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    Default ?what stone (or not) is this?

    Hello

    I popped to a local street market today and spotted the following stones. The lady 'looking after the stall' said she didnt know what the stones were but knew they were all defiantly gemstones. I didn't pay very much for them -£2 for 5 stones- I know what 3 of them are but not these ones.

    I am thinking that maybe this one is aventurine as it's black and is like the stars at night (if so it's man made is it not and therefore not a gemstone? ) if anyone can help I'd be grateful.... picture quality is not the greatest
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    And what about this one... it's actually purple in colour again picture quality is poor ..sorry!Click image for larger version. 

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    Thanks for your help.

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    The first one looks like a piece of blue goldstone (a type of manmade glass); the second looks like a banded agate.

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    Thanks just as I thought then really. It was only 40p I can't moan about it.

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    My daughter made a pendant with one like your black/navy stone and it looked beautiful. She wire wrapped a couple of strands around it and made a flower shape with the wire in the middle. I didnt know it was a manmade stone though.

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    I picked them out to practice setting them. They aren't very big so could be pendant or large ring. I love the sparkley one too.

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    Good luck, would love to see when finished.

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    Thanks will do.

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    Can't make out the first stone too well, but the second one I'm confident is banded agate. If it's a purply colour then it's probably been stained, as they are usually naturally greyish or brownish I think.

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    Thanks steveLAO. I couldn't get the photo any clearer than that... but it's black/navy blue with lots of sparkley bits looks like a perfect night sky. I think its Goldstone as aurarius says. I love it though regardless of whether it's manmade or not

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