Helenite / Mount St. Helens obsidianite
Commercial name for man-made glass incorporating volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens and marketed as a gemstone. Helenite first formed by accident after the eruption…
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Green obsidian
Commercial name for man-made glass said to be made with or colored by volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens or another volcano. Man-made “volcanic” glass…
Gaia Stone
Commercial name for man-made glass said to be made with or colored by volcanic ash from Mount St. Helens. Known primarily as Helenite, but also…
Blue obsidian
Misleading commercial name for man-made, blue-colored glass. Sometimes with swirly “inclusions” but mostly crystal clear in various shades of blue. Sometimes clearly identifiable as glass…
Andara™ ‘crystals’/obsidian
This is perhaps one of the biggest and most persistent hoax stories today. Often referred to by sellers as natural volcanic glass, sometimes with the…
Live session #18 Gem or Scam?
Recorded live session in which I discuss and demonstrate all kinds of Scammite. I introduced the term Scammite (Belazeriet in Dutch) to refer to all…
Live session #14 Volcanic Glass
Recorded live session in which I discuss and show a variety of different forms of volcanic glass. Volcanic glass occurs in nature in various forms,…
