I really like this marble, in hand it looks WAY better than the pics. For some reason the larger images really exaggerate the non-clarity of the glass, yet in hand it doesn't look like that, the eyes can't pick up all of that in a clear marble. But against the dark background, doesn't look as good. Poor photographs, but trust me, it's a neat marble, really beautiful, and the core that Elena created for this one is SO cool!