Author Topic: Wearing authentic crystals for good luck (Read 40124 times)

kikai · « **Reply #460 on:** April 16, 2012, 02:46:21 pm »

i passed by bibliarch and i saw crystals meron yung loose, meron necklace and keychain..

any other sisses has seen this? hindi lang ako sure if authentic or plastic.. i saw was an orange colored carnelian, rhodondite, rodalite.. nakasabit lang sa isa sa mga shelves..medyo mabigat yugn keychain kasi ball type yung crystal..

aquacharly · « **Reply #461 on:** April 16, 2012, 02:51:24 pm »

Quote from: gorgeousmama on April 14, 2012, 05:53:05 am

me take home ka sis aqua?
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yup.. 2 bracelets, of Size 10 beads (haynako, napilitan na lang ako, nothing bigger kasi):

IOLITE. MOP 370
BLUE CHALCEDONY. MOP 450

Aprox. MOP1 : Php5.5

Good, that since my sister and I started collecting years ago, we have most of the regular crystals.
Otherwise, haynako mahirap kung hanggang panganga na lang dun. Lol

What I do not have a bracelet of, surprisingly, is a moonstone. Meron, necklaces. Naubos nyo na ata stock ni Akong ah.

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Pretty Gorgeous · « **Reply #462 on:** April 16, 2012, 03:11:39 pm »

Finally i was able to find Bronzite

at greenhills bought it for 1K the seller made 2 bracelets and a pendant. i wear this with my tiger eye bracelet

gorgeousmama · « **Reply #463 on:** April 16, 2012, 07:37:07 pm »

sis aqua

wow!!! another addition to your collection

havent been back to Atong's store since hubby got sick

but will definitely buy his CITRINE coz Obelisk has no feedback yet',

your right the owner has a hard time letting go of her CITRINE, lol

accgd to Atong he will have a shipment next month,,,

sigurado bongga yun, lol

gorgeousmama · « **Reply #464 on:** April 16, 2012, 07:53:00 pm »

Quote from: kikai on April 16, 2012, 02:46:21 pm

i passed by bibliarch and i saw crystals meron yung loose, meron necklace and keychain..

any other sisses has seen this? hindi lang ako sure if authentic or plastic.. i saw was an orange colored carnelian, rhodondite, rodalite.. nakasabit lang sa isa sa mga shelves..medyo mabigat yugn keychain kasi ball type yung crystal..

I suggest you buy your crytstals from Atong or ACC. Lab as per sis aqua, coz there youre so sure of its authenticity,,,but if you have a good eye for the real one YASH 92 or any store will do

but since I was able to scout and canvass na talaga ,i prefer talaga the stores I mentioned, slightly pricier man compared to other's store but you wont have this nagging question on your mind either its fake or real

Minex is a reputable store too but i tell you PRICEY ,,, PARANG OBELISK ang dating ng price nya

but well that is a suggestion lang naman,,,, at the end of the day its still your choice of store

lunaysol · « **Reply #465 on:** April 17, 2012, 01:53:58 pm »

Quote from: snowflakes on April 16, 2012, 05:47:45 am

i bought a rose quartz pendant. after 2 days of wearing it i noticed it changes color. i saw a cloudy or its like turning into glass inside and everytime i wash it thru running water it turn into glass or sometimes white.
is it me? or nature ng crystal to change colors?

Sis, assuming your rose quartz is authentic, then it's ok. It's normal for crystals to change colors or have clouds. Some crystals change over time but others change regularly especially when it picks up energy or used in healing. Could be your rose quartz is responding to your energy. Just cleanse it regularly. Since it's jewelry maybe you can just use incense to "smoke it" instead of using water all the time.

gorgeousmama · « **Reply #466 on:** April 17, 2012, 06:58:14 pm »

I concur with sis lunaysol, I have 2 amethsyt bracelet and I noticed that the one Im using for healing
(for headache) lightened and parang me changes in color and appearance,,

i like to wash it in water before i smudge it

snowflakes · « **Reply #467 on:** April 19, 2012, 04:46:06 am »

^^ thanks sis.. i don't know how to properly program the crystal. may ritual ba or anything? ako kase sinabi ko lang sa kanya kung ano gusto ko mangyare, ok na ba yun?

pano ba malalaman if authentic? porket mahal authentic na? dko sure if authentic sakin pero nabili ko sha ng almost $200, cugro nga fake kase mura.

CityHunter · « **Reply #468 on:** April 20, 2012, 10:14:38 am »

Hi, snowflakes.

$200 ain't cheap

Price need not be the only factor as to why it can be said its real. A LOT of those sold in high end shops are way overpriced. Yun nakita ko nga na St. Benedict na gold DAW sa SM North EDSA was way more expensive than a Krugerrand ounce! Yet the artwork and size plus quality is way inferior to the quoted price.

As for knowing if the stuff is real or not its not easy for novices to know. What I usually do is to compare it with those that I do know are real like in those pricey shops.

I got to buy some which are priced at 100 pesos or so at Ongpin and real naman though its just a lone small piece that can be used as a pendant. Hindi nga lang precious stone ha.

aquacharly · « **Reply #469 on:** April 20, 2012, 01:06:01 pm »

A crystal expert friend of mine, based in the US -- we were talking, & she said to be careful nowadays.
She buys from mineral exhibits/conventions/fairs, & old-time suppliers.
She now sees a lot of the color-enhanced stones that were manipulated by high heat exposure to appear another/more attractive color; or worse, to appear as a better-priced stone.
Ex. Topaz presented as aquamarines/sapphires.

The unscrupulous of course, will never say so.
There are a lot of stones that are, like some pearls, "pressed" or "reconstituted".
Stone materials are grounded, other cheaper ground stone materials are added + coloring; then molded into beads/whatever. Kaya pala, I am unattracted to certain "fine" specimens -- basta, something is. "off". There is too much uniformity in appearance & quality.

I learned most of what little I am sure of from viewing stuff at fine stores tht are really reliable ones.
These readily offer information if something is color-enhanced/pressed. Accdg to The Stone Market's part owner, as quoted by its store manager/SAs -- the demand for authentic/natural crystals went so high up this past year. Naging fashion accessory na kasi. Unfortunately, supply is low. So there.
(At Obelisk, they still offer readily info if something is "pressed". Their gorgeous new amber -- they right away declare as: "formed resin". So, ibig sabihin: pressed.)

What else did I earn recently?
At times, the unscrupulous pass off low-grade cheap opal as higher-priced MOONSTONE. Haynako.
BRONZITE , if authentic, has small gold short straws in them -- parang rutilated quartz but the straws are mas mataba, and short.

What else? Fine though not pricey agates: yellow, pink, white are passed off by the unscrupulous as jade
-- very much pricier.
The very good specimens of PERIDOT are passed off as expensive emeralds.
Man-made/fake diamonds are presented as tanzanites (very very pricey)
CORALS are all color treated coz natural (dead) coral all come in shades of white. Sige batuhin ako -- butmost corals in the Greenhills tiangge are "reconstituted" from not even coral materials.
To the hindi pa sanay, fish bone is passed off as ivory/tourquoise/coral even.

The way things go now, I woud be wary of local shops (sorry) -- but in every shop, you can surely find some authentic crystals -- but you must have the eye for it, and patience to really assess.
The US-based stores now appear to be more reliable -- they trade based on the supply vs demand and/or the "prettiness" of the stone -- que natural yan, reconstituted/pressed -- they label/describe it appropriately. Coz most buyers do not care. They are after the way it looks, never mind that it has no/different energy.

So, let us think out our purchases very well. We are perhaps better off purchasing the best we can afford, basta authentic.

gorgeousmama · « **Reply #470 on:** April 22, 2012, 02:01:56 am »

so far im lovin my faceted MOOKAITE

, my latest addition to my growing collection

thanks to sis aqua, for the tip that its a good specimen

i loveeee the color and the size, lol

ACC LAB textED me that they are on sale last April12-15, too bad was not able to read it,, kahapon lang kainis grrrr,,,

I went there last THU to get the sunstone w/c i reserved but it was sold out na few hours bfore i arrived,, , to think that I called up that morning to ask if it is still available and yes it was ,but sold later, anyways its my fault coz I did not tell them that im going to pick it up

oh well!!!! my attitude ,,,, IT WAS NOT MEANT FOR ME BUT TO SOMEBODY ELSE,,,,

quennna · « **Reply #471 on:** May 03, 2012, 09:24:41 pm »

My bracelet

snowflakes · « **Reply #472 on:** May 04, 2012, 04:48:39 am »

^so nice sis...

quennna · « **Reply #473 on:** May 06, 2012, 12:53:10 am »

thanks sis.. kaso di ko alam kung anong gems sila except for the citrine..

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feline13 · « **Reply #474 on:** May 09, 2012, 02:16:45 am »

sis, subok lang ha.
i see tiger eye yung brown, cherry quartz yung parang pink, red adventurine uhmm.. yung red. hehe, sodalite (?) yata yung blue -- di ko ma sure yung yellow at yung green.
check mo din sa google images sis kung ganun nga ichura nya sa personal.

quennna · « **Reply #475 on:** May 09, 2012, 02:29:13 am »

thanks, feline.. appreciate that..

aquacharly · « **Reply #476 on:** May 10, 2012, 05:49:02 pm »

Green & yellow agate -- good for grounding & confidence

Sodalite: dark blue with white veins

Pink can be agate or cherry quartz

seven82 · « **Reply #477 on:** May 10, 2012, 07:56:51 pm »

mga sis pa share naman ng ideas ninyo about green phantom quartz.. konti lang ang articles about this.. nagustuhan kasi ng husband ko. and yung red and gold rutilated quartz same lang ba ang properties? i find yung red rutilated parang bronze ang shade.

meron akong nakita, new gem daw 7 star something..

quennna · « **Reply #478 on:** May 11, 2012, 03:13:15 am »

thanks, aquacharly..

gorgeousmama · « **Reply #479 on:** May 18, 2012, 06:44:44 pm »

pic of my faceted MOOKAITE, size 16mm

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee516/hologram88/Picturefromjacobcamera138.jpg

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