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$95.00 |
SP114b Here
is a very high quality, large, darker Orange Calcite sphere. This sphere
measures nearly 4" and has an excellent polish. It has a deep Orange
color that is just beautiful. A must have for any sphere collection.
This material is from Mexico. Calcite is a Carbonate mineral that
is most widely distributed on the Earth's surface. It is a common constituent
of sedimentary rocks with Limestone in particular. A Calcite formation
can take on many different shapes and sizes which is dependent on the location,
ground water occurrence and temperature. Calcite is usually white or
colorless but can be gray, red, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown or black.
The deeper the color is usually indicative of the definitive impurities from
the earth or water.
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Orange Calcite Sphere
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$55.00 |
SP115b
Here is a very nice Black, Grey and White colored Marble sphere. It
measures 6" and has a nice polish. This sphere has a good color blend
and a unique design. A great sphere to add to your collection.
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed mostly
of Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building materials
and has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably the
most common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of many colored
Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay,
Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert.
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Marble Sphere
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$9.95 |
SP111b Here
is a fun start to your sphere collection. The Rock Shed is now offering
a set of six (6) 20 mm marble spheres
from the marble spheres shown in the picture. This is a nice mix of
several different gemstones including Rose Quartz, Howlite, Picture Jasper,
Rhodenite, Fluorite, Amethyst, Ocean Jasper, Unakite, Snowflake Obsidian,
Green Aventurine, Red Fancy Jasper, Hematite and man-made stone including
Goldstone, Blue Goldstone and Opalite. Unfortunately, there is
NO choice as to color or stone material
as we ship as they come to us, but we do guarantee a good selection. |
Gemstone Marble Spheres
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$9.95 |
SP119b
Here is a pretty, very sparkly Goldstone sphere with a nice polish.
It measures 1 1/2" in diameter. Goldstone is a man made stone.
Similar to like item. Goldstone is a type of synthetic glass made
with Copper or Copper Salts in the presence of a reducing flame. Under
normal conditions, Copper ions meld into the Silica to produce transparent
bluish-green glass. When it cools, the Copper forms precipitates into
small crystalline clusters. The finished product can take a smooth polish
and be carved into beads, figurines or other artifacts suitable as a semi-precious
stone and is often mistaken for a natural material
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Goldstone Sphere
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$68.00 |
SP120b
This is a very nice, Ruby in Zoisite sphere. The material is from India.
It is 2 1/4" in diameter and has a good polish. This lovely sphere has
Fuchsia Ruby "eyes" set in a soft Green and White Zoisite matrix. This
sphere is very unique and has a lot of character. A must have for your
sphere collection.
Zoisite is a Calcium Aluminum Silicate that belongs to the Epidote group
of minerals. When it is found transparent, it is formed in to gemstones
while translucent-to-opaque material is usually carved into sculptural works.
The latter sometimes has Ruby Crystals which are completely opaque and unsuitable
as gemstones, but are well colored and contrast strikingly against the green
matrix of the Zoisite. Zoisite may be green, blue, brown, pink, yellow,
gray or colorless.
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Ruby-Zoisite Sphere
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$85.00 |
SP110b
This is a very pretty, beautifully colored Poly-Chrome Jasper sphere with
a very interesting pattern. It measures nearly 3 1/4" in diameter with
a nice polish. This material is from Madagascar. This is something
different for the sphere collector. Jasper, or spotted stone, is
an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in
color. Picture Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such
as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations. This results
in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.
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Poly Chrome Jasper Sphere
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$40.00 |
SP124c
This is a nice quality, very unique Leopard Skin Jasper sphere. It measures
nearly 2 1/4" in diameter. This material is from Peru. The sphere has
an interesting, darker colored "spots" adding some very distinct character
to this beauty. Grab it quick as it will not last very long!
Jasper, also know as spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz
that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. The mineral breaks with
a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It
can be highly polished and is used for vases, seals, and other decorative
items. The unique mix of conglomerates that constitute Leopard Skin
Jasper make it a favorite among collectors.
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Leopard Skin Jasper Sphere
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$50.00 |
SP106b This
is a pretty Green and Lavender Fluorite sphere with a good polish. This
sphere has nice White inclusions and a very unique design with lots of sparkle.
It measures 3 1/4" in diameter.
Fluorite, also known as fluor-spar, is a mineral composed of Calcium
Fluoride. It is a widely occurring mineral and is often found with metallic
minerals such as Galena and Sphalerite, but also with Barite, Quartz and Calcite.
It may fluoresce strongly in ultraviolet light. Although blue is the
most common color, it can also be red, purple, green, yellow and white.
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Fluorite Sphere
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$35.00 |
SP105c Here is a very
beautiful Black Obsidian sphere. It measures 2 1/2" in diameter with
a very nice polish. This material is from Mexico. The sphere has
an almost flawless Black color with out any additional color or sheen.
Obsidian is a type of naturally-occurring glass formed
as an extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava erupted
from a volcano, cools rapidly through the glass transition temperature and
freezes without sufficient time for Crystal growth. Because of the lack
of Crystal structure, Obsidian blade edges can reach almost molecular thinness,
leading to its ancient use of projectile points (arrow heads), and its modern
use as surgical scalpel blades.
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Black Obsidian Sphere
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$75.00 |
SP116b
This is a pretty dark Orange Calcite sphere with some smaller areas of Black
Biotite Mica and Sparkly Iron Pyrite. This material is from Madagascar.
It measures in at 3 3/4" and has a nice polish and has a very sparkly appearance.
Calcite is a Carbonate mineral that is most widely distributed on the
Earth's surface. It is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks with
Limestone in particular. A Calcite formation can take on many different
shapes and sizes which is dependent on the location, ground water occurrence
and temperature. Calcite is usually white or colorless but can be gray,
red, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown or black. The deeper the color
is usually indicative of the definitive impurities from the earth or water.
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Orange Calcite Sphere
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$50.00 |
SP122b
This is an interesting, and unique Gobi Marble sphere. It has a good blend
of colors and a very different striped design. The sphere measures nearly
4 3/4" in diameter. It would make an nice addition to any sphere collection.
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed mostly of
Calcite. It is used extensively for sculpture, building materials and
has many decorative uses. The pure white Marble is probably the most
common form known, but the characteristic swirls and veins of many colored
Marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay,
Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides or Chert.
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Gobi Marble Sphere
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$24.00 |
SP123c This is a very nice, above average
quality Marble sphere with a good polish. It measures 4" in diameter and has
an intricate, interesting design with a super color mix. Marble is
a metamorphic rock consisting of Limestone but composed mostly of Calcite.
It is used extensively for sculpture, building materials and has many decorative
uses. The pure white Marble is probably the most common form known,
but the characteristic swirls and veins of many colored Marble varieties are
usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay, Silt, Sand, Iron Oxides
or Chert.
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Marble
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$45.00 |
SP103c
This is a larger, above average quality pretty Pink Rose Quartz sphere.
It measures 3" in diameter and has a nice polish. The sphere has a beautiful
Rosy Pink color with amazing sparkly highlights. Definitely one of the
best I have ever seen. Quartz is the second most common mineral in the Earth's
continental crust. It is mainly composed of Silica or Silica based minerals.
Although Quartz is known by a variety of names, the most important distinction
between types of Quartz is that of macro-crystalline, individual crystals
visible to the unaided eye, and micro-crystalline, where aggregates of crystals
are only visible under high magnification. There are many forms of Quartz
including Chalcedony, Amethyst, Citrine, and Carnelian which are results of
mineral impurities or heat treatments.
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Rose Quartz
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