Keywords: Gem.pebbles.800pix.label.jpg A selection of gem pebbles made by tumbling rough stones with abrasive in a rotating drum <br> The picture was made without use of a camera simply by arranging the pebbles on the glass of my flat bed scanner Labels First row turquoise hematite chrysocolla tiger's-eye Second row quartz tourmaline carnelian pyrite sugilite Third row malachite rose quartz snowflake obsidian ruby moss agate Forth row jasper amethyst blue lace agate lapis lazuli Other versions <gallery> File Gem pebbles 800pix jpg Unlabeled File Gem pebbles 800pix labelled jpg Labeled English </gallery> Author Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in February 2003 and released to the public domain Note that the label LACE AGATE should have been BLUE LACE AGATE Adrian Pingstone's mistake An unlabelled version exists for labelling in other languages Image gem pebbles 800pix jpg Gem pic requested by German Wikipedia used on Edelstein and Heilstein Also used on Chinese Wikipedia Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese And of course the basis of what's on Gemstone as well Arpingstone Tumble-polished stone Mixed gemstones |