Gem Profile Contest: Name That Rock! (Contest is Over)

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by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com

Gem Profile Contest for
April 13, 2012

As you may have read, Dale is on hiatus from the Wire-Sculpture Blog, including a sabbatical from Gem Profiles, so that she can focus on her own design work and her next book! So let’s do a contest to celebrate Dale’s Gem Profiles.

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Gem Profile Contest: Name that Rock!

It’s pretty simple: Below are 8 pictures from Gem Profiles that we’ve published on the Blog. Simply leave a comment below identifying each stone in order, and you could win! (Don’t sweat it: If a stone is paintbrush jasper, we will accept “jasper.”) The first 5 comments with the correct answers will each win a $10 gift certificate to Wire-Sculpture!
Thanks to everyone who participated, you did great! We have our winners: Valarie, Vivian, Charlotte, Jo Ann, and Janet.
Good luck, rockhounds!!!

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Think you know them all? Leave a comment listing what stone is pictured, in the order shown, and you could win a $10 gift certificate!

 

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92 Comments

  1. avatar

    Cheryl DuCoin

    April 13, 2012 at 7:29 am

    1. Tourmalated Quartz
    2. Aventurine
    3. Pietersite
    4. Ruby in Zoisite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Opal
    7. Picture Jasper
    8. Moldavite (Tricky One)?

    Fun Quiz. Go Rocks!

  2. avatar

    Magan

    April 13, 2012 at 7:29 am

    Who doesn’t love a contest?! Thanks for the fun rock hunting!
    1) Tourmalated Quartz
    2) Aventurine
    3) Pietersite
    4) Ruby Fuchsite
    5) Flourite
    6) Opal, white, yellow & crystal
    7) Picture Jasper
    8) Moldavite

  3. avatar

    Judy Goodwin

    April 13, 2012 at 7:37 am

    Answers to the Gem Profile Contest
    1. Tourmalated Quartz
    2. Aventurine
    3. Pietersite from China
    4. Ruby Fuchsite
    5. Fluorite Crystal
    6. White, Yellow & Crystal Opal
    7. Picture Jasper
    8. Moldavite

  4. avatar

    Betty

    April 13, 2012 at 7:41 am

    Contest ans. 1 Rutalated Quartz, 2 Malacite, 3,Pietersite 4 Charosite,5 Tourmaline,6 Opal,7 tigers eye, 8 Labradorite These are my gueses. I am still learning and having fun doing so. thanks this was fun even if I am wrong I will still try.

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    cynthia burgess

    April 13, 2012 at 7:45 am

    1. Tourmalated & Dendrite quarts qith inclusions; 2 jasper; 3, Pietersite; 4, Ruby Fuchsite, 5. Flourite, 6; Precious white and yellow opals, 7, picture jasper; 8. Moldavite

  6. avatar

    Gwen Weatherbie

    April 13, 2012 at 7:53 am

    I’ll make a try!
    1.Tourmalinated quartz
    2.aventurine
    3. pietersite?
    4. ruby in fuchsite
    5 fluorite
    6. opal
    7 picture jaspers – paintbrush and biggs?
    8. grossular garnet

    I’m not sure if they are right but it was fun trying.
    Gwen W.

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      Gwen Weatherbie

      April 13, 2012 at 8:16 am

      1.Tourmalinated quartz
      2.aventurine
      3. pietersite?
      4. ruby in fuchsite
      5 fluorite
      6. opal
      7 picture jaspers – paintbrush and biggs?
      After reading more I see that #8 is moldavite. I didn’t think about going back through the gem profiles. Ah, well.

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    Bobbi Fox

    April 13, 2012 at 7:54 am

    1) faceted tourmalated quartz
    2) adventurine
    3) petiersite
    4) ruby fuchite
    5) florite
    6) opal
    7) picture jasper
    8) moldavite

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    Susie Olson

    April 13, 2012 at 8:07 am

    1. Rutiliated Quartz
    2. Jade
    3. Pietersite
    4. Ruby in Zoisite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Ethiopian Wello Opal
    7. Picture Jasper
    8. Green Amber

  9. avatar

    Pam Phillips

    April 13, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Rutilated quartz, amazonite?, pietersite, ruby zoisite, fluorite, opal picture jasper, jade.

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    Janice Crawford

    April 13, 2012 at 8:09 am

    1.tourmalated quartz 2.adventurine 3.Blue Pieteroite 4. rubyfsite 5.flourite 6.opal 7.picture jasper 8.faceted moldavite Hope I win:)

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    Elizabeth Bisogni

    April 13, 2012 at 8:10 am

    1: Feldspar
    2: Adventurine
    3: Seraphinite
    4: Rhodonite
    5: Zebra Jasper
    6: Tourmaline
    7: Opals
    8: Malachite

  12. avatar

    Elizabeth Bisogni

    April 13, 2012 at 8:13 am

    Gem Profile Contest: Name that Rock!
    1: Feldspar
    2: Adventurine
    3: Seraphinite
    4: Rhodonite
    5: Zebra Jasper
    6: Tourmaline
    7: Opals
    8: Malachite

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    Susie Olson

    April 13, 2012 at 8:18 am

    Rutilated Quartz
    Aventurine
    Pietersite
    Ruby in Zoisite
    Fluorite
    Ethiopian Wello Opal
    Picture Jasper
    Moldavite

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    Belinda miller

    April 13, 2012 at 8:18 am

    1. Tourmilated quartz
    2. Aventurine
    3. Pietrisite
    4. Ruby in zoisite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Opal
    7. Picture jasper
    8. Labradorite.

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    Elizabeth Bisogni

    April 13, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Gem Profile Contest: Name that Rock!
    1: Feldspar
    2: Adventurine
    3: Seraphinite
    4: Rhodonite:
    5: Zebra Jasper
    6: Tourmaline
    7: Opals
    8: Malachite
    The stone are very beautiful, you should offer the winner a choice one stone or the $10.00 gift certificate.

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    Colleen George

    April 13, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Rutilated Quartz
    Aventurine
    Pietersite
    Rubyin Zoisite
    Fluorite
    Ethopian Wello Opal
    Picture Jasper
    Moldavite

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    Melitta Meneghel

    April 13, 2012 at 8:22 am

    1: tourmalated quartz,
    2: aventurine,
    3: blue pietersite (tiger eye),
    4: ruby fuchsite,
    5: fluorite,
    6: white, yellow and crystal opal,
    7: picture jasper,
    8: moldavite

  18. avatar

    Marti Levy

    April 13, 2012 at 8:25 am

    1-rutilated quartz 2-aventurine 3-bronzite 4-ruby in zoasite 5-flourite 6-opal 7-picture jasper 8-grossular garnet

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    Dori Benner

    April 13, 2012 at 8:27 am

    #1-tourmilated quartz
    #2-adventurine
    #3-peterisite
    #4-ruby zoisite
    #5-flourite
    #6-ethiopian opal
    #7- picture jasper
    #8-moldavite

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    Suba

    April 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

    #1: Tourmalated Quartz
    #2: Aventurine cabs (green aventurine)
    #3: Blue Pietersite
    #4: Ruby Fuchsite
    #5: Flourite
    #6: Ethiopian Opal
    #7: Picture jasper
    #8: Moldavite

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    Dana Soderstrom

    April 13, 2012 at 8:56 am

    Looks to me like:
    1) Included Quartz
    2) Green Aventurine
    3) Blue Pietersite
    4) Ruby Fuchsite
    5) Fluorite
    6) Ethiopian Opal
    7) Picture Jasper
    8) Moldavite

    Hope I got them right. I love the Gem Profiles every week! It’s a great way to learn more so I can educate my customers more! And I just plain love to learn new things!
    Thanks.

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    Cheryl

    April 13, 2012 at 8:57 am

    1. Grass agate
    2. Aventurine
    3. Pietersite
    4. Ruby fuchsite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Opal
    7. Jasper
    8. Quartz? Tourmaline?

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    Cheryl

    April 13, 2012 at 8:59 am

    I hope these are right! Thanks!
    1. Grass agate
    2. Aventurine
    3. Pietersite
    4. Ruby fuchsite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Opal
    7. Jasper
    8. Quartz? Tourmaline?

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    Carol

    April 13, 2012 at 9:00 am

    1) Tourmalineated Quartz
    2) Aventurine
    3) Obsidian
    4) Ruby in Zosite
    5) Fluorite
    6) Opal
    7) Jasper
    8) spectralite
    My fingers are crossed!
    Carol Praissman

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    Tina Bowersox

    April 13, 2012 at 9:07 am

    1. rutilated quartz
    2. aventurine
    3. pietersite
    4. ruby in zoisite
    5. rainbow flourite
    6. opal
    7. jasper
    8. jade

  26. avatar

    Lauri Hansberger

    April 13, 2012 at 9:37 am

    1: tourmalated quartz
    2: aventurine
    3: blue pietersite
    4: ruby fuchsite (gave me trouble)
    5: flourite
    6: Ethiopian opal
    7: Jasper (picture, love that stuff)
    8: Moldavite

  27. avatar

    Karen

    April 13, 2012 at 10:10 am

    1. Tourmalated Quartz
    2. Aventurine
    3. Blue Pietersite
    4. Ruby Fuchsite
    5. Fluorite
    6. Precious White, Yellow and Crystal Opal
    7. Picture Jasper
    8. Moldavite

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    Diana Selfridge

    April 13, 2012 at 10:36 am

    1. Rutilated Quartz
    2. Green Aventurine
    3. Blue Pietersite
    4. Ruby Fuschite
    5. Flourite
    6. Opal (my birth stone :-))
    7. Picture Jasper
    8. Moldavite

  29. avatar

    Mindy billings

    April 13, 2012 at 10:40 am

    1. A collection of faceted tourmalated quartz, one set into a wire pendant by Dale Cougar Armstrong.
    2. A selection of aventurine cabochons; notice the color variation.
    3. Pietersite (blue)
    4. Fuschite (ruby in it)
    5. Flourite
    6. Opal
    7. Jasper
    8. Moldavite
    Of course I am the last person to log on today:) thank you for the contest!

  30. avatar

    maxine

    April 13, 2012 at 11:16 am

    1 Tourmalated Quartz
    2 Adventurine
    3 Pietersite
    4 Fuschite
    5 Florite
    6 opal
    7 Jasper
    8 Moldavite

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    Bobbie

    April 13, 2012 at 11:57 am

    1. Rutilated quarts 2. aventurine 3. blue peitersite 4. ruby fushite 5. mookaite 6. florite 7. moonstone 8. moldivite

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    Bobbie

    April 13, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    1. Rutilated Quarts
    2. Aventurine
    3. Blue Peitersite
    4. Ruby Fushite (but never seen it with white?)
    5. Mookaite
    6. Fluorite
    7. Moonstone
    8. Moldavite

  33. avatar

    Bonnie DeHart

    April 13, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    1. Labradorite, 2. Green Aventurine, 3. Pietersite, 4. Ruby in Zoisite, 5. Fluorite, 6. Opal, 7. Jasper, 8. Green Garnet

  34. avatar

    Lynn Niehaus

    April 13, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    OK…
    1-Rutilated Quartz
    2-Adventurine
    3-Pietresite
    4-Ruby in Fuschite
    5-Flourite
    6-Opal
    7-Picture Jasper
    8-Moldavite

  35. avatar

    Patricia Bartley

    April 13, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    1) Tourmalated quartz
    2) Green Aventurine
    3) Blue Pietersite
    4) Ruby Fuchsite
    5) Fluorite
    6) Opal
    7) Jasper
    8) Moldavite

  36. avatar

    LaDonna Spain

    April 13, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    1 Tourmalated Quartz
    2 Adventurine
    3 Pietersite
    4 Fuschite
    5 Florite
    6 opal
    7 Jasper
    8 Moldavite

  37. avatar

    Sue Woods

    April 14, 2012 at 8:36 am

    #1 Rutilated Quartz #2 Green Aventurine #3 Blue Pietersite #4 Ruby Fuschite #6 Fluorite #6 Opal #7 Picture Jasper #8 Moldavite

  38. avatar

    paula collins

    April 14, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    tourmaline quartz,adventurine,pietersite,ruby fushsite,fluorite,opal,picture jasper,modavite……

  39. avatar

    Linda

    April 18, 2012 at 1:51 am

    1) rutilated quart
    2)Adventurine
    3)tiger Iron
    4)Ruby Zoistite
    5)Flourite
    6)Opal
    7)Jasper
    8)Moldavite