are some of mine and each grape has a hole in one end.

 

Same here! my motto: to test... TASTE!
Only putting the point of tongue on... Hundreds of things since 40 years without harm (till yet?).
Always use my 5 senses for identification of antiques, and even the 6th... GUESSING!

 

Oh! SIS it does look like that. I did think looked exactly like a grape!

They are dam cool. I wanty!
Thank you xxx

 

I am very happy to learn I am in very good company, Kyra xxxx
I use all I have to (try to) ID things. Doesn't seem to have harmed me in the *few* years I've been doing it...have had a leetle shock or two testing batteries, must 'fess xx

 

You are right that you are unlikely to come to harm, but don't forget some elements are cumulatively damaging so it takes a long time for the effects to build up and it can be 20 years down the track before anything happens. There are also a few crystals (not common) which have uranium and tritium in them, these are radioactive and while pretty much harmless outside the body when inside they can cause serious harm.

I'm not trying to put you off you doing you, but it's not something that should be advocated to others.

 

Just promise me you won't lick a stone like this



takes like bitter almonds....

Blue Billy, made up mostly of cyanide

 

Haha, yep - unlikely to find it in jewellery or a minerology show though (hopefully). Green and blue crystals are often some of the more toxic end of the spectrum due to the colouration coming from chromium and copper.

 

Yeah Ya never know though, someone could pick one up thinking oh that's looks pretty or interesting

Next thing you know it's on a carboot table !!

 

To be honest, I think people can make up their own mind. It would make utterly no difference to me if someone tested their stuff with their tongue, or not. Wouldn't make any difference to me if someone told me to/told me not to/ expressed concerns, either.

 

( Just would like to make it clear! I don't go 'round pickin' things up from the floor,and licking them indiscriminately. )

I actually am in full compos mentis.

I am quite capable of assessing a situation! I shall continue to use all my senses as I choose...all of them.

Thank you for the concern x x x but I don't expect people to do as I say/do etc. and I'm just going to carry on just the way I have been.

 

The last rock looks like Honey Calcite.

 

Had a look...I agree, does look like that...thank you x

 

I know you are fully compus mentus my love, just looking out for you

A little message from me to you, non licky licky on powderous BLUE

 

What a shame, blue happens to be my FAVE thing to lick. Dam.

But...but can I lick prussian blue ... ‽ I know it has cyanide in, but it kills radioactivity. So sort of a win/win type of situation.

Please?

 

R U Radio active ??

or is that just yer normal ' glow ' ???

hehehehe!!!!!

 

Yeah ok, 75mg of Prussian blue is enough

NO MORE

 

I have some Russian Cobalt Blue's ,,,,,,,, u can lick those !