Now this is an eyeball!! LOL

[Cehrabehra]

LOL I can almost see the optic nerve

 

[Independent Gal]

Oh. My. God. WHAT IS THAT?!?

 

[pricescope]

It''s the another one IG

 

[Richard M.]

Irina, this little guy could use some bifocals too.

Richard M.

 

[Pandora II]

They''ve escaped from that hideous diamond skull!

 

[pricescope]

Oh boy Richard! that thing should be a part of an owl sculpture

 

[Richard M.]

You want an owl? My pleasure Ma''am.

Richard M.

 

[widget]

OMG....I LOVE IT!!!!


widget

 

[pricescope]

I like all of them!

 

[widget]

Richard...what exactly are those...quarz and agate, maybe? Reverse geodes? LOL

How big are they? Potential jewelry or paperweights?

widget

 

[pricescope]

breakfast time

 

[RockDoc]

An eyeball from the rockdoc collection............

His name is " I CU"

It's an operculum

Rockdoc

 

[Kaleigh]

Hehe, this is hysterical. Is that Tiger''s eye??? Just a wild guess....

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 6/2/2007 12:48:42 PM
Author: Pricescope
It''s the another one IG

omg omg omg I haven''t laughed so hard and so really OUT LOUD from something posted in *months* OMG these glasses just... omg... I''m dying here ROFLMAO!!!!!!!

 

[Cehrabehra]

Date: 6/2/2007 2:54:57 PM
Author: Pricescope
breakfast time

omg omg omg I''m dying here... I laughed so hard I started coughing LMAO!! oh gosh... okay someone photoshop the first one at the top into the eyesockets of the diamond skully - you could have so much fun with that making the eyes look left, look right or give them a marty feldman look LMAO!! omg... this thread is hilarious!!

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/2/2007 12:48:42 PM
Author: Pricescope
It''s the another one IG

Haha.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/2/2007 1:31:41 PM
Author: Richard M.
Irina, this little guy could use some bifocals too.

Richard M.

Richard, what it''s that? It''s almost pretty.

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/2/2007 2:37:58 PM
Author: Richard M.
You want an owl? My pleasure Ma''am.

Richard M.

Again, what is that?

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/2/2007 3:34:48 PM
Author: RockDoc
An eyeball from the rockdoc collection............

His name is '' I CU''

It''s an operculum

Rockdoc

More please!

 

[Harriet]

Date: 6/2/2007 3:40:35 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
omg omg omg I''m dying here... I laughed so hard I started coughing LMAO!! oh gosh... okay someone photoshop the first one at the top into the eyesockets of the diamond skully - you could have so much fun with that making the eyes look left, look right or give them a marty feldman look LMAO!! omg... this thread is hilarious!!

I second this.

 

[kcoursolle]

Date: 6/2/2007 2:54:57 PM
Author: Pricescope
breakfast time

Oh my, I laughed so hard when I saw this...it''s funny and kind of nasty at the same time LOL!!

 

[Richard M.]

That''s delightful, Irina! Very clever!

As for Widget''s earlier questions, these are all forms of agate and jasper (quartz). The "Mama" owl is a banded agate nodule that''s had cuts made to expose its interior pattern of concentric circles. It''s something like taking similar slices from a head of cabbage.

The "baby" owls feature "spherulites." They occur in jasper/agates known as "orbicular," which of course means "eye-like." (I guess both examples fall into that general classification). The piece they''re cut from happens to be fringed with quartz crystals that are grown together. The now-famous Ocean Jasper from Madagascar (image) is spherulitic with wonderful eye patterns and colors.

I don''t own these pieces except for the Ocean Jasper. They''re images I''ve collected over time to illustrate some of the many great forms quartz family minerals can take.

Richard M.

 

[Independent Gal]

I'm DYING here. Too funny.

And thanks for teaching us, Richard! Everything is more enjoyable when you know something about it, and gems are certainly no exception.

 

[Richard M.]

I have to go get some work done. Y''all have a great day and weekend!

Richard M.

 

[pyramid]

heehee hee

 

[snlee]

LOL. The breakfast time one is a favorite. How funny!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Very neat rocks!!!

 

[risingsun]

I''m semi-speechless

 

[RockDoc]

Date: 6/2/2007 3:45:41 PM
Author: Harriet

Date: 6/2/2007 3:34:48 PM
Author: RockDoc
An eyeball from the rockdoc collection............

His name is '' I CU''

It''s an operculum

Rockdoc

More please!

It''s actually a gem from a shell. It''s found in the Philippines. It is organic.

Operculum also has medical meaning with reference to a section of the frontal brain area.

Harriet, I guess more means you wanted to know about this stone? or did you mean post more photos of pet rocks?

Rockdoc

 

[pricescope]

Ok you asked for them...