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I'm so happy to help! What a beautiful gift to receive, congratulations! 🤗

@@Adom-rb9zo absolutely! I agree, high quality pieces are beautiful, but at the same time some of my very favorites are considered B-grade 😊 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😍

@@Mohsen_r94 thank you! 😊

They're about 1.5 Lbs each. In the range of $60-75 😊

@@drusydreams thanks 👍

@@METEORITE_IR you're welcome!

@@COLORADOMINER The longer the better, I bet it was a beauty! Was it a piece you found?

@drusydreams Yes it was ive got several claims in the lake george area in colorado. On a nice pocket now i found last weekend not finished digging it out yet gonna hit it hard on friday.waiting for the work week to end.

That's awesome! Smoky quartz is my VERY favorite 🤩

She's a beauty! 🤩

Yooperlite is a beautiful material isn't it? Technically the Chinese stones are the same type of mineral, they are a UV reactive sodalite. The major difference is the locality. However, in my experience I've also seen physical differences - Great Lakes Yooperlites seem to contain a higher concentration of glowing minerals - under UV they have a more saturated speckled appearance. This is just my personal observation. And of course a higher quality Chinese piece may look more similar, and same for a lower quality Great Lakes specimen, it may look more like the Chinese material. Really in the end it's up to you. If you are happy with a Chinese material named after the American materials, that's perfectly fine. The most important thing, in my mind, is that they are marketed correctly. Because to many people, location is important.

Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤️ That's beautiful!

If you are looking for a Yooperlite that originates where it got the name, then yes. They come from Michigan. There are similar materials that come from overseas, so one could argue that like Labradorite, the name has become global. A trade name, if you will. But they can also be called by their minerological name - to me, that would be the more correct option. But those names aren't what sell in the overseas markets 🫰😉 They only call it Yooperlite, because they're targeting the US market. In the end, what's really important is how you feel about the stone you aquire. Some care about the origin/name, some don't. Personally, I prefer to know where a stone is from and honoring the heritage of the stone, where it came from and those who mined it. Fakes are just fakes. Lol. If it's painted to glow, for me that's a no 🙅‍♀️ Like fake Malachite. Unless it's advertised as what it is (plastic, painted, etc), it's dishonest and taking advantage of people.

@@drusydreams I realize all that you said here. But there must be differences in the mineral composition of all these glowing gemstones. I love gemstones for their properties as well as beauty. To display compliment plants as jewelry raw tumbled/ polished etc. So yes I want specifics too. All sodolite glowing stones probably don't have all the same minerals therefore varying metaphysical & healing properties. Also, are there fake glowing stones being marketed as real that some other stone using blacklight ink or paint?

@@septemberraine5067 I agree! Crystals coming from different areas of the world will have slightly different appearances, and I believe it effects the energy as well. There may be slight variation within the mineral composition by location, but to my knowledge nobody has done that detailed of a study on Yooperlite yet. But if you closely compare stones from the different locations there are slight differences - the pattern, UV reactivity, overall color etc. 😊

Like shredded wheat 🥣

Isn't it amazing how the same mineral can have so many names 😅❤️ That's so cool they can be mined where you live! These are from Morocco 🤗

So far it's the favorite 🤩

You are very welcome! 🤗

They're VERY often mislabeled, even in big shops. If your pieces have finer crystalization and/or lots of drusy caves they're most likely Aragonite! 😊

There's a correction at 3:42 😉

@@drusydreams Thanks!

Some people don't care. But there are those who do want to know the origin, and if it's important to them that the stone is sourced from the US, where the stone got the name, it's important to be marketed correctly! 😊

Yes! It's www.drusydreams.com. These spheres, as well as some new points and fossils, will be released tomorrow!

So fun! Congrats, I love crystal hauls 🤩

Tourmaline you say? 💎😁 #crystals #tourmaline #aquamarine #turquoise #crystalcollection

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You are very welcome! 🤗 Glad it helped!

I suppose in the end, even the Great Pyramids are just piles of rocks 🔺

Yes! You are absolutely right 😊 Chrysoprase is a light apple green variety of chalcedony! The color is caused by nickel in the stone. Pretty sure there was some on the websites I checked out here 😁

That's right. Vera Cruz Amethyst are a very light lilac color. They're not deep purple like Brazilian Amethyst. 😊

Thank you!

Thank you! ❤️

Congratulations 🎉

No, it is not. Yooperlite is only found in one place - in Michigan, USA. It is the name given for the material found in that location. If it is found in China, it should be called the mineral name, such as "UV Reactive Sodalite", or whatever the locals call it. To say it is the same as the material found in the USA, just to target the American consumer is dishonest.

This is the problem with calling a mineral that already has a name by a different nickname. This mineral has always been known as fluorescent Sodalite and is found in many places throughout the world. In my opinion it shouldn’t be called yooperlite, amberlite, Firestone, lava stone, sunset stone, or any other name that’s going to confuse people on what this is. Just my opinion 😀

@@blankminded1982 I agree! I do think there's a place for trade names, especially if they honor the location the piece came from, but most markets do not respect that. They just want to sell so they give it a name we'll buy. Most sellers are not educated on proper names, unfortunately, which lends to the problem. Education is key!

So would this apply for labradorite.... Since most comes from Madagascar now....

@@andrewhannam. It's the same idea. Names like this have taken over so pervasively that it's probably impossible to change, but if people are at least aware of where the name comes from I think that's most important! Feldspar and Albite doesn't sell as well as "Labradorite" 😊

Thank you 😁

Big quartz! ❤️

Thank you! ❤️

Isn't Mother nature amazing??

Wow thank you so much! ❤️

I bet it's a great collection!

Aren't they amazing??

@@drusydreams yes I always get excited when I see rocks or crystals with different designs and textures

@@LegoMyEgo454 each one is so unique!

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Thank you! A little bit sideways 🙃 I love it!