crystals have been a beloved interest of mine since i was little. i don't do the whole mysticism thing with them, though; they're simply beautiful creations of the earth that sparkle and shine in ways that greatly pleases me. also so so many of them will kill you if you ingest them in literally any way and i'm not trying to win stupid prizes from stupid games.
unfortunately i'm not often able to expand my collection like i want to. the most recent additions have all been gifts from trips that other people have gone on, and depending on the quality and size of a stone these guys can get expensive. that being said i would still really like to go to a shop or event and personally pick some out myself again, sometime...it's been way too long.

regardless, my collection is still decently sizable. i hope you enjoy looking at them as much as i do!

note: stones are categorized from where they were bought from, not necessarily where they were mined.

virginia specimen #1

pretty sure this is just some classic clear quartz. i've also got some tiny little 'shards' that have chipped off of it over the years.

virginia specimen #2

this one's eluded me for ages. orange citrine? orange river quartz? imperial topaz?? hematoid quartz??? no idea. this one has also had some bits pop off of it as time's gone on. (unfortunately...)

virginia specimen #3

closest thing i've ever found to this is amazonite, but that still doesn't seem quite right. chunky fella.

virginia specimen #4

this thing. either pyralspite garnet, rhodolite garnet, or a really weird amethyst. or a secret fourth thing

virginia specimen #5

used to think this was a tiger's eye but lately i've been wondering if it's actually some type of sardonyx instead. >::?

virginia specimen #6

......orange calcite??? never been sure about this one

virginia specimen #7

clear quartz numbah 2

virginia specimen #8

das red goldstone babeyyyy. one of my favorites too; absolutely gorgeous piece.

virginia specimen #9

clear quartz numbah 3

virginia specimen #10

like 90% sure this is selenite. i've always loved how loooong it is

e. coast beach specimen #1

good ole howlite, with some oopsie spots of yellow dye. the other side is a bit better in that regard.

e. coast beach specimen #2

howlite again, but yellow all over this time

e. coast beach specimen #3

pretty sure this is a moss agate! pictures cannot do it justice; the layers in it look like pure magic.

e. coast beach specimen #4

no idea what this is but it is beauuuutiful. i feel like i've seen some kind of quartz like it but the name escapes me.

e. coast beach specimen #5 and #6

some kind of jade? maybe??

e. coast beach specimen #7

NO fuckin clue what this thang is. pretty sure it's color is dyed though

e. coast beach specimen #8 and #9

originally thought these two were dragon's blood jasper(and got VERY excited) but upon closer examination i'm pretty sure they're unakite jasper instead. still super beautiful stones!!

e. coast beach specimen #10

classic red jasper 👍. could also technically be specifically brecciated jasper but i doubt it

e. coast beach specimen #11

i think this is amethyst lace agate? definitely some flavour of agate.

e. coast beach specimen #12

this could be another dyed howlite for all i know. gorgeous colors regardless though.

e. coast beach specimen #13

this thing is so weird and so blue i have no idea. maybe some kind of agate. turquoise??

e. coast beach specimen #14

rainbow fluorite??? maybe???? iehhh?????

e. coast beach specimen #15

hematite my good friend hematite. at least i'm pretty sure.. very specific look about em

e. coast beach specimen #16, #17, and #18

THESE FUCKING THINGS. no idea. not a single thought in my head when i look at them. is the first one yet another howlite in disguise?? who knows!!

spiritual shop specimen #1

labelled 'jasper.' and it sure is! not 100% what exact kind though. maybe dendritic?

spiritual shop specimen #2

labelled 'tiger's eye.' correct!

spiritual shop specimen #3 and #4

both labelled 'bloodstone.' and they are fantastic. the 'milky' effect in them is soooo cool in person

spiritual shop specimen #5

labelled 'axinite.' seems accurate enough to me.

spiritual shop specimen #6

labelled 'epidote.' pretty sure, yeah.

spiritual shop specimen #7

labelled 'fluorite.' i would say so; there's only a tiny bit, but there is some green on the bottom there.

spiritual shop specimen #8, #9, #10, and #11

all labelled 'petalite.' and man what i would give for a larger, natural chunk because holy shit there are some gorgeous examples when you look it up. these little guys are still nice tho; you can see a bit of it on the last two, but they do show some pretty nice dispersions at the right angle.

spiritual shop specimen #12 and #13

both labelled 'k 2.' i had to look this up because i had NO earthly fucking idea what that meant. apparently granite with some azurite in it. fairly pretty!

spiritual shop specimen #14

labelled 'labradorite.' and what a piece of labradorite it is!!! another one of my favs by a long shot.

spiritual shop specimen #15

labelled 'smoky quartz.' ...i think. it either said smoky or clear quartz. idk it's been a while either way it's definitely some kinda quartz and it's also definitely SO beautiful omg. yet again the pictures do not do it any justice it looks so fucking cool.

spiritual shop specimen #16

labelled 'rose quartz.' seems pretty accurate to me!

spiritual shop specimen #17

SHOW ME POTATO PYRITE

spiritual shop specimen #18

okay so. i can only assume this was the 'malachite' they cited, as every other stone had a name to it. and uhm. i'm not an expert by any means but. this thing is not malachite. idk what it is but it's not malachite. look at it. i would be quicker to suggest petrified wood or maybe even a particularly monochromatic opal