I got this stone from Afghanistan it is a couple shades of blue egg shaped and has specks of gold swirled threw it I was wondering if anyone seen something like it before or kind of knew what it was or else who I could go to to find out what it is ?
2006-10-17 01:42:58 · 3 answers · asked by biancad 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Well afganistan is famous for its Lapis lazuli.. which often includes pyrite (fools gold) so that would be my bet! Nice.
The much more common azurite has a similar colour but is a carbonate so it reacts with acids.
2006-10-17 02:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a blue sapphire
2006-10-21 03:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by Thilina Guluwita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/gem-by-gem.html
This site has all kinds of gemstone descriptions. There are also pictures. With a little bit of research, you should be able to find out what kind it is.
2006-10-17 08:52:11 · answer #3 · answered by Sabina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋