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RE: Lake Superior Rocks & Gems - Agates Glow!
The light really shows off the beauty of your rocks and didn't know agates could glow like that.
The light really shows off the beauty of your rocks and didn't know agates could glow like that.
Glad I could show it to you! It was about 3 or 4 summers ago now that I was looking at an agate up close with my phone's camera light when suddenly I noticed it glowed a little. I put the phone down and placed the agate over the light and it lit up like a light bulb. I was like :O It had thick bands so as I slid the agate back and forth against the light, the light would jump around as each band was its own chamber. Ever since then I put a light to all my agates and gems just to see what it does.
I suppose each one is different and it depends on the quality of the stone. The better the quality the better the glow or is that wrong in my thinking?
Not sure about quality, I just know that if I can get it to glow, it's a gem. I think Jasper is a gemstone too but I could be wrong and I've never gotten one to glow unless it had a quartz vein in it. Some of the thicker and bigger rocks won't glow so I think the smaller it is, the easier it will glow.