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Rocks, Fossils, Minerals

kingofquartz

BEWARE Fake Crystals on Ebay! Dont Be Fooled!
by kingofquartz( 1420)
Hello Everyone : ) My passion is for completely natural quartz and I do not like fakes! Although I often admire the labor involved with making some of these fakes they are still fakes Below I have written...
Tags: quartz | crystal | clear | point | cluster
1232 of 1260 people found this guide helpful
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norzilla

Beware - those large chinese turquoise rocks are FAKE!!
by norzilla( 369)
To the newbie mineral buyers out there: beware of the fake turquoise. Real turquoise is sold by the gram. It costs BIG TIME. Expect to pay good money for the real stuff.Here are some links that offer good...
Tags: turquoise | chinese | minerals | specimens | rocks
510 of 531 people found this guide helpful
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ammolitemine

THE AMMOLITE BUYER'S GUIDE
by ammolitemine( 3004)
OVERVIEW The goal of this buyer’s guide is to leave you, the consumer, less confused for reading it, not more so, by providing useful,unbiased information that will aid you in understanding ammolite. It will...
Tags: ammolite | ammonite | gemstones
468 of 480 people found this guide helpful
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sedonastone

ALL GEMSTONE BUYING GUIDE HIDDEN SECRETS ON EBAY
by sedonastone( 7912)
The best HIDDEN SECRETS Everyone Should Know When Buying Gems and Crystals On Ebay for 2008! Hidden secret #1) POINT OF REFERENCE: Well it is not exactly a secret....but how you do it DEFINATELY is!...
Tags: gemstone | gems | opal | jewlelry | tourmaline
438 of 495 people found this guide helpful
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bruce55

Ebay Fossil Buying
by bruce55( 304)
Collecting fossils can be an educational, rewarding and enjoyable hobby. As a child I was entranced by the idea that some rocks were once alive. This guide shares some of my experience collecting fossils,...
Tags: shark teeth | trilobites | dinosaurs | mammals | other fossils
332 of 350 people found this guide helpful
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rocktumblingsupplies

How to Polish Stones in a Rock Tumbler
by rocktumblingsupplies( 2357)
Answers to frequently asked questions about how to polish stones in a rock tumbler. Rocks are commonly polished in a rock tumbler. The basic procedure is to tumble the rocks with progressively finer grits ...
Tags: polishing rocks | rock tumbler | tumbling rocks | rock polisher
327 of 334 people found this guide helpful
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rocktumblingsupplies

What Is The Best Type Of Rock Tumbler
by rocktumblingsupplies( 2357)
There are two main type of rock tumblers: Rotary tumblers are the most common and readily available. Vibratory tumblers are often used by advanced hobbyists or rock polishing professionals. Benefits...
Tags: polishing rocks | rock tumbler | tumbling rocks | rock polisher
224 of 228 people found this guide helpful
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enchantedraider

Real Amber vs. Fake
by enchantedraider( 84)
I just got took. I should have known. Fake amber is not hard to make. It can be made from heating colored plastic, using copal (not 'mature' amber) or other modern polymers. Amber that looks 'too perfect'...
Tags: Amber | Beads | Jewelry | Fossil | Collectibles
218 of 229 people found this guide helpful
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raz6284

Buying Natural Amber Guide
by raz6284( 378)
Amber is a fossilized resin that has gone through a number of changes over millions of years. The oldest amber is registered to be 345 million years old, and the oldest known amber containing an inclusion...
Tags: Baltic Amber | Dominican Amber | Genuine Amber | Copal | Amber
215 of 231 people found this guide helpful
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ckmate69

Faking a fossil...Trilobites!!!
by ckmate69( 161)
I'm writing this for those that don't know, hopefully to prevent someone from getting burned! The idea of a fossil being faked is unbelievable to some people, but there are both sinister and legitimate...
Tags: Trilobites | fossil | fossils
204 of 218 people found this guide helpful
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