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One of the nice things about amethysts, aside from the color, is that it is one of the gemstones that comes from nature in enough larger crystals that can yield big cut jewels at affordable prices. I've seen some really nice carved amethysts, too. Even so, one has to be on the lookout for frauds, sy...

Got a zero, too. Sometimes wonder about my old eyes, and haven't done those tests for decades.

I think the gas (or just carbon monoxide) would kill them without blowing up anything, but then, without this sort of stupid, YouTube would probably collapse. Funny to watch - and glad that he didn't get hurt (came real close to doing damage to his walkway and buildings, though).

CVD diamond batteries encapsulating spent nuclear fuel.

"Walter Kitty"

Those'd be worth wearing just to have someone gape and say "Goodness." Good opportunity to use Mae West's comeback: "Goodness had nothin' to do with it."

Howdy from the thawing Northwest!

Very elegant (I particularly like the swirls of metal that compliment the swirls in the rhodochrosite).

The 2nd and 3rd particular faves - seems exactly what those 2 mad cats would be thinking!

Yes, that is interesting. I wonder if this might also lead to gold metal clays that don't shrink as much and cost less?