caseynichols asked: Yesterday I bought this for my other half. Could you please tell me what kind of stone that is? I can’t seem to figure it out. Thank you!

mineralia:

caseynicholselephant

I am posting this for my identifyin’ followers to decipher. 

Mexican Yellow Calcite.  It should be almost waxy to the touch.  They acid polish it.

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  1. blameitonjoe reblogged this from mineralia and added:
    It’s Onix, very very common in Mexico
  2. stonemaven reblogged this from mineralia and added:
    Mexican Yellow Calcite. It should be almost waxy to the touch. They acid polish it.
  3. excessbrainsiphon reblogged this from mineralia
  4. ladiesandelephants reblogged this from mineralia and added:
    omfg want so bad
  5. litteraenimoccidit reblogged this from mineralia and added:
    can it scratch glass? if so my first guess is some form of microcrystaline silica, possibly a banded agate? then again I...
  6. deathcomes4u reblogged this from mineralia and added:
    Looks like a form of agate to me.
  7. mineralia posted this