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Yes, good eye! We used this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MHLIFO8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It can be cut to desired length. We we only put one strip in towards the front but after having all our minerals in there it would be better to have a second in the back. Also the underside of the tape that is adhesive is like a copper look, so we are going to get some white opaque tape to cover it from the outside.

I love it! You must have hung the minerals on the top edges yourself.
Looks great

I found it here for those asking

Cavallini Papers & Co. Cavallini Vintage Mineralogie Hanging Poster https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635440084/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_1WajDbC3S9EEQ

Its actually marketed as a cupcake stand! here is the one i have but if you also search cupcake stand or desktop bookshelf on amazon some great options come up!

All geodes are unique, so they’re not going to be identical, but similar. Like siblings. For example, Las Choyas geodes commonly have blueish tinged interiors, but not all will have the black needle-like inclusions/formations that are present in this particular geode. Some will have larger, more cavernous interiors with large terminated points while some will be shallower and have bubbly looking chalcedony formations. You just never really know until you open it! There is plenty of room for variety in geodes from the same mine.

Here is a link to a product on Amazon that sources their geodes in the kit from “multiple mines”. Personally, if I’m going to put in the effort to open one myself, I prefer to open geodes that are 2.5” across or more. I find that anything smaller is a pain to make halves out of. It’s one thing if you want to HULK SMASH SEE PRETTY ROCKS vs opening more carefully for displaying.

Are you sure this is amazonite? Amazonite can be translucent, but is mostly opaque. The cracks, color, and transparency look more like dyed quartz beads.

This is the listing I used when I purchased it in 2013 (the price and quality were fine for me, I'd probably buy this again if I wanted to experiment more).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QUVMC8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Granted, I'm a geologist that works in the metal's mining industry, so my idea of what is "cheap" for a metal ingot might be a little skewed, as I'm comparing it to the prices of other metal ingots like platinum, silver, zinc, etc.

Just looks like some titanium coated quartz. Pretty cheap online:
https://www.amazon.com/rockcloud-Titanium-Decoration-Gemstone-Specimen/dp/B01G3EECXM

These are completely man made and not natural at all (besides the quartz base).

You got a good deal. It’s $45 on Amazon. JIANGNIU Alunite Crystal Mineral Specimen Point Healing Light-Purple JN02-LP https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NKGC3T3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PO-EDbMBRTJZB
Also don’t get it wet. It will dissolve.

>https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635440084/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_apa\_i\_1WajDbC3S9EEQ

This went to the top of my wish list..

King Will Nature 8mm Tungsten Carbide Wedding Ring Inlaid with Real Wood & Multicolor Opal Engagement Band 11.5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FNLRG6N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_p80jDb95QGRG1

That doesn't look like a gemstone. From the second picture, it looks like a heat-sensitive base (like a mood ring) covered in some kind of plastic/glass faceted top.

You can see the same kind of color changes demonstrated on this mood ring here

They bought the entire package up at the mine in Butte, MT.

Something like this might work?

https://www.amazon.com/White-Top-Glass-Gemstone-Container/dp/B01ED1EDU4/ref=pd_day0_201_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DCJM1B88EEN5SB1E0SFK

Late, but here's some on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Untreated-Natural-Blue-Topaz-Lapidary/dp/B00BK5UAW2
And some on Etsy too: https://www.etsy.com/market/raw%20blue%20topaz

Yep, it was an Xmas present

Another user posted Amazon link for the beads: https://www.amazon.com/Pound-Bag-Water-Beads-Clear/dp/B0050ZNWYG/

Got the case from an antique store and got the lights from Amazon

I have about 20 of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D4TPX4Q

https://www.amazon.com/Depstech-Endoscope-Inspection-Megapixels-Smartphone/dp/B01MYTHWK4

I have a couple crystals, I've been thinking I should get a lump of refined for the comparison on my shelf.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXI63LV?m=A1BTBYEWL6T1AC&ref_=v_sp_widget_detail_page

Here's a link without the referral.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1635440084

["In quantum mechanics, there is a common misconception that it is the mind of a conscious observer that causes the observer effect in quantum processes. It is rooted in a misunderstanding of the quantum wave function ψ and the quantum measurement process."](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics)

I'm not saying that the presence of a mind causes the observer effect. To me, All is the Mind. All objects have consciousness to some degree or another. I am saying the state of the mind causes the collapse. This goes for the state of any machine which is observing the process as well as if All is Mind it also has a mindstate as well. If you still view that as wrong due to misinterpretation of the process, if you have an ELI5 somewhere, or a book I can read on the topic, that'd be magical. Wikipedia is nice, but only if you have a degree in the matter. I'm going to be reading Giancoli and this really soon.