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pokèmonize yourself!!!!
spin this wheel to see your pokemon type
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Iâve made this post like six times but it still fucks me up the Chinaâs mountains just look like that. Like I spent decades thinking it was stylistic but no, they just have different mountains over there.
For reference, hereâs what my local mountains look like:
Hereâs the general art style Chinese mountains are drawn in:
And hereâs how some of them actually look:
What the FUCK
Iâm specifically reblogging this here because I know there is a geological reason for this and I know at least one of you has to know it.
thank youÂ

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If I Encounter One More Trade Name For A Gemstone Or Other Attractive Mineral I Will Puke
Iâve been making jewelry for a number of years now. Pretty early on I was directed to a company called Fire Mountain Gems as a potential supplier. They sent a copy of their catalog with my first order, which introduced me to a *lot* of stones Iâd never heard of⌠more than a few of which had trade names.
Now, understand, humanity has only relatively recently become fussy about how accurately they name their stones. For a big stretch of history, if it was reasonably hard and red OR dark red OR black with red highlights when you tilted it right, theyâd probably call it a ruby. (Example: the Black Princeâs Ruby in the state crown of England, which is a completely different gemstone called a spinel, but they named it before the 1780s which is when we started being able to actually identify rubies as rubies. So⌠yeah.) Some kinds of gem have had lots and lots of different names all historically referring to the same stone. It makes for interesting reading of historic accounts of this or that piece of jewelry. I can excuse it, it was the past, really formal gemology is only a moderately recent thing.
But these days I go to the store and I see yellow gemmy-looking beads hanging on the rack, and I look at the sticker, and it says âyellow jadeâ, only the price is way less than that much actual jade would cost online. Or I go to look for smaller beads to match a few pieces of actual turquoise that I have on hand, and I realize that I have no idea whether African turquoise is actually turquoise or not. It gets⌠irritating. I want to actually know what the hell Iâm paying for and whether itâs hard enough to risk putting it in a bracelet or ring, or whether itâs a softer stone that should be kept in earrings and necklaces, away from possible scratching or impact. If youâre buying jewelry, or if youâre looking for stones for jewelry work, or if youâre someone who believes in the metaphysical properties of stones and crystals, youâre going to want an accurate understanding of whatever it is youâve got in front of you, right? Right.
So, yeah. Hereâs a few of the trade names Iâve been stumbling over since I got started in jewelry making.
New jade - This is serpentine. Itâs a pretty rock but itâs not jadeite or nephrite; itâs not actually jade. Serpentineâs way common, since itâs basically a form of one of the most common minerals in the earthâs crust.
Mountain jade - A kind of dolomite marble. Also not jade.
Ching Hai jade - Dolomite plus a couple of other minerals. Pretty, but not jade. Let me put it like this: on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, nephrite jade is 6 to 6.5 and jadeite is 6.5 to 7. Ching Hai jade is 3.5 to 4. This stuff is softer than the outer coating of human teeth (Mohs 5, same as a basic knife blade and most kinds of everyday glass). You want a stone you can put in a ring where itâll get whacked or bounced off hard surfaces or otherwise stand a chance of impact, youâre gonna want real jade. Ching Hai jade will get scratched clear to kingdom come with a Mohs score like that.
Yellow jade - Itâs quartz. Nephrite jade comes in a lot of colors including yellow, but if theyâve labeled it âyellow jadeâ rather than saying âjadeâ or ânephrite jadeâ then itâs quartz. Same deal for âgolden jadeâ.
Malaysia jade - Also quartz.
African jade - yep, still quartz.
Black jade - Both nephrite and jadeite come in black forms, but if a stone is being sold with the name âblack jadeâ, itâs 90% likely to be serpentine. Actual jade gets labeled as jadeite or nephrite. I donât do metaphysical stone foo, but man, if youâre buying a stone because you want to use its mojo, seems to me youâd want to get the actual stone associated with what youâre trying to do, not a stone thatâs the same color and level of shiny.
Peace jade - Serpentine plus white quartz. I donât even know where they came up with this name. Itâs pretty but itâs jade the way a pommel horse is a horse.
Yellow turquoise - Serpentine again. Or rather, serpentine and quartz. At least this stuff comes from the same mines as turquoise.
African turquoise - Jasper. Itâs turquoise colored, but itâs actually harder than real turquoise, for whatever thatâs worth.
Italian onyx - They also call this one onyx marble. Itâs a kind of calcite. Takes dye really well so they use it in different color forms.
African bloodstone / Indian bloodstone - Legit name for the actual stone, for once! These are both names for the same thing. They also call it heliotrope. So any of those names all refer to the same thing.
Tigerskin jasper - And weâre back to the malarkey; this is limestone. With pretty stripes, but seriously, itâs not even jasper and jasper gets used as a substitute for other stones so wtf.
Bumblebee jasper - Sometimes they call this bumblebee agate. Itâs not jasper. Itâs not agate. Bumblebee jasper is volcano lava and sediment thatâs resulted in swirly yellow and black layers. I mean, itâs pretty, sell it as much as you want, but IT ISNâT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING JASPER.
Aqua terra jasper - Onyx marble. They also call it impression stone, but itâs marble, and itâs on the soft side as stones go. Marbleâs around Mohs 3 on a good day. Thatâs another stone you can scratch with your teeth.
Green Earth jasper - NOPE. Serpentine. Sorry.
Peridot jasper - Serpentine. Seriously, do you have any idea how many stones with pretty pretty names are actually just pretty pretty names for different colors of serpentine?
Zebra jasper - onyx marble.
Chinese chrysoprase- Oh look itâs serpentine again
Lemon chrysoprase - This is magnesite. Not dyed, which is a little unusual. Magnesite takes dye really well and gets sold in a lot of colors as a substitute for other stones. Selling it as lemon chrysoprase means someone managed to get hold of a yellowish color of the stuff.
Mosaic turquoise - If itâs labeled mosaic anything, itâs almost always fragments of a stone bound together with resin, and probably not even the stone it claims to be. Mosaic turquoise is ittybitty chips of magnesite thatâs been dyed to match turquoise color, then stabilized together as a single piece. Itâs not even close to being turquoise.
Green opal - okay, quick lesson: there are different kinds of opal, and not all of them have the flashy color changing fire you get with precious stones like Welo opal or Australian opal. Mexican fire opal and Oregon fire opal are good examples of other forms. The actual stone we call opal is a specific kind of silica with a certain level of water content, not just the pretty flashiness. And opals of both the flashy kind and the non-flashy kind do come in green. But if theyâre selling it as âgreen opalâ, they are selling you chalcedony. Chemically similar, but not as pretty, and a distinctly harder stone.
Red malachite - This is marble. They find marble with banding that resembles malachite banding and they cut it and polish it to look like malachite, just in a different color. Malachite is green; this isnât even a thing like jade coming in different colors. There isnât actual red malachite.
Opaline - this isnât even a stone. This is glass. Same deal with âsea opalâ. Sorry. Sometimes they sell chalcedony as opaline but whatever it is youâve found itâs not opal.
Fused quartz - Glass. This is glass. Fancypants glass, but itâs glass.
Goldstone, or blue goldstone: Also glass. With bits of copper in it to produce really nice sparkly effects, but itâs still a kind of glass.
Sand stone or blue sand stone: I only found out recently that some people sell goldstone as âsandstoneâ, so⌠this oneâs glass too. Actual sandstone is a sorta brown sedimentary rock.
Black moss quartz - This is glass. Worth noting, thereâs a vaguely similar product out there called rutilated quartz. Thatâs actual quartz with spindly intrusions of a different mineral, rutile. Difference is, the quartz has a Mohs hardness of 7 and will scratch the âblack moss quartz'sâ soft bitch ass six ways from Sunday as a result.
Fordite - This is paint. Fordite is automotive enamel thatâs dripped onto the same spot on factory floors for so many years that itâs built up to the point where it can be cut and polished and made into jewelry elements. Unlike a lot of trade names, this one isnât a form of bullshit to pass one thing off as another. People who go looking for fordite are specifically looking for gemstone quality layered automobile paint. Sometimes they call it Detroit agate or motor agate, but thatâs more of a joke than an attempt to sell the stuff to people looking for actual agate. I can live with this trade name.
Rainbow calsilica: Apparently thereâs just a huge amount of argument about this and some people say âthis is natural and we found it and itâs got pretty pretty stripes of all different colors just naturally and itâs a totally awesome metaphysical marvel of a totally natural gemstoneâ, but the Journal of the Gemological Institute of America says âdude, you powdered carbonated rock and added paint and stabilized it with resin, wtfâ. So yeah, be warned. I mean, itâs pretty and all, and youâll probably pay way less for it than for chrysocolla (a natural stone with somewhat similar striping), but⌠be aware itâs probably something a guy in a factory or a lab put together, okay?
And citrine: Okay, this isnât exactly a case of trade name bullshittery, but, uh. Natural citrine is stupid rare. Most citrine these days used to be amethyst. Take a crappy piece of amethyst with faint color or gray tones and heat the hell out of it long enough, and it turns yellow, and you can legally sell it as citrine. If youâve got citrine crystals and the yellow color is most intense up in the tips, youâve almost certainly got former amethyst there. Fair warning.
So⌠yeah. Lot of trade names out there. Some of them total bupkis. Some only partly so. Heads up, and if youâre in the market for a gem or a crystal or something like that, do yourself a favor and look up the name somewhere reliable first just so you know what youâre buying.
How can they sell the heated amethyst as citrine? Is that not false advertisement?
Thank you for taking the time to type this up, op.
@deadcatwithaflamethrower I hope Iâm not clogging your notifications but this might be relevant for the shinies?
If you hang out in gemstone-land long enough, you quickly figure out that shit is sour when it comes to naming. Calling something a âBrazilianâ gemstone has pretty much become synonymous with âNot really that stone, but eh, close enough.â Agate has also become a fairly well-known term for, âWe donât actually know what tf this is, but itâs pretty!â
I collect rocks and gemstones and all that jazz and I have to second and third this.
An ebay warning: when you search for stone on ebay- eliminate international sellers.Â
1. amber is almost always fake. like really FAKE. If you can afford it- its fake. (if it has a bug in it its fake sorry)Â
2. half those âcrystalsâ are glass or at a minimum they are chunks of quartz that have been cut into crystal shapes and polished. which like- ok. but its not a crystal you know?Â
3. those colorful geodes are dyed
4. Fordite is awesome i agree with OP there- the name is not to deceive, its a genuinely cool and silly thing but it makes REALLY cool âstonesâÂ
5. If is says Jade, be really really skeptical. Real Jadeite from Asia is expensive. Nephrite Jade from wherever is not as expensive but quality can vary. it can be gorgeous- im not knocking it- but it is not the same as jadeite from Myanmar.
6. mining is second only to agriculture for human rights violations. i mean you need to be aware of this basic fact. There is a lot of talk about blood diamonds but the fact is that mining is a horror almost anywhere in the developing world. Does that mean you should not buy malachite or jadeite? maybe. But maybe not. Just be aware. Knowledge is power and all that.
Oh, gods, amber. Yeah. If you can afford to buy the amber it probably isnât amber. If youâre lucky itâs copal, which is a substance of similar origin and is very pretty but is also like maybe 1/100th the age of proper amber, and which gets all squishy and melty if you arenât careful. If youâre not lucky, and youâre almost never lucky, itâs resin of one kind or another.
And yeah, the mining human rights issues are a big part of why I have absolutely no problem with buying manmade gemstones instead. There are a lot fewer human rights and environmental violations involved in a lab in Germany turning out good quality sapphires than there are in getting the things out of the ground in Sri Lanka, with the added benefit of the lab-made sapphires costing about as much as a triple baconator lunch special at Wendyâs instead of $200/karat. (Lab-grown diamonds and emeralds cost more than lab-grown sapphires or rubies, but itâs still worth considering.)
@so-owlyoudoing HELLO THERE! I do apologize for this being quite late and on the very last day of February, but here it is! Your @valensemblestars gift! Some cute MadaRinNiki (mainly Rinne) planning an outdoor picnic but the weather making them look like clowns for thinking it'd be outdoors! The fic will be below the cut as it is quite long (though I wish I made it longer ;;).
âIâm baaaack!â A very familiar voice to the main resident of the apartment chimed out. Truly, it wouldnât be the same without Rinne in the apartment. Placing the knife he was using to cut some vegetables, Niki headed over to the front door. Crossing his arms, Niki looked at the older man before complaining, âRinne! Youâve been out basically all day! Where have you even been?! And with my wallet too!â The redhead flashed a quick grin before handing the missing wallet to its rightful owner. âDonât worry honeybee, I havenât emptied it~ Just a little bit is gone for what Iâve got planned this evening.â Niki let out a sigh, putting his wallet in the same pocket as he usually did. He really should get a new place for where his wallet goes, but that wasnât his main focus. A look of suspicion was casted towards Rinne, mainly due to the fact that whilst the redhead could be quite sweet, Rinneâs plans usually werenât. Not on the surface anyways, much like another certain someone in their lives. It had been quite some time since the two had last seen the solo idol, perhaps a couple of weeks or a month ago? Who knows. Rinne, upon noticing Nikiâs suspicion, quickly reassured the younger of the two. âDonât worry, it isnât gonna be too flashy, not to mention, a certain someone might be appearing.âÂ
âIf you say so, but how are you so sure Madaraâs gonna come? Sure, the three of us have texted a few times, but usually when we make plans, itâs kinda difficult to get Madara to come, mainly due to his schedule.â
âWould ya believe me if I said Kohaku had a part in making sure that there was a much higher probability in making sure Madara would be available?â
âIâd believe that Hiiro and Aira finally helped Tatsumi and Mayoi get together rather than play family with them as the parents more than that.â
âHeyy! Give me a little bit of faith, will ya? Little olâ Rinne can sometimes get the little bee to listen!â Rinne pouted, almost as if he were the same age as Niki, and not two years older. Niki let out a quiet laugh. âAlright, Iâll give you a bit of faith, but not too much! ...I donât need to do anything in this plan though, right?â The two had begun to walk towards the kitchen, as if it were second nature. âWeellllâŚâ Rinneâs voice trailed off, looking at the carrots that were being cut into matchsticks. âIf our dearest chef wouldnât mind preparing the actual meal, then would it count as you having a role in the plan?â A sheepish smile spread across the redheadâs face. The chef let out a quiet sigh before nodding. âYes, Rinne. It does count. Youâre lucky I hadnât started on dinner yet so I can easily swap what I planned for a more picnic style dinner! And also include things that Madara would enjoy too!â Niki wouldâve continued with his little rant, but he didnât merely due to the fact that he had to quickly come up with a picnic style dinner with what he had already taken out and prepped. A salad would be a nice and quick option, perhaps some simple sandwiches to go with it, or even a soup. He could also quickly make some lemonade, or even a strawberry lemonade! Actually, the lemonade, soup, sandwiches, and salad would be just fine. Easy to make, transport, and eat with little to no complaints. The chefâs train of thought quickly was stopped by him hearing a rustling of a bag, to which he turned around to look at. It was Rinne placing a plastic bag onto the counter next to two wooden picnic style baskets. Niki couldnât help but smile at Rinneâs somewhat childish antics as the elder of the two began folding two typical picnic-themed blankets and setting them on top of the baskets. Niki took that as his unofficial cue to quickly get the dinner ready, which, knowing his own skill, would only take an hour and a half to two hours.Â
It didnât take long for Niki to get caught up in making the simple ham and cheese sandwiches whilst applying the right amount of lettuce, tomato, and even mayonnaise on certain ones as well as making sure that the egg drop soup wouldnât get messed up, especially the egg ribbons. Honestly, he was more focused on the soup compared to the sandwiches, and the simple salad was already finished with a squeeze bottle of some store bought dressing sat next to it. Rinne had been oddly quiet, something uncharacteristic for him. Well, that was until Niki heard the redhead quietly whisper, âShit⌠Itâs seriously raining? Now?â His voice seemed to have a pout to it. A knock soon came from the door. It couldâve been either HiMERU, Kohaku, or Madara knocking, though Madara was the most probable culprit of the knocking. There was no reason for the other two bees to be in the area at this point in the evening. âRinne! Could you get the door?â Niki called out, which garnered no verbal response but the chef could hear the redhead going towards the door and opening it.
Conversation could be heard, but it was mainly Rinne doing the talking. By the time Niki heard the door to the apartment close, he was already putting the egg drop soup and the sandwiches into their respective containers. Peering into the living room, the chef smiled a bit. The person who had knocked on the door was Madara, and quite honestly, he looked like a sopping wet cat due to the rain. A small laugh mustâve escaped Niki as he heard Madara call out, âNikiii! Whatâs so funny, you can always tell Mama ya know?â Niki let out another small laugh before replying, âYou look like a sopping wet cat, Madara, and besides, you know you donât have to keep up with the whole âMamaâ thing whilst youâre here.â As Niki spoke, he had been putting the dinner into the baskets Rinne had bought, but judging based off of Madaraâs appearance, it was unlikely theyâd be going outside to have the picnic that Rinne had planned. The brunette looked at the baskets, seemingly in confusion before asking, âEh? Whatâs with the picnic baskets? It is raining quite heavily out there, as you can clearly tell.â Niki just vaguely gestured towards Rinne. âIt was Rinneâs idea, but I guess plans are cancelled, which would explain why heâs sulking.â Thunder was heard not long after Niki spoke, only confirming his assumption. âIt was supposed to be nice today too, which is why I chose today to have it! Now itâs all gone to waste cause Mother Nature or whatever decided to ruin my plans.â Rinne mumbled, leaning onto Madara. Madara merely hummed, thinking for a moment. âPerhaps we could have it indoors? Nothing dictates that a picnic has to be inside, plus, weâll still be spending time with each other.â Rinne excitedly gasped, a smile bright on his face once more, only for him to pout yet again.
Madara looked at Rinne, confused, âHow come youâre pouting again?âÂ
âCause I wasnât the one who thought of that even though the answer was obvious.âRinne replied, sitting back up due to Madara still being wet.
Niki quickly retrieved some towels as well as some of Rinneâs clothes for Madara to borrow for the night in order to be dry, offering them to the brunette who took them and headed to the bathroom. The chef hummed as he began to move the furniture out of the way in order to put one of the picnic blankets on the floor. Madara ended up returning about as quickly as he had left, now wearing some of Rinneâs clothes that were too big on the redhead. Rinne had gotten up from the couch and grabbed the two baskets, bringing them into the living room. His mood seemed to have improved from before, his usual smile back on his face. Madara took one of the blankets and unfolded it, letting it sway in the air for a bit before setting it onto the hardwood floor. It wasnât perfectly straight on the floor, but to be fair, neither were the three of them. Rinne quickly set the baskets onto the blanket, the other blanket falling off of it. Madara grabbed the fallen blanket and set it off to the side, humming as he sat down. Rinne sat down as well, followed by Niki, who had returned from the kitchen in order to grab some silverware. Itâd be difficult to eat salad and soup without some sort of utensils. Well, actually, just the salad since the soup could theoretically be drunk like a liquid. Honestly, an evening like this wouldâve occurred, the three of them happily chatting, occasionally leaning onto each other or holding hands, and eating, with or without the rain. All three of them considered themselves lucky that they were able to spend an evening just enjoying each otherâs company, not having to worry about too many assumptions about them, and they really were lucky. Not all idols were able to have a relationship like the three of them, even less with part of the relationship unofficially officially out to the public, yet Madara, Rinne, and Niki made it work, and thatâs all that mattered.
(Word Count: 1577 words.)
Did You Know: Most of the NPCs of the Brina Cross Inn are involved with the Anvil Mages Guild recommendation, with the exception of Kiara? Kiara never eats, sleeps, or wanders from her place halfway up the stairs. She seems to exist to watch this chunk of ham cooking on the grill.
My @valensemblestars gift for @thesecrethiddeninyourheart ! I hope you like it!

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