which crystal is your fave

that is rubellite tourmaline :) 

Wow! That's neat.
:)
Thanks.

It's interesting to me how "it" drew my attention.

well on a more metaphysical note, 

"Rubellite Tourmaline reminds us that we must love ourselves, to be able to love another. It carries strong love energy to encourage positivity and a positive attitude, making it one of the most beneficial crystals for love. A rubellite tourmaline stone is believed to strengthen friendship and promote sympathy, making it a beautiful friendship gift. Rubellite Tourmaline carries a very strong feminine or yin vibration, whereas Green or Blue Tourmaline carries a more masculine energy—this makes it a wonderful crystal for women especially or anyone who wishes to accentuate their feminine side. These stones carry a lovely, calming energy that helps to relieve stress and revive your passion for living." 

maybe you want some of this in your life 

it's also good for providing strength and emotional balance 

That's very interesting!

-- a lot of that can apply to me. And my interest in it was purely visual. it 'stuck out' to me from the others.  I have no idea about any of this stuff. Maybe it did 'seek me out.'
:)

yeah i think most are actually minerals and semi precious gemstones. a lot of small tumbles too which is why they are shapeless blob looking. 

and thanks that my ammonite. my husband thinks it's fake but he is a pleb so what does he know. 

i like diamond too but im too poor for that. i have been looking for herkimer diamond though but it's hard to find. im making plans to go to some local mineral and gem shows. 

my fave is the lab. 
this is like 2/3 of my collection. i couldn't fit it all in the frame  This post was edited by amber at August 29, 2019 7:48 PM MDT

Wow...I am in love. I have been a rock/mineral geek for decades. You and I know it isn't fake. I found a 350million year old piece of tree branch with some opalization in a limestone slab at a park. I gave it to a geology professor and he said he had never seen anything like it. I donated it to our University. I gave most of collection of fossils and minerals to my grand kids. I am in awe.

That's truly fascinating!

uruguayan amethyst is the best amethyst because it IS the MOST purple. 

Amethyst is my birthstone This post was edited by Jon at August 29, 2019 7:49 PM MDT

Petrified goat ca-ca is your birthstone.  Get over it!

Amethyst is awesome. the cut gems are overpriced as amethyst is quite common. When I was in Italy years ago I stopped in a shop in a small town. They had a huge amethyst oblong geode. It was $1000 dollars. It was a museum piece.

Send me a link or something. 
Goat's been asking me what I want for Christmas.

That was 1986. I doubt it is still there. Hell, the town might not be there. Here's a link:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/672041632/very-large-amethyst-cathedral-raw?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-home_and_living-home_decor-rocks_and_geodes&utm_custom1=bd158419-0662-4dd5-8076-200bae2f533c&utm_content=go_2063077649_76452868735_367965824523_pla-302796601822_c__672041632&gclid=Cj0KCQjw753rBRCVARIsANe3o443fMx6ORlqZMVd29j3JsCmYWzO1LH4aQODIp5acKzMQC7l2u96q1UaAk2wEALw_wcB

Bowmore or Laphroaig, by preference. Prohibitively expensive, but worth it. Islay whiskies are the cream of the crop.

IMO Issleys are Grizzely, Glen Dronach 25 Y/O have 7 bottles unopened, more willl be acquired this year.  My buddy RIP would approve of your choices which are excellent, albiet not my taste.

Enjoy your Dram tonight.  I have a 50 year Isley, defunct distillery.  Show up on my door I will open same along with 2 25 y/o Kentucky Whiskeys not Bourbons. Love fellow Whiskey aficionados.  A friend with a 2 restaurants in Melbourne in his private stash has same, it will cost me my soul forget the price, I will ask for him to share.

The favorite bottle is 100 y/o OLD Mork Bourban from an Ancestors bar in Mn, USA. Truly delightful

Am curretly sipping 25 Y/O Jamesons while the Twins and Residents are Sleeping. PS it is Single Cask

Unfortunately my budget can't stretch that far. One can't have champagne taste on a beer income :-(

Understand the budget issue. I go through enough duty frees in a year so I pick up a bottle that looks interesting.  My Standard go to Whiskey, Jameson.  1.5 Liters bottles are cheap at duty free

Ever had an Irish depth charge? Drop a shot of Jameson's into a pint of Guinness.

Similar, whiskey in a beer = Boiler makers A scene from my undergrad and frad school days