bfdd
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Post by bfdd on Nov 19, 2011 21:11:56 GMT -5
Holidays are coming up and I wanted to get a jump start on a gift for my girlfriend. I haven't really done anything exciting for the last few gift giving events (birthday and anniversary), so I wanted to step up and do something better this time. We have been together 4 years now and I haven't given her anything shiny yet, so I feel like its probably about time. Problem is she is a geologist so I can't just go for the usual diamond/diamondish jewelry.
I have been googling for more interesting stuff but can't seem to find anything good. Fulgurite and moldavite looked really interesting, but fulgurite is fragile and hard to find on jewelry and moldivite seems to get expensive and sometimes creepy looking.
Also I'm on a budget for two reasons: 1. I don't make much money 2. She doesn't have much money and is having trouble just keeping her apartment (I'm still living with my parents. yay!?), so I told her she isn't allowed to spend money on me until she can get back into a geology job. So I don't want to give her something that looks really expensive and make her feel guilty.
So does anyone here know of any suggestions of where to look or what to look for?
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Post by A Reasonable Rat on Nov 19, 2011 23:23:51 GMT -5
Anyolite is kind of neat, and not expensive.
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Post by Iczer-Four on Nov 19, 2011 23:41:48 GMT -5
you could get her a piece of charoite or some gaspeite.. they are two nice minerals that i have in my own collection of rocks minerals and gems
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Post by bfdd on Nov 20, 2011 0:51:52 GMT -5
That anyolite is nifty, I like the color mixing and it apparently has magic powers so that's a bonus. I appreciate the suggestions its helpful to narrow down my search. I should really know more about rocks after spending 4 years hanging around a bunch of geologists but whenever rock names come up someone always mentions cummingtonite and i get distracted.
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Post by Dan on Nov 20, 2011 3:37:08 GMT -5
After 4 years hanging around with geologists you should know better than to think any mineral may have magic powers, and your gf will know better.
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Post by bfdd on Nov 20, 2011 11:46:59 GMT -5
But its on the internet, the internet never lies.
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Post by Jack Bauer on Nov 22, 2011 3:21:30 GMT -5
Buy her a nice set of luggage - it's made from samsonite...
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Post by Art Vandelay on Nov 23, 2011 10:37:13 GMT -5
Am I the only one who keeps reading the thread title as "Any dirt on people here?"
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Post by John E on Nov 27, 2011 16:24:42 GMT -5
Am I the only one who keeps reading the thread title as "Any dirt on people here?" Maybe, but I thought it was about people from the San Bernardino Valley, which a couple of popular morning DJs call "The Valley of the Dirt People."
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Post by A Reasonable Rat on Dec 1, 2011 17:07:43 GMT -5
I originally read it as 'any dirty people on here?' myself. ;p
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Post by The_L on Dec 1, 2011 19:16:45 GMT -5
I originally read it as 'any dirty people on here?' myself. ;p You're not the only one.
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Post by Jodie on Dec 2, 2011 19:08:49 GMT -5
I originally read it as 'any dirty people on here?' myself. ;p Heh, ditto.
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Post by lighthorseman on Dec 3, 2011 6:37:03 GMT -5
coal? Its chemically identical to diamond.
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Post by Damen on Dec 4, 2011 21:02:42 GMT -5
I originally read it as 'any dirty people on here?' myself. ;p You're not the only one. Quite. As for the OP, I've always found opals to be quite lovely. Same for emeralds, but finding a good quality emerald is a pain in the ass and they cost an arm and a leg. Chrome Diopside, however, is a good emerald substitute, is naturally occurring and pretty inexpensive.
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Post by Vene on Dec 4, 2011 23:37:59 GMT -5
coal? Its chemically identical to diamond. The atoms are arranged differently, so they're not chemically identical.
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