LaRoot Rocks & Knots

I’m still only able to retrieve surface level crystals and usually before they have fully formed. I can’t see to find the spot where layers of crystals form and excavate them prior to the bismuth solidifying into a block. Practice, practice, practice. It is neat to see the colors at each point in the cooling process. The bronze/gold colors are when it’s at its hottest, blue was cooler, and purple was the coolest. The color is impacted by its temperate at point of oxidation. If nothing else, they are cool to look at. lol! @ Pensacola, Florida

Howlite ready to be polished! You can see how matte they are currently. Stay tuned for some “after” pics! @ Pensacola, Florida

Here’s the small batch of sodalite I started polishing in the tumbler this morning. Don’t they look so sad when they are matte!?!? Lol! @ Pensacola, Florida