Snakes and Stones

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #65



Lavender Albino, I like the purplish hues.

[Ascended]

Photo #65

Lavender Albino, I like the purplish hues.

Awesome snake, nice choice of colour for the stones too. Both subtle colours.

[Daniel_Effler]

Photo #65



Lavender Albino, I like the purplish hues.

Love a lavender albino. Very nice pic!


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[Lord Sorril]

Thank you for the compliments!
I do love the Lavender Albinos myself. I have a few projects ongoing with them.


Next up: Photo #66



The Banded Amethyst (Rwanda) in this photo is probably the most expensive material per/lb. I have ever tumbled.
Fun fact: Amethyst will lose color over time when exposed to UV Light.

I realize I didn't include a coin for scale in this photo. The Lesser female is an adult.
Here is a mini-photo of some of these stones with a quarter for proportion.

[Ascended]

LOve amethyst,one of my favorites.

You have inspired me to to do something similar. I wont copy though with my tumbled stones, but maybe take some pictures with use my large crystals.

[Lord Sorril]

LOve amethyst,one of my favorites.

You have inspired me to to do something similar. I wont copy though with my tumbled stones, but maybe take some pictures with use my large crystals.

Sounds interesting! I look forward to seeing the photos.

Side story: Last weekend I was incredibly tempted to buy a huge rainbow titanium coated quartz crystal (single piece), but, it was $150...too much...I could get 350lbs. of rodent (dog) food for that price.

[Ascended]

Side story: Last weekend I was incredibly tempted to buy a huge rainbow titanium coated quartz crystal (single piece), but, it was $150...too much...I could get 350lbs. of rodent (dog) food for that price.

My big crystals are from ages ago, like you I would rather buy something for the snakes (or a snake)

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #67



Blue Lace Agate (Malawi)
Normally blue lace is a bit pricey, but, I got a good deal on this material.
Once I removed the rind on these agates: the surface of the stones were heavily pitted (doh!).
It was a tough call, but, I chose to leave some of the character of the stones intact rather than grind them into 'perfect' specimens.

Pattern and coloration on this snake is typical for Pastel Het Clown +/- a het recessive or two.

[Lord Sorril]

Photo #68



Nipomo Agate with Marcasite (California). Due to the varied hardness: It is tough to produce a nice tumbled piece.

Snake in the photo hatched 5 minutes prior (2020) and I snapped a few quick photos before placing this one back in the incubator.

[Ascended]

Photo #68



Nipomo Agate with Marcasite (California). Due to the varied hardness: It is tough to produce a nice tumbled piece.

Snake in the photo hatched 5 minutes prior (2020) and I snapped a few quick photos before placing this one back in the incubator.

I like this one, sort of crispy mineral