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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9794305, member: 2844&quot;]It is fluorite. I see surface pitting, which can occur on fluorite because it is a very soft stone, 4-5 on the Mohs scale.</p><p>Please don&#039;t scratch it with a knife, it will damage the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see a roughly carved piece with some chipping. What looks like blobs are probably harder crystalised bits in the stone. Fluorite generally has other minerals in it, which accounts for the different colours. A gemologist or geologist can probably explain this better.</p><p>The carving is not top quality, but people have to earn a living.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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