Saturday, February 12, 2011

Fancy Stones, base 100gp value


Occasionally one can find insects entombed in this fossilized tree resin.  What if that fly was a shape-shifted devil?

Alexandrite

Only three alexandrites are depicted here.  The top row shows the gems in sunlight, the bottom row in artificial light.













There's a bright green variety of garnet called Uvarovite.




Green is the most common color for jade but it comes in a variety of other colors.




Jet is actually a form of fossilized wood that decayed under great pressure.






Rose-hued spinels are sometimes called Balas Rubies.




Pink tourmalines found in nature have been subjected to radiation at some point in the past.



Zircon

Yellow zircons are sometimes called Hyacinths.


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4 comments:

  1. Thanks for doing the legwork on this Jeff, great series :)

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  2. Exquisite, really.

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  3. Anonymous2:50 PM

    One of my favorite parts about getting treasure in AD&D 2e was rolling for art work or precious gems. These posts bring back happy memories :)

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  4. That would be Nephrite Jade, correct?

    Capcha: Spermids. Not sure I want to know what those are...

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