The Gems and Mineral Diva

Last weekend when I went to Atlanta, I made sure to drop by my mentor's shop, Elegance Boutique which is located in Atlanta's Little 5 Points district. Daryl and I caught up and I gave him a nice little collection of gems and I explored some of his new items. One of them, I picked up and he said, "Keep it," He had two pieces. This is what he gave me. He told me that he didn't know what it was and that I would probably know more--which is a huge compliment! So I held it up to the light and BOOM! I saw the fire. Rainbow Moonstone. And the other stuff in it? It looked like hematite or possibly tourmaline, but it has this flakiness that is similar to mica. So I got on google and did some research. Turns out, it could be  the minerals Oligoclase--which is usually white with shades of grey, green or even red at times or Oligoclase--which  usually accompanies Orthoclase which is also in this mix--and is known in some forms as moonstone due to the pale luster o

On Saturday, I went with some friends up to Sweetwater, TN and had "The Lost Sea Adventure." It was pretty much a guided tour through an awesomly huge cave that had an underwater lake. Now, I know you are saying it's not a real spelunking experience since they had it wired up with some electricity--you've got to realize it's a kid friendly adventure and let's face it--our society is kinda spoiled. They do offer the Wild Tours where you get to stay the night and do these hard crawls and no light whatsoever. I would have loved to have done that but we didn't have the time. Anyway back to topic here, I have captured some decent shots and will start off with a gorgeous Agate maybe some Fire Agate that I picked up in the gift shop. This little baby just called to me and it is now a part of my personal collection. The photos below are of the beautiful trees around the outside. I love how pretty the light is as it just flows through them. 

Most of you know that I've recently moved from Atlanta to Dallas and this weekend was a trip home to visit friends. I brought some gems I picked up in Louisiana and Texas for my mentor, Daryl and he gave me what looks like a Rainbow Moonstone with Tourmaline. I also went with my friends spelunking in Tennessee and had a great time.  It was awesome being underground surrounded by earth. Then there was the underwater lake! We also celebrated his birthday with a super cool Star Wars cake and now I'm just sitting here at Hartsfield waiting for my flight to board.  I also picked up a Calcite and a gorgeous agate heart and will have more photos up later when I get home and settled. Have a great week everyone and will blog again when I am back in Dallas!