Yummy

And then we have this:

Becki

I think I have a cab like this one. LOVE that green!

Much better than the name I was thinking. I'll just say it reminded me of parasites.

LOVE that one though. Good luck!

This is ruby zoisite.

This is something like golden leaf jasper.... can't remember exactly.

Thanks Karleen. I have to find some of that ... (I just wrote I'm in a "green phase" LOL, and then Becki posts THIS)

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Karleen -- it looked like ruby in zoisite, but where did they get that name? Of course, this is the same seller who sells blue goldstone (which is GLASS) as "Sun Sitara" so I guess I should have known they were making up the names.

Still love that freaking green.

Becki

Jerri and Karleen -- "Maggots in Mustard", maybe? LOL

becki

What I find very interesting that at shops who sell stones for their a power they even find healing power in goldstone...

Hi Becki...

The beads from this ebay seller may be okay but their jewelry is very low quality...at least, what I purchased on 1/10/08 was.

I won the auction from

Anna W. in Tx

HSN has been selling rings with Mawsitsit stones for several years. I've also seen this stuff at bead shows under the name of "Rain Forest Jasper". It looks sort of like Ruby in Zoisite (without the rubyness), but a deeper green. So, I'm not really sure what it is.

Patti

who/what is HSN?

In this book it says it is a form of jade:

Anna -- I have purchased piles, and I mean absolute piles of stuff from all three sellers. You can check my feedback if you want to see the items (beckibead at the ebay site).

Several of the strands I got were the worst beads I have ever seen. Many, many of the pendants were much better than I ever imagined. I get most of them for $3 (.99 auction and 1.99 shipping) and several have been just outstanding.

What I do now is take a close, careful look at the pictures. If the beads are not uniform in size or shape, I won't like it and no matter how good the picture is, I don't buy. I won't buy any more lapis beads from them because I am convinced they are dyed (lots of beads are dyed but not all of them leave blue spots on my neck, LOL). Pendants, I will buy from them forever. I can't believe some of the deals I've received.

One must shop carefully there, but it is worth the trouble (at least to me).

Becki

Rainforest jasper was always what they called rhyolite. At least the in past. Maren -- that has always been my favorite green stone, until they came out with green garnets.

Becki

Bartje -- HSN is the home shopping network. I buy lots of my clothes there.

Becki

I actually have heard the name mawsitsit, but I'm not sure it was this stone.

But this looks like something different to me

the source that makes the most sense to me that I found at google is

green garnets?? OK, looked 'em up. Yes, I think I like those too :-)

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