Your Faves, But Rocks

Using synesthesia and color coordination to assign characters 1-3 rocks/crystals/gemstones

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Submitting a character:

Submit a character through the ask box from one of the following fandoms, and we will assign them 1-3 rocks!

Just Roll With It (Riptide, Prime Defenders, Apotheosis, Blood in the Bayou, The Suckening)

MCYT (Dsmp, Hermitcraft, Life Series, Empires, Origins SMP)

Minecraft (general mobs)

Riordanverse (Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase)

Sanders Sides

Stardew Valley

Musicals (Be More Chill, Six, Dear Evan Hansen, Heathers, Ride the Cyclone, Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, Hamilton)

Homestuck

Warriors

Pokémon

Generation Loss

Madoka Magica

Wings of Fire

Undertale & Deltarune

Rules & Guidelines

We post twice a day! At 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM CT!

Don’t submit a character twice! If your ask isn’t answered, we probably haven’t gotten to you yet! Be patient, we’ve got busy lives sometimes :>

DO submit more than one character! We encourage submitting two or three of your scrunglies, we thrive on submissions!

Keep submissions to the listed fandoms. The list may change over time, so don’t be too discouraged if not a ton of your fandoms are listed

Meet the mods!

Mod Amethyst - ayup B) I’ve got a special interest around rocks/semi precious stones so I thought this would be fun. He/it pronouns, @alttheloco

Mod Malachite - hello! i’m here too :3 i’m a witch and also had a years-long hyperfixation on steven universe (that still finds its way to pop back up on occasion) so i’m very much also qualified for this. he/she/they/it, @prizmpaws

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wait whats the fake malachite vs real malachite thing? Im curious now

Buckle up.

Let’s start out with some photos of genuine malachite!

Here are the easiest characteristics to look for in real malachite:

Lots of different greens, but NEVER black. You can get some pretty dark shades of green, but you don’t see pure black on real malachite.

Banding in organic shapes! Swirls, waves, rings and stripes are seen throughout the stone.

Now let’s look at some of the worst cases of fake malachite

Compare the characteristics here to the real malachite

There’s maybe three different greens at max, and a LOT of black.

The banding is very uniform. The photo on the far right has a few rings, but even then the rest of the stone looks like a goddamn zebra

Suuuper often you’ll see that ugly fake stuff being sold as genuine. Let’s take a look at a few more examples!

Real malachite :D

Fake malachite >:[

There’s a few other ways to tell if a malachite is real, but they aren’t something that you can determine by looks alone.

Real malachite:

Cold to the touch for a bit! I have trouble with the touch test because my hands are super cold all the time tho lmao

Dense/heavy, due to its copper content

Has a green streak when a streak test is performed on it!

Fake malachite:

Usually won’t be cold to the touch for very long, especially if it’s made of plastic or resin

Very lightweight compared to the real deal, again due to commonly being made of plastic or resin

Can you even do a scratch test on resin?? I’ve never tried

Now that you know how to tell the difference, go to Michael’s and tell me if their malachite beads are real I’ll give you a hint, they aren’t

If anyone has further questions let me know! I’d love to answer :>

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abigail stardew valley maybe?

challenge mode: no amethyst

REVIVING THIS BLOG JUST BECAUSE I LOVE SDV

Abigail - Stardew Valley

Abigail’s rocks are…

Tourmalinated quartz, grape agate, and malachite!

Requested by: Anonymous

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Tourmalinated Quartz: sometimes known as black rutilated quartz, it feels very fitting to Abigail because of how the tourmaline inclusions almost “stab” through the quartz, which to me feels like Abigail’s adventurous side. Overall, tourmaline is very Abigail (have you even SEEN the way it looks raw?? Oh my gosh it’s so her) but tourmalinated quartz just feels a Touch more correct.

Grape Agate: first of all, purple and indigo/blue. Second of all, it’s named like a food, so it’s perfect for her rock-munching habits! Third of all, though it forms in little tiny round bits (which is a stark contrast to the way tourmaline forms), the shape is very unique and unlike any other natural formation. Abigail is incredibly unique in her own right, with her natural purple hair!

Malachite: I’m certain that this one is mostly synesthesia, but there’s something to be said about the way Abigail is often mischaracterized (or at the very least, brought down to “hot goth gf”) and fake malachite is VERY often sold as real. Kinda like mischaracterization, but it’s of a rock!

If you’re curious, I’ll post something about identifying fake malachite vs real malachite because it drives me INSANE how fucking OFTEN people fall for it

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What would Nebby/cosmog’s rocks be if you haven’t done them?

Nebby (Cosmog) - Pokemon

nebby reminds me of ametrine, tektite, and blue goldstone!

requested by: harley-the-pancake posted by: mod malachite

ametrine: look at these! they can have such a pretty blend and gradient of colors, and feature some of the main colors of nebby's color palette. its a natural mix of amethyst and citrine, reminiscent of cosmog's ability to evolve into either solgaleo or lunala. it even has each of their signature colors!

tektite: formed when meteorites hit the earth and melt dirt and minerals into glass. comes from space/not from earth, just like nebby. also kinda mysterious and pretty

blue goldstone: look at it. its dark blue and sparkly and literally looks like a night sky. it feels like a perfect match to me.

[alttheloco]

Seeing this MONTHS later and you know what? It’s never too late for a rock lesson.

BLUE SUNSTONE IS NOT A THING.

The reason you’ve seen people call it that, is because it’s commonly mistaken for sunstone (which is real!) when in reality, it is its own man-made stone, classified at “goldstone”

Goldstone (not the blue kind), to my knowledge, is made to imitate sunstone. Similar to opalite, which is made to imitate opals! Sunstone is a very pretty rock that, I shit you not, glitters when you view it at the right angle.

Below the cut I will show some examples of sunstone compared to goldstone (and picture the blue goldstone too). Plus, I’ll tell ya how to identify one from the other!

Sunstone:

Identified by its teeeeeny tiny inclusions of copper, hematite and/or goethite, that give it that sparkling characteristic. It’s often a soft pinkish-orange color (I think higher grade ones can be fairly vibrant though). Usually the darkest colors are towards the middle of the stone, and the lighter colors on the outside. Kinda like a radial gradient :>

Goldstone:

Glass infused with bits of copper. Plain and simple. Goldstone is sort of garishly orange, and kinda just looks like glitter was dumped into it. I’ll give credit where it’s due and say I don’t mind the look of blue goldstone, in fact I much prefer it to the loud rusty orange color. Since it’s man made it honestly comes in every color of the fuckin rainbow, but I’ve most commonly seen blue and “gold”

Telling the difference:

Goldstone has an even surface of sparkly bits, which can pretty much always be seen

Sunstone’s sparkly bits are similar to that of labradorite or tigers eye, and can only be seen in flashes (feldspar WOOOO!!)

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:OOOO fascinating ty /gen -malachite

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We’ll likely have a brief slowdown/hiatus over the next few days— we’re attending a ren fair this weekend and after that there’s a bit of a busy week for malachite, though I’ll be back on my game soon enough!

Until then, expect the daily post schedule to be a bit goofed up.

Thanks for understanding, keep sending in requests as you please! It’ll help us get a solid build up of posts for when we return to our regular schedule!! -Mod Amethyst

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kian stone from jrwi blood in the bayou please ^^

Kian Stone - JRWI: Blood in the Bayou

Kian’s rocks are:

Dragons blood, dalmatian jasper, and shungite!

Requested by: felixisfruity

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Dragons blood: somewhat a synesthesia pick. The deep red parts are very Kian, though generally speaking I think this rock could be assigned to the campaign itself. The pattern it has generally draws me towards choosing it for Kian though, possibly because of his choice in animal print clothes

Dalmation jasper: based in large part off color scheme and the pattern on his coat, but also because he just gives those vibes.

Shungite: 110% a synesthesia choice. I cannot explain why this rock, but I knew he needed a dark stone with a metallic luster and hematite didnt feel quite right so I googled it and found this one, which I like better (specifically untumbled)

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What would Nebby/cosmog’s rocks be if you haven’t done them?

Nebby (Cosmog) - Pokemon

nebby reminds me of ametrine, tektite, and blue goldstone!

requested by: harley-the-pancake posted by: mod malachite

ametrine: look at these! they can have such a pretty blend and gradient of colors, and feature some of the main colors of nebby's color palette. its a natural mix of amethyst and citrine, reminiscent of cosmog's ability to evolve into either solgaleo or lunala. it even has each of their signature colors!

tektite: formed when meteorites hit the earth and melt dirt and minerals into glass. comes from space/not from earth, just like nebby. also kinda mysterious and pretty

blue goldstone: look at it. its dark blue and sparkly and literally looks like a night sky. it feels like a perfect match to me.

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dsmp!ranboo pls!!!

Ranboo - DSMP

Ranboo’s rocks are:

Zebra jasper, ruby zoisite, and apache tears

Requested by: moonknight-ep5

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Zebra jasper: it’s black and white!!! Like the silly!!!! I’ve also seen some sources say that zebra jasper represents both feminine and masculine energy which is very Ranboo to me.

Ruby zoisite: green and somewhat reddish (okay yeah it’s pink), but also the black flecks in it really make me think of Ranboo. There’s definitely some synesthesia here alongside the “it looks like their eyes”

Apache tears: haha get it cause he cries like a lil loser?? Forgive me, I’m running on two hours of sleep. Genuinely though there’s something to be said about how Ranboo’s crying burns their face, and apache tears are made of obsidian. I just can’t put it in to words very eloquently.

Honorable mention - bloodstone (aka heliotrope)

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I swear to god if I reblog art onto the wrong account one more time without noticing I will explode -amethyst

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Mister Grian Hermitcraft?

Grain - Hermitcraft

Grian’s rocks are:

Carnelian, cherry quartz, and rhodonite!

Requested by: spoopyvirgil

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Carnelian: veerrryyy Grian rock. The redness of it and the black flecks aside, I really wanna eat this rock and I think Grian deserves a yummy rock. Also, that photo is in fact of a piece of carnelian I have on my shelf. Shoutout to my shelf

Cherry quartz: okay, get ready. Cherry quartz is made from quartz and cinnabar. I’m not an expert at explaining sciencey stuff, but they essentially melty mix the two together and the cinnabar creates the funny lines of reddish/pinkish colors throughout the quartz. (That’s how you can tell the difference between cherry and strawberry quartz! If you see sort of ‘feathered’ inclusions, it’s cherry quartz. If there’s little seed shaped inclusions throughout the stone, it’s strawberry quartz!) Grian feels very cherry quartz to me for a lot of reasons, but I’ll sum it up in two reasons. 1) red. 2) cinnabar is highly dangerous due to the mercury in its chemical composition. Now I’m not saying that Grian is made of mercury, but I am saying that I wouldn’t trust him around explosives.

Rhodonite: cuteguy /th

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Karkat Vantas from Homestuck please?

Karkat Vantas - Homestuck

i associate karkat with rainbow moonstone, druzy quartz, and red beryl!

requested by: thistlestuck

posted by: mod malachite

rainbow moonstone: first off, moonstone is commonly associated with the sign of cancer. additionally, it looks like a plain off-white gray kind of color, but reveals colorful iridescence in the right light, similar to karkat hiding his true blood color behind his gray. also, it’s a calming stone so, yk, maybe he could use it

druzy quartz: there are not a whole lot of gray gemstones, and druzy is one of the prettiest options. the fact that it’s really only found in geodes could once again tie back to his blood color as well. also, druzy is able to help its user manage stress and negativity and better handle anger.

red beryl: the color of this gem feels very “candy red” to me. red beryl is also one of the rarest gems on earth, similar to how mutant trolls, especially redbloods and limeblood descendants, are rare on alternia. once again, it also helps with stress relief and releasing anger.

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Perhaps a Charlie Slimecicle too… either dsmp or origins >o<

Charlie Slimecicle - Dream SMP

went w dsmp charlie bc uh. i am so normal about this guy. *physically vibrating, foaming at the mouth, wearing a shirt that says "ask me about my c!slimecicle headcanons"* so very normal :)

i associate slime with green chalcedony, idocrase, and green zircon

requested by: jrwiyuri posted by: mod malachite

green chalcedony: it looks like a gummy. i want to eat it. slime would eat rocks. something about the cats eye effect these gems are know for reminds me a bit of a cartoon glob of slime. chalcedony is notable for promoting brotherhood, mirroring his desire for companionship and his bond with c!quackity.

idocrase: this gem sometimes has a fun translucency to it when faceted, and for similar slimy reasons to chalcedony i felt like i had to include a gem that was at least a little see-through. also, it often comes in this murky green color, perfectly reminiscent of slime.

green zircon: zircon is the oldest known gemstone on earth. canonically, slime spent millions of years forming underground before taking up his human appearance and joining the smp. zircon can also sometimes contain trace amounts of uranium and irradiate itself, which sounds like something slime would do.

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SHHH I DIDNT REBLOG THAT TO THE WRONG BLOG HOU DIDN’T SEE THAT

-malachite

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Dsmp Fundy?! ^_^

Fundy - DSMP

Fundy’s rocks are:

Snowflake obsidian, crazy lace agate, and yellow jasper!

Requested by: jrwiyuri

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Snowflake obsidian: Partially synesthesia, but also the snowflake pattern in the stone reminds me a little bit of the white parts of his fur, as well as the snowy fox he named Yogurt

Crazy lace agate: This is fully a synesthesia assignment. The pattern just makes sense to me.

Yellow jasper: I don’t know when Fundy’s canonical birthday is, but he’s always seemed pretty summer-y to me, and yellow jasper is a pretty summer-y rock imo. The way it’s almost a solid color makes me think of how his character is designed too, with the blocks of color on his jacket and the sections of orange vs white in his fur. There’s a lot less gradients or slight variations of color on the mc skin as well, further contributing to the correlation.

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Gl!ranboo?

Ranboo - Generation Loss

i associate ranboo with black opal, mahogany obsidian, and silver rutilated quartz!

requested by: anon posted by: mod malachite

black opal: such a pretty stone. solid black with flashes of red that appear and shift in the light. reminds me of the overall red and black theming of genloss, and especially ranboo, as well as the lights on their mask. black opal will also often have blues and greens in it. rgbtrio moment

mahogany obsidian: once again, red and black. also a very pretty stone. mahogany obsidian helps with mental healing and creativity by clearing mental blocks and, well, being mind controlled by an evil media corporation could certainly be called a mental block. also, one of obsidian's best known uses is being carved into weapons and tools, similar to how showfall shaped him into their protagonist.

silver rutilated quartz: i wanted to work in more of the silver from the mask and various metal contraptions ranboo encounters throughout tse, and this seems like a perfect fit. the needle-like rutile inclusions can definitely feel a little creepy and strange looking.

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thalia grace please?

Thalia Grace - PJO

Thalia’s rocks are:

Black tourmaline, selenite, and fluorite!

Requested by: mechanical-clown

Posted by: Mod Amethyst

Black tourmaline: the way that the rock has almost rectangular lines reminds me of her hair. Black tourmaline has strong ties to protection, and Thalia stood protecting her friends before being transformed into the tree.

Selenite: this crystal flashes in a kind of 'cat eye' affect, kind of like lightning. Selenite has ties to the moon, and later in the series Thalia joins the hunters of Artemis, who also has ties to the moon.

Fluorite: there's a lot of synesthesia with this one, and the variation of color found in fluorite (greens, blues, purples) feels very Thalia. The colors are almost electrifying sometimes, too.