SC - Re: HELP- need directions to Knowne Worlde Cooks Collegium in Ealdomere
ChannonM@aol.com
ChannonM at aol.com
Fri Oct 6 05:24:22 PDT 2000
The stones that are sewn to my dress for this weekend are called
"fiber-eye". They are made from fiber optic glass, and have a
saffire/tiger eye quality to them. They are classified as semi-precious.
Christianna
On Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:31:14 -0700 david friedman <ddfr at best.com> writes:
> At 1:55 PM +0000 10/5/00, Erika Thomenius wrote:
>
> >Also, you can get lab-grown stones a lot of places. (ex.
> >www.thaigem.com).. Would that be cheating? :)
>
> I don't know--it depends whether synthetics have the same virtues as
>
> natural. Clearly you have to do some research. I suggest going
> through one of the medieval lapidaries to find out what virtues each
>
> stone has, then constructing suitable tests. I don't think you can
> get synthetic amethyst, so the "does it protect me from getting
> drunk" test, however entertaining, may not be an option. And some of
>
> the others might be a bit hazardous. Be selective.
>
> A further consideration is that something labelled "synthetic X" may
>
> actually be "synthetic Y in a color that looks like X." Many
> synthetic gemstones are either corundum or spinel, colored to match
> whatever they are supposed to be.
> --
> David/Cariadoc
> http://www.daviddfriedman.com/
>
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