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We reach the end of April - and of this month-long focus on the collection of stones in a bowl on my sideboard... We leave softly, with Rose Quartz and rainbows in the Calcite cube...

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Agate is such a varied stone!

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Three dark ones as we lean toward the end of the month and this focus on my rock collection.

On the left, two more little meteorite pieces picked at random in the Sturt Desert of Australia. For scale, the one sitting on top is about 1cm square.

Below, first, Obsidian and second, natural Garnets. If you look closely, you can see the redness in them.

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Selenite.

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As today is my birthday, I will indulge with photos of my favourite colour in mineral form!

Like a candle flame... A sliver of Orange Agate. I bought it three decades back with thoughts of having it made into a pendant. It remains in the bowl.

Below, the two stones on the left are Red Jasper. On the right are Carnelians - posh relatives of the agate!

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Two closely related minerals; on the left is Rhodochrosite and on the right in slab and polished forms, is Rhodonite.

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It's MOONday... so here are two wee bits of Moonstone for you!

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Chiastolite - sometimes known as the fairy-cross stone. It is a variation of Andalusite.