BE. · Interactive material archive
Stone Explorer.
Twelve materials are catalogued here. Garnet, Amethyst and Obsidian are open; the remaining files are still being written.
12 records · 3 open
GarnetEnter the file →
OpenEnter →ObsidianSilica-rich volcanic glass · seven appearance filesCompare · Formation · Evidence
ObsidianEnter the file →
OpenEnter →AmethystQuartz · five natural appearance filesCompare · Formation · Evidence
AmethystEnter the file →
No archive record matches this search.
Reading boundary
An image can open a question. It cannot close the case.
Four things get confused with one another: what you can see, what a supplier wrote down, what mineralogy says in general, and what a laboratory actually measured. This archive keeps them apart. Its diagrams explain how processes work; none of them establishes where a BE. bead came from.
File status · not written yet
Stone name
Catalogued, but not written yet. The sources have to be read and checked before this one opens.
Read the Codex entry →Questions about Stone Explorer
Which Stone Explorer files can I open?
Garnet, Amethyst and Obsidian are open. The remaining files are still being written.
What can I do in an open Stone Explorer file?
Compare two records side by side, follow a formation model and read the supporting evidence.
What does the archive distinguish?
The archive separates visible features, supplier records, general mineralogy and laboratory measurements.