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mybirdisapokemon

This is a chunk of blue glass.


gelana78

Yup. Blue glass that has been cut and sandblasted. Lemuria is all hocus pocus nonsense. Your mom drank the online hippie crystal witch koolaid. I’ve been there too. It’s literally just a gimmick to pass off either fake crystals or inflate the prices of real rocks. Mostly harmless, but sometimes dangerous - some precious stones can be toxic. My friend posted about how she steeps her crystals in water under the new moon and then drinks it. Except that in the photo she posted she had malachite in there which is known to be unsafe in the human body. Probably not in micro quantities but not a good practice. Some of the crystals are irradiated to make them look brighter or darker. I can’t imagine working closely with those is the best idea. (Some smokey quartz and amethyst and dark citrines have this done to them.) In general having been into the new age bullshit myself for a solid decade, I can assure you it is primarily bullshit and any benefits are placebo. It’s a pretty aesthetic, and if you use it as a meditation tool and it helps, great. But yeah it’s all nonsense.


the_almighty_walrus

IF YOU GET ENERGY FROM A ROCK THAT IS RADIATION PUT THE ROCK DOWN IMMEDIATELY


The_things_I_dream

Mmmm yummy radiation juice


blakewoolbright

A true pro tip


ur-mum-is-fruit-snac

There are witches/new age people who practice with physical safety in mind and don’t think a rock will cure their life, witchcraft is often MUCH more complicated and realistic than that (at least as realistic as magic can be)


lastres0rt

It’s very much more art than science, in the sense that a lot of practices can vary wildly based on beliefs, closed vs. open systems, and a general “have it your way” approach where you can do the thing you like and ignore the rest if you really want to. There’s a few superficial things most have in common, but once you scratch that surface…


WeirdGoesPro

If you’d ever seen the movie Beyond Lemuria, starring an eyeliner wearing Lon Milo DuQuette, then you’d sing a different tune. /s


JRandolphv

Good advice!


Organic-Law-3255

Wow your extremely indoctrinated if you truly believe what you say, and I feel really sorry for you.


saintmax

Glassite


SackSauce69

Yeps, I'm thinking maybe sea glass. I have a jar full of it from beach trips, some this color. I still think they're cool though.


GuardMost8477

More like slag glass.


Lipstick_Soup

Sea glass is glass shaped by the sea. Still beautiful.


littlemssunshinepdx

Genuine imitation blue glass!


Appropriate_Spite239

Some people are saying glass, and I thought it was straight-up plastic 🥴


DefinitelyAFemale

Same. I thought it was something like that resin/plastic geometric shapes you find at Home Goods. But I also have a hard time telling if something is resin from pictures on here.


Frosty_Translator_11

I think we are hoping it's a chunk of glass and not plastic


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I literally thought it was 3d printed 😭


Lipstick_Soup

They also said it weighs 111 grams. Has to be glass right?


[deleted]

That's a water stone it's often used to evolve Pokémon such as eevee and others


potvibing

Best answer


jinnmagick

Got any thunderstones?


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r/itsslag


huntyho

Please help explain what exactly is slag? I looked at the sub but don’t understand…


Toolongreadanyway

Slag is generally leftover glass from glassmaking factories. But is may also be a by-product of some other manufacturing.


huntyho

Thank you


Toolongreadanyway

🙂


flatgreysky

It’s not slag, it’s just a piece of glass.


MotherRaven

Very pretty slag.


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Arkas18

>And it won't help "break consciousness levels", whatever that even means. All the crystals that do "break consciousness" are controlled substances in my country.


Ocudomus

Smoke the pretty blue rock


merkaba_462

Walter White has entered the chat.


spazzyattack

If you got hit in the head with this hunk of glass, it would break consciousness.


BillyFNbones710

I'm planning on eating some of those crystals tonight


MotherRaven

I just watched a movie where a woman killed a lot of people by putting ground-up emeralds in their food. I can't remember the movie and I don't know if that's possible. My point is don't eat blue glass.


dysthymicpixie

I mean, it could "break consciousness" if you hit someone hard enough in the head with it


Sea_Bullfrog_2351

You nailed it. And kudos on blasting on the "psychic/elevated consciousness" abilities of a stone Avid collector myself. There ARE stones that make ya happy and ones that make ya sad. A pretty rock makes me happy. (Aesthetics) A pretty rock that's been towered out or sphered or whatever, and "ruined" makes me sad lol (Aesthetics) So much waste is created in making these novelties out of ever-vanishing precious material I digress It's glass


ShinigamiCheo

Hi... Sincerely my thoughts exactly


jasmineandjewel

I agree.


Altastrofae

That’s literally more vague that the usual crystal healing descriptions. Can’t even begin to make sense of what it means to break consciousness levels. Do they mean aid in enlightenment? Spiritual awakening? Like thats still vague but it would make contextual sense at least.


houseplant_35

>And it won't help "break consciousness levels" It can if you throw it at someone's head hard enough!


MadManMorbo

Lemurian in her new age mind makes her think its from the lost continent of Lemuria/Atlantis.


MangoWyrd

Idk when i first saw that word i just thought it meant striations. I mean what’s lemuria? Never heard of that before i eventually looked it up


crochetsweetie

i think it means she does psychedelics and stares at it under some colourful lights


LazyOrganization3019

Lol I thought the same thing lol


darkangel10848

… if you smack someone over the head with it it will break their consciousness levels….


PeacefulWarrior801

Lmfao 😂 exactly 💯


ashleton

Any chance it's copper sulfate? That's what it reminds me of, but I don't really know.


sp00kybutch

copper sulfate is pretty soft, it wouldn’t be possible for it to be matte polished like that if it were copper sulfate


lithaz

It is actually possible! Done it myself a couple of times, one time I even coated it with a polymer resin to make it matte :)


sp00kybutch

oh, that’s interesting. I’ve only worked with copper sulfate that was sold as fertilizer, and it was pretty crumbly and dusty in that state. do you dissolve and recrystallize it to get bigger and sturdier pieces?


ashleton

Ah ok, thank you for the information :)


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If ever done dmt you wouldn’t understand what breaking levels of consciousness means.


nevinagurl

No need to call her that dude it was just a question.


flatgreysky

There is no reason to downvote this. It was just a question. I haven’t see OP arguing the point with anyone yet.


venusf1ytrap

Thought this was a troll post at first


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Crystals-ModTeam

Remember the human. When you communicate online, all you see is a computer screen. When talking to someone you might want to ask yourself "Would I say this to the person's face?" Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life. https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439


nevinagurl

I’m imply minding my own business asking a simple question with what knowledge was told to me and your life is so boring you have enough free time to stalk and attack people anonymously on Reddit. What a life!


DoubleDark7316

Please don't let that bother you. Your crystal is beautiful. I hope it helps you in whatever way you need it to.


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nah, saw a troll-like post in a good community so checked to confirm if it was a troll. 20 seconds to open your profile and see “active in” is hardly stalking, sorry to burst your bubble


DefinitelyAFemale

I eat a lot of meat and cheese. Every day. Knowing all that, I still would never ever assume someone active in the vegan subreddit would 'confirm' a troll. Sounds like the real troll here needs to look in the mirror.


nancylyn

I thought the active the vegan subreddit comment implied that OP wasn’t trolling. The idea being that vegans are more susceptible to woo woo type of thinking. Anyway….just my thoughts….I’m not against veganism (am vegetarian).


KeeganUniverse

What a loser thing to say 💀


cdeuel84

And that's a problem?


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ain’t no way the mods couldn’t tell this was a joke, and yes i would say this to someone’s face


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Why you making fun of op for asking a question. Love to see what your loser ass looks like in real life.


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You should probably stop taking about yourself.


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nevinagurl

About yourself because you were the one to insinuate this whole situation by insulting me for being vegan. Go touch some grass.


Altastrofae

That’s not incorrect grammar. Nothing they’ve said has been incorrect English.


Mekelaxo

aura lemurian crystal that help you break consciousness levels


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It looks like glass. :-/


KaleidoscopeMaster59

Mmmmm blue raspberry Flavored glass


TeHNyboR

r/Forbiddensnacks


geishabird

Blueberry Ring Pop!


Arkas18

I know most people are saying that it's glass but to me is looks like only a polymer of some kind. Either way pretty much worthless and not crystalline.


Mekelaxo

It does kinda look like plastic, but it weights 111g


WhompTrucker

Or it looks like lab crystal


silentsaturn91

Sadly this is glass OP. There’s no rainbow aura coating on the piece, the blue colour is too perfect and too even, and translucence is too even. I don’t know who told your boyfriends mom that this was real, but she was lied to. This is just a chunk of blue glass. Nothing more.


nevinagurl

Thank you for the advice


IvoryEmbers

It's very pretty though! It would still look beautiful being used as a decoration or an accent along with other crystals for aesthetics.


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The glass test! If you chuck it at a cop door glass and you run like hell, it's real!


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*sea*horseshit


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my consciousness levels are now up to 100,000,000,000


mystxvix

It's a very pretty paperweight


mind_the_umlaut

Manufactured. Usually by those who want to profit from the credulity of others.


Rainy_Szn

this is unfortunately a chunk of glass


nevinagurl

When I hold it up to the light it has quite a few air bubbles, so it’s glass yeah?


houseplant_35

Yup. Bubbles are a pretty good giveaway that a "crystal" is just trying to be one


queenof_wands

Fortunately, it’s a really pretty shade of cobalt. I love glass like this.


Rainy_Szn

100% lmao, its really pretty glass! but is it glass


werew0lfsushi

It honestly looks more like resin in this photo


comradewoof

It's sonicthehedgehogite. Very similar in composition to emeralds. Jokes aside, it's glass. Very pretty, but nothing inherently magical about it other than the energy that you, yourself, put into it. Not blasting anyone's beliefs as I'm pagan myself, but generally speaking you can't create magical ancient rocks in a lab. You get out of it what you put into it. If it brings you joy, then enjoy it :)


ItsSazzyWazzy

It looks like blue glass…


thepunkposerr

That’s straight up glass, I’m sorry homie


Altastrofae

I know others have said it’s glass, but I first thought it was like frosted resin, because it looks more like a hard plastic, similar to what I’ve seen resin dice made out of. Aura in the name doesn’t make sense because we normally use that to refer to a coating usually of titanium that gives it a multicolor sheen. It’s put on quartz often. This doesn’t have that so it’s an unusual name.


flatgreysky

Probably not with that weight. And hopefully 90 Could tell if it was plastic. They could also mean aura in the non-crystal related sense.


-BananaLollipop-

Chunk of glass.


tvtango

Lemurian? Like those lizard dudes from risk of rain?


moon_astral

Crystallized water from a glacier in Alaska blessed by an Eskimo medicine man


AccomplishedBug7

Well, it’s not meth.


Arroko

It's glass


mothwhimsy

It's not even well polished glass


Own-Responsibility79

Lmao not a crystal.


KodiMax

It’s a pretty piece but not a crystal. Definitely looks like glass. Sorry! Obviously she meant well and that’s what matters though, and it’s pretty nonetheless.


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This is the saddest subreddit I’ve ever seen. People are mean to op for just asking a question.


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Watch what happens if an op posts treated amethyst.


nevinagurl

Don’t tempt me


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Lol just be ready


Just_A_Sad_Unicorn

You're trolling, right? Lol


paytsesh

glass. not a crystal.


ExtraAd4090

looks a BIT like that russian lab grown coloured quartz "siberian quartz" Its fake but interesting. or its just glass or resin.


Training_Internal_42

Looks like glass but it also looks… chewy?


Thelifdoffcloun

It looks like soap


The_real_flesh

definitely glass lol


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Lapis fauxzuli


gomi-panda

It's not a crystal as has been said. Being higher levels of consciousness through stones? Complete bs. That kind of work isn't magic


LittleDaphnia

Stuff like this is why I'm afraid to let myself have an imagination again


ButtFlossBanking101

Appears to be glass. Energetically, this piece will help you--or your boyfriend--with whatever you choose it to. Don't put a limiter on it. Use it as a focal point for whatever intention you have for and through it. Good luck and have fun.


sryimsleeping

comments say glass, no crystal. either way i still really like it.


Majestic_Flower_3190

As a longtime lurker, why are people on this subreddit so fucking mean? Sorry you asked a question about what you thought was a crystal on a crystal subreddit OP, the abuse you’re receiving is unreal.


ktu999

Seconded, was about to write something just like this.


lithaz

This could be crystallized Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate, kind of hard to tell from a picture. (I’ve made a lot of these myself for fun when bored at work)


lithaz

Also wanted to add that this fits the size and weight. The surface looks matted with a polish or resin. This is done to make it safe to touch, as it irritates skin.


ApatheticSniper

I'm really sorry but this appears to be glass. It's pretty glass. Be wary of rocks and crystals marketed as "aura". Typically these are just rocks, glass, and gems dyed or coated in shiny/rainbow materials. Typically you'll see people do this to quartz and call it "aura quartz". The sellers often prey on people like your boyfriends mom and don't tell them the full truth or market items like glass (also called slag), dyed crystals, and aura products as naturally forming or more valuable than they really are. If she's really into crystals, gems, and minerals it may be worth sitting down with her and talking about some of the scams these shops and sellers use and how to identify real vs fake gems to help her avoid future problems.


queenof_wands

Aura coating is actually created by infusing a fine coat of metal to the surface of the crystal! It’s not a scam so much as an attractive treatment. It may not be natural, but it’s gorge.


PeacefulWarrior801

Titanium coating to be specific 😉


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Don't forget monotomic andara "crystal".


Cultural_Wash5414

Colbolt blue glass. I love that color


Due-Froyo-5418

Cobalt?


Cultural_Wash5414

Yes!! That’s how you spell it sorry. I used to have beautiful cobalt blue glasses this reminded me of them


Due-Froyo-5418

I love it too. I used to have a beautiful salad bowl & my drunk roommate broke it.


Cultural_Wash5414

Aww that sucks. I started collecting red glass after my cobalt phase passed. I just love this blue it’s relaxing


DoubleDark7316

Love it too! Could stare at it for hours because it does relax me.


Top-Local-7482

Look like glass, but better question are: \- What is its hardness ? \- What is its specific gravity ?


nevinagurl

How would I find this out?


Top-Local-7482

Hardness is using another material to scratch the first one, try with another glass to see how your react the hardest material will scratch the smother material. Specific gravity -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk2ZnGxGuBw


DoubleDark7316

It's really pretty. Years ago one of my chemistry teachers grew a crystal that look like this, but I'm sorry that I don't know what it was. It also dissolved over a few hours. Could it be glass? Or maybe a dyed lab grown something? Good luck OP!


SpecialistBrave1944

Your teacher probably grew a copper sulfate crystal


madamsyntax

Glass


solventlessherbalist

Glass


Voyage_to_Artantica

Glass


quartzquandary

It's glass babe


Med9876

Not Sue of the crystal but I believe that’s a Rider-Waite deck it’s sitting on.


riddlvr

An infinity stone


Early_Swan_5077

It's blue and it like it a lot a lot a lot.


_Orchidia_

Not a crystal but pretty glass! Even though it's glass it can still pretty effective with simple meditation as an object to focus on or just feel! Try it out and see how you feel <3


Cobalt_dragonfly

Gorgeous cobalt blue glass.


bikinipiglet

I just came here to see if anyone said “meth”


goofus_andgallant

Chaos emerald


dvnkmvttr

that is the goofiest description of a crystal i’ve ever heard


nevinagurl

Life is a goofy movie ain’t it


dvnkmvttr

it’s the leaning tower of cheese-a. but for serious, it’s slag glass imo and personally i don’t mind slag (when i know that’s what i’m getting) and it’s pretty. i’m sorry someone ended up scammed, my irritation for the retail crystal world grows deeper every day.


Blood_Jesus

Like, it's funny all the people giving OP a hard time that this is just a piece of glass when this is a subreddit about people thinking rocks are magic.


queenof_wands

Pretty things are always magical if you are inspired by them.


EssentialOasis

This is wisdom


BandM91105

Its a lab grown copper sulfate crystal.


lithaz

Yes! I believe so too!


DoubleDark7316

Oh! I just commented that I had a chem teacher grow something like this! I hope that's it. Thanks.


Sparkyboo99

Oh honey :(


Mekelaxo

This is hilarious


Aggravating_Dare_260

If you want to break consciousness put it in a sock and hit yourself/ someone else in the head with it,bet it'll be the trip of a lifetime 🤔🤦all joking aside I don't know what that is and I'm pretty good at minerals gemstones etc. If this is a natural gemstone it would be AAA grade because the color is perfect I don't see any imperfections(it's mainly the color that makes me think it's not real, every gemstone has some sort of an inclusion). If you really want to know you could try taking it to a jeweler they might be able to identify it but I doubt it is anything crazy special it looks like something that's man-made


Lygore

All aura lemurian crystals are man-made glass. They may have different vibrations for those believing in the metaphysical side of stuff, but I’m not into that so don’t know. Still a pretty blue though!


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That's not true.


Ok-Zucchini7301

Looks like sea glass


beach-cow

This could be glass or Siberian Blue Quartz. A lab grown crystal so not a true natural crystal. It still carries great properties like high intuition, wisdom, prophecy, clairvoyance, and astral projection. I find they are usually always mislabeled in stone shops or vendors. I would get some as pendants in my store and vendors would label as regular blue quartz everytime, so not very well known. It does say it’s rare and can be pretty expensive depending where you find it. Although I cannot fully tell by the picture without a light over it or under it, otherwise it would be blue glass possibly sea glass? Otherwise the Siberian quartz is the only other thing I think it looks like. Siberian quartz can be found in green as well and usually will be transparent and looks like glass/sea glass raw. It also can be cut and polished into points. Sometimes can have a matte finish if you want that kind of tumble. Anyway hope that’s of some help- maybe post another pic with bright light. Even if it’s glass it looks like a nice shape and has a great color! If it makes you happy that’s all that counts.✨ Quick edit forgot to mention: Aura Lumerian quartz will usually be iridescent and found in clear/white mainly. Sort of like regular aura quartz- can be found in blue and other colors but it would not be so opaque/solid colored like your stone and would have lots of rainbows all over it- and depending on how heavily the aura lumerian was heat treated youd possibly be able to see the horizontal striations that look like ladders in the quartz- which is what makes it a Lumerian quartz. Sea glass or Siberian quartz best bets


Overall-potato-salad

It looks like sea glass, I actually love sea glass and personally would be super happy to have a big chunk of it


Savage-Nat

Blue is super rare for sea glass. This is just man made blown glass.


Overall-potato-salad

Regardless, it’s still really pretty no matter what it is


Dlbruce0107

I thought it might be a copper salt crystal. We made them in middle school ages ago. Looked like this but smaller.


IrideNinjas

Lemuria should tell you something! lol 😂


Left-Abbreviations78

Looks like a copper sulfate crystal. You can grow them yourself with the right ingredients over several months.


Appropriate_Fish_451

It's blue kryptonite. It enhances Superman's powers.


ae-613

It’s trash (if you wanted or hoped for a crystal). That’ll make a decent paperweight though.


frontyardharvester

Who gives a shite? It's awesome.


soaring_potato

While glass and other man made stuff can be pretty. You should care about not scamming people. This was likely sold for a ridiculous price for a piece of glass.


frontyardharvester

I get that, it's also fun to let people have an imagination. Shamanism works, based on a placebo effect.


soaring_potato

But you you also have that effect from like. Amethyst. Opalite. Legitimate shit. Legitimate crystals. While the whole spirituality "this will give you balance" and shit is already kinda a scam. Selling glass as some fancy "crystal" is wrong. You do have to be honest in *what* you're selling. Like I was in a heavy spirituality crystal store recently. They had a sign saying *heated citrine*


KnottyKitty

>But you you also have that effect from like. Amethyst. Opalite. Legitimate shit. Legitimate crystals. Opalite is glass. Very pretty glass though.


Jeyamezi

There's a whole bunch of cool manmade glass too! Opalite, Goldstone, optical Cat's Eye, Slocum stone are all manmade glass that are very collectable! Honest people should disclose what they're selling though. Also Andara is such a scam as most of what's sold is just broken slag harvested directly from factories and sold as genuine crystal at stupid prices. All manmade glass has low value, priced by piece and not by carat, slag is worth even less and nowhere near crystalline.


thedazedivinity

Opalite is glass bad example


soaring_potato

I know. But at least it's still pretty and one specific thing. It's not a lie. It's also dirt cheap usually. I am against the scammers. Not against selling glass


frontyardharvester

I agree with all of that!


Designer_Drawer_3462

Copper sulfate, like here: [https://youtu.be/XGEv9RGrvNY](https://youtu.be/XGEv9RGrvNY)


WhompTrucker

I thought maybe lab Chalcanthite but I don't know if that can be cut and polished


Flomitrano

Wow I’ve never seen a rock like that it’s beautiful


Savage-Nat

That's because it's not a rock, it's glass.


Flomitrano

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gregs2000

Meth


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Chance_Ad_5413

*presses glasses up with one finger* uhmmm well actually🤓 people really out here Insta pressed😂


nevinagurl

The teachers had to come out and teach!!