Stones and crystals

On Saturday morning I went on a mine tour in Crowthorne. I was disappointed to discover that it was a 'mock' mine, with 'mock' veins of semi-precious stones. The real mine is in Zambia.
But they had a great selection of stones in the yard - I loved it. Could honestly bought a cart-load  but held back and selected a few that were really different, that I perhaps don't have yet. Of course, once they're all polished up they look so different, but I prefer them raw.