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Two Exceptional Gem Snuff Bottles

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« on: December 21, 2015, 06:10:49 am »

Rain Forest Jasper & possibly Pietersite


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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2015, 06:13:45 am »

WOW! Those are beautiful stones! Are the bottles well hollowed out, so that they can hold snuff?
Stunning.
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2015, 06:25:54 am »

Yes of course, they are as beautiful as you could imagine. Very Unique stone!
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2015, 07:52:28 am »

It is very difficult to find a solid piece of Rainforest Jasper. I always ended up using a sealer to mask the unavoidable fractures.  Really a nice bottle !
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2015, 09:28:42 am »

Which is which? I don't know, but would like to.
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2015, 10:24:38 am »

Which is which? I don't know, but would like to.
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The first one is the Rainforest Jasper, and the second which he believes to be pietersite, looks more to me like a moss agate..
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2015, 02:09:54 pm »

Thank you, George.

     I don't know what Pietersite looks like, but that does NOT look like any Moss Agate I ever saw in a snuff bottle. The Rainforest Jasper is beautiful. Actually, both are.
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