Buying & Value
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Where to Buy Real Carnelian and Avoid Dyed or Glass Fakes
Real carnelian is widely available, but the name is applied to several different products. A seller may offer naturally orange-red…
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Where to Buy Real Calcite and Avoid Dyed or Misidentified Stones
Calcite is one of the most abundant and varied minerals in the collector and crystal markets. It appears as transparent…
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Where to Buy Real Bronzite and Avoid Glass or Resin Fakes
Real bronzite is a brown to bronze-colored pyroxene material valued for its metallic-looking schiller. When a polished piece moves beneath…
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Where to Buy Real Botswana Agate and Avoid Dyed Fakes
Real Botswana agate is a naturally banded chalcedony known for fine parallel lines and subdued combinations of gray, white, brown,…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Tiger’s Eye and Avoid Fakes
Real blue tiger’s eye is the blue-gray to blue-green member of the tiger’s-eye quartz family. It is also known as…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Lace Agate and Avoid Dyed Fakes
Real blue lace agate is recognized by soft blue chalcedony crossed by delicate white, pale gray or deeper blue bands.…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Kyanite and Avoid Fakes
Real blue kyanite appears in several very different markets. Mineral collectors buy natural blades and matrix specimens, lapidaries choose translucent…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Chalcedony and Avoid Dyed Fakes
Real blue chalcedony is valued for a soft, diffused color rather than intense opaque saturation. Fine material can appear pale…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Calcite and Avoid Dyed Fakes
Real blue calcite can range from pale milky sky blue to stronger blue-gray or turquoise-leaning shades. It reaches the market…
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Where to Buy Real Blue Aventurine and Avoid Fakes
Blue aventurine is harder to buy confidently than the familiar green variety because the retail name is not applied consistently.…
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