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Omphaloskeptic
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: Rutilated Quartz |
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When 'Quartz' came up recently in the Word Association thread my immediate thought was 'Rutilated' which probably seemed somewhat obscure.
However what immediately came to mind for me was the pendant shown here which I made about 35 years ago. The gold work is a bit crude but the piece of Rutilated Quartz is magnificent. It's about 28x32mm and has a buff top and faceted back.
Photo's not the best but hopefully you get the idea...
Thanks for taking a look |
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belle
Joined: 01 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| It's great. Did you cut the stone as well? |
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KimO
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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Oh thats beautiful Om  |
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Omphaloskeptic
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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Location: Merimbula
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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Thanks Belle and Kim!
| belle wrote: | | It's great. Did you cut the stone as well? |
I never got into cutting although my father did. This stone came from a lapidary shop near where I lived, they would often set aside unusual stones for me. |
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maria61
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:39 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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nice O !! I am a jewellery girl -big time  Just added to the collection today as a matter of fact! Had to layby though  |
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Omphaloskeptic
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| maria61 wrote: | | nice O !! I am a jewellery girl -big time Just added to the collection today as a matter of fact! Had to layby though |
Thanks Maria. Waaaaay long ago when I was a street vendor I would just love to see a Jewelery Girl walk up to the stand! I still notice the jewelry (especially new stuff) that a girl is wearing and chat about it. |
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nouveaugoddess
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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Location: Melbourne
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:50 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| oh nice bit of rutile quartz . l also make jewellery and l use semi precious stuff and thai silver for a bit of difference . would love to get into the polymer clay and really churn out some unusual pieces , but l'd probably end up keeping it all instead of selling it |
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maria61
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: Re: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| Omphaloskeptic wrote: | | maria61 wrote: | | nice O !! I am a jewellery girl -big time Just added to the collection today as a matter of fact! Had to layby though |
Thanks Maria. Waaaaay long ago when I was a street vendor I would just love to see a Jewelery Girl walk up to the stand! I still notice the jewelry (especially new stuff) that a girl is wearing and chat about it. |
Yes O theres a few of us still round
My Myspace "friend "Jeanette makes some lovely pieces- we had lunch yesterday in Byron Bay and she brought amazing stones i had never heard of to show me !! We had a 3 hour lunch talking Jewellery and myspace
So...rutilated ??what does that mean ? Is it in reference to the lines through the stone ?? |
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Omphaloskeptic
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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Thanks Nouveaugoddess, would love to see your jewellery work.
| maria61 wrote: | | So...rutilated ??what does that mean ? Is it in reference to the lines through the stone ?? |
Yes. The golden threads are rutile crystals. I didn't know what rutile was composed of and found some interesting stuff when I looked it up.
Rutile is mainly titanium dioxide and is the primary source of the pigment for Titanium White paint. Also rutile microcrystals are responsible for the asterism in star rubies and star sapphires. I used to love those stones, especially the star rubies. Somewhere I have a picture of one set in a free form flower-like ring that was one of my favorites. |
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maria61
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| Thanks O yes the star rubie i saw once was awesome too |
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Mariajames
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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Awesome! Beautiful
Nice bit of rutile quartz.The golden threads are rutile crystals. |
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jewelry8
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| Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: Rutilated Quartz |
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Here is a photo of much more rare & unique natural star golden rutilated quartz and rare green rutilated quartz, enjoy!!
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isabellabrown
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| Natural star golden rutilated quartz and rare green rutilated quartz are really nice pics. The pic is good and clear one. The pendant is also good one but green rutilated is what make me eager to have one. |
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marri
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| And I thought rutilated quartz was quartz that was no good any more. (apologies, unlike others, I couldn't resist). Lovely pendant btw. |
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King Julian
Joined: 08 Jun 2009
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Location: Madagascar
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject: Re - Rutilated Quartz |
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| Is it pronounced, Root elated? |
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