Just the usual burnt amethyst

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HA! You thought I was done with them..?

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I almost threw my phone in disgust.

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Who doesn't love pinapple quartz!

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iT cLeAnSeS tHe AuRa! That’s why it’s called aura quartz! Duh! 🙄 No other reason!

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Found down on the Jurassic Coast in England...

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Rainbow Solar Quartz Druzy Slice

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whenever you have a bad day, always remember that there's someone out there having a worse day soon after realising to have fallen for this BS. Practice gratitude, namaste, #onlypositivevibes lmfao

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The Dom Pedro Aquamarine at the Smithsonian....

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Found this on the Internet

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At a cool zoo, it looks like fruity pebbles-

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What. Natural. Gems.

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Cursed lamp(?) I saw for sale today

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Oh no :(

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Yep mhm sure

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I'm speechless...

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This is the encouragement I know we all need today.

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Is that gore for you ? (For me yes...)

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agate dyed fluorescent pink

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Pretty much all these andara crystals

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Spotted at a flea market...

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Is this “ruby” altered? I mean I know the video is extra saturated but are these altered by any type of treatment or is it even “ruby”?

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For when you need to let out your inner Goddess Aura

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Fake as hell

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Who carved the Yooperlite into this Jackolantern?!

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I knew about fake citrine, dyed agates, and aura quartz. I was so sure I'd be the first person to not get burned when starting collecting. This was my first buy 🤦‍♂️

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dragon vein agate

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Baby yodas

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More brutalized grape agate. 7.5 lb specimen

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Home Goods could be the worst offender in mineral abuse. Yes, the points are already coming unglued.

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Found on an actual store. Not even Etsy.

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Such a succa for succies *pukes*

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Okay, maybe it's just me, but does anyone else scream both internally and externally when they see someone ruin an absolutely gorgeous crystal specimen by drilling a peg into it like this? This poor Heliodor deserved better.

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absolute atrocities. they hurt to look at.

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eBay shop

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Does anyone actually think this shit looks appealing? It's so tacky...

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Magic necklaces to protect your pet against 5G

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when polishing just isn’t cutting it anymore...fusion quartz

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Described as ‘Onyx towers’ ... I’m baffled by these - they can’t be natural??

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Oh man. Saw these at Five Below.

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Petition to start using this “banana for scale” in our group. 🤪

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I’m sad

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where’s the “neither” option ?

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UHM, wtf is that?!!!

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found in a fb marketplace

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Monoatomic Andara

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I feel like I have to apologize for showing this to you guys :(

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Found this opalite (my favorite) necklace in Spencer’s marketed as clear quartz.

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Makes me itch

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Why don’t you just rip my heart out and cover it in unicorn goop while you’re at it Michael’s

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''golden hematite'' ....

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As seen on Facebook

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a Etsy shop ruined an 8 pound beautiful piece of quartz to make this... ew...

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“Naturally occurring”

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Life size crocodile jasper crocodile head

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Found in a crystal Fb group... my first thought was ugh tacky but everybody loved these. The Opalite is whatever, they didn't say what the black stone is though.

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is this... is this not just glass? 😭

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The viral Moldavite trend needs to evaporate, I can’t take it anymore... tektites are super cool but come on, $40 for a “chip” of Moldavite?

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violently rainbow

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This entire page has these terrible aura pieces—I haaaate the aura iris agates.

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Father forgive me

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look how they’ve massacred my boy ..

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I... what?????

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Pretty sure obsidian doesn't have a grainy texture...

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“Moldavites” from an instagram cab seller 😬

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Makes me want to cry

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Found this horrid piece on Instagram.....

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Amethyst engagement box

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Guess how much this giant ugly piece of slag glass is for? This “Sea Monster rough Andara crystal”

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Dyed trash anyone?

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I can't be the only one who hates when crystals have the weird gold dipping... and to be forever glued on paper in a frame? Such a waste :(

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‘Citrine’

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Is this heat treated amethyst? I got it forever ago and never knew peopled made fakes till I came across this sub

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i’m gonna cry

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“Moldavite”

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I couldn’t stop laughing

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There were so many fakes at the crystal shop that opened up near me, can I trust any of this citrine?

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I feel like this is a sin. Thoughts?

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Yay or nay!? 🤪

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These are dyed right? They’re being sold as kyanite. Seller says they’re 100% natural.

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Gotta love all the beautiful “citrine”

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Crystal Penis

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gore or no?

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Only $4,450 for this crispy piece

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2.2kg of crime found on my online shopping... this shop had a lot of this huge pieces

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The perfect parody of every ghastly mineral resin pyramid

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Nightmares are made of these.

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Very natural looking (at least the other dyed mineral gore look like they used a better dye then food coloring)

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These pots

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Fake turquoise (hammer test)

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Seems a little over baked

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At least it doesn’t claim to be ‘natural’ this time

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YIKES

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Oh no

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Not too bad, I suppose but the seller claimed they were 100% natural

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From a company that puts magic crystals in soap. This rainbow obsidian (claimed) cut to enhance sexual health.

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Oh God - Please, no!

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Aura Coated Crystals

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If only they knew

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Is this legit?? 🥺👉👈

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someone tell me what atrocity is going on here lol

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they dont even try to make it look real, fuck etsy

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I hope this counts as mineral gore.

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Horrified Agate

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Imagine it breaking when you throw it.

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I'd love to see your opinions on these

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Idk if u can see but its all priced and labled wrong ;-;

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Wasn't sure where to ask but is this a real thing?

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Found this absolutely wrecked piece of kyanite on Instagram. Hurts my heart

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I would love to pay 5,6k for some slag 🥰

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Did somebody actually color in this agate*?

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Found these at in a small town in WNY

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Real or fake?

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Bruh

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Facebook Garbage

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Aura coated 💩

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Black diamond turds

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Honestly, I'm someone who kinda likes aura coated crystals sometimes... but the audacity to coat this enormous specimen baffles me.

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Thanks, I hate it

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yikes

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>:(

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These absolutely awful earrings

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not the WORST, but read caption for more context

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Whyyy. . .

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How do we feel about this?

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This is sold as citrine and literally has bubbles in some of them...

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I am but a lurker, but I saw this and thought of y'all

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poor Amethyst

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Amethyst tree.

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i just can’t with this aura’d lepidolite 💔😭

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Not visually too bad, but labradorite is water- soluble...

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Why ruin perfectly lovely rose quartz, Marshalls?

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I’m just really grossed out that I had to look at this with my own eyes.

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The poor, poor crystals trapped in this orgonite monstrosity... D:

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I really hope this is sarcasm

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‘Chrysoprase Rough’

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Caught in the wild!! First you abuse the quartz then it can infuse the essential oils!!! I scurried away as to not awaken a Karen.

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Chile gets to be special.

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Yeah?????

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Even the skull seems horrified by it's own existence

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What is this even supposed to be?

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Found this while looking at Crystal eggs

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Meanwhile at Goodwill

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What is this? Is it real. It looks like a big cluster fook to me

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Thanks, I hate it.

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Saw this on Instagram today and had to do a double take

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