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NEW!! Fossilized Coral Rough This material cuts a unique and interesting cab. Both beautiful and one of nature's wonders. Get it while we have it. |
| Rough for Cabbing | ||
| Absolute Black "Jade" Pure Black Gem Grade Ferro-hornblende | ||
| Agate Nodules Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 1 | ||
| Agate Nodules Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico Page 2 | ||
| Alunite Rough from Quartzsite, Arizona | ||
| Parcels of assorted rough at a great price! - More coming soon | ||
| Astrophyllite from Russia | ||
| Black Nephrite Jade from Australia | ||
| Blue Chalcedony Rough in Bulk | ||
| Blue Chalcedony Rough individual pieces | ||
| Blue Chalcedony Velvet Drusy from Turkey | ||
| Botryoidal Blue Chalcedony with Polished Face! 1/2 OFF SALE!! | ||
| Blue Lace Agate from Namibia | ||
| Blue Quartz Rough from Brazil | ||
| Bronzite Hypersthene from Brazil | ||
| Charoite from Russia | ||
| Clam Chowder Stone Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Cosmic Spot Jasper from Nevada | ||
| Cuprite and Chrysocolla (Sonoran Sunset) Rough from Sonora Mexico | ||
| NEW!!! Dinosaur Bone from the Colorado/Utah border area | ||
| Eudialite from Russia | ||
| Exotica Jasper from Sonora, Mexico | ||
| Windowed, Preformed and Bulk Fire Agate Rough from Las Brasas, Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Fossil Stone Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| NEW!!! Fossilized Coral from Indonesia. | ||
| Fossilized Red Horn Coral from Utah | ||
| Frogskin Jasper Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Fuchsite from Russia | ||
| Blue Goldstone | ||
| Green Goldstone | ||
| Red Goldstone | ||
| Graphic Stone from Nevada | ||
| Green Moss Agate Rough from India | ||
| Green Quartz Rough from Brazil | ||
| Honey Calcite ("Onyx") Cutting and Carving Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Howlite from California | ||
| Indian Paint Rock from Nevada | ||
| Ivoryite from Arizona | ||
| Jet from Indonesia. | ||
| Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan | ||
| Larimar (Pectolite) from Dominican Republic | ||
| Lavender Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Lemon Lime Dolomite from Sonora Mexico | ||
| Leopardskin Jasper Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Lepidolite from San Diego County, California | ||
| Liesegang Stone Banded Rhyolite | ||
| Mary Ellen Jasper from Minnesota | ||
| Grade "A" Selected Montana Agate from Montana ON SALE!! | ||
| Moody Green from La Paz County, Arizona | ||
| Morado Agate Rough: Purple color Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Moss Agate Rough: Green colored moss on clear to white from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Noreena Jasper from Australia | ||
| Starry Night, Fireworks, Spiderweb Obsidians, NEW LOW PRICE: White Line Obsidian | ||
| Orbicular Rhyolite from Chihuahua, Mexico 25% OFF SALE!! | ||
| Palomino Jasper from Oregon | ||
| Petrified Wood from northern Arizona | ||
| Picasso Marble from Nevada | ||
| Pink Lace Rosetta Stone from Mexico | ||
| Poppy Jasper from Mexico | ||
| Silver Crown Psilomelane from Chihuahua, Mexico NEW LOW PRICES! | ||
| Rainbow Calcite ("Onyx") from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Rainbow Pyrite from Russia | ||
| Rainforest Jasper from Australia | ||
| Red Lightning Agate from Chihuahua, Mexico. Two grades to pick from! | ||
| Regency Rose Plume Agate from Idaho | ||
| Rhodonite from Western Australia | ||
| Rolling Hills Dolomite from Mexico | ||
| Cat's Eye Jade Preforms, Copal, Precious Opal Collection, Rose Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Tampa Bay Agatized Fossil Coral, Rio Grande Agate | ||
| Seraphinite (Clinoclore) from Russia ON SALE!! | ||
| Serpentine Rough | Serpentine from California | |
| Green Lip and Abalone Shells ON SALE!! | ||
| Sodalite from Namibia | ||
| Arizona Spiderweb Jasper | ||
| Sugilite from South Africa | ||
| Tiffany Stone (Bertrandite) from Delta, Utah | ||
| Golden, Blue Streak, Hawks Eye, Midnight Blue Tiger Eye Rough Golden & Blue Streak ON SALE!! | ||
| Todolite from Mexico | ||
| Tree Agate Rough from India | ||
| A grab bag assortment of tumbling rough | ||
| Natural and Stabilized Turquoise from Arizona, Mexico, China and Chile. | ||
| Turritella Fossil Agate Rough from Wyoming | ||
| Wonderstone Rhyolite Rough from Nevada and Mexico | ||
| Arizona Zebra Jasper | ||
| Zebra Lace Agate Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Rough for Carving | ||
| Peach, Spiderweb, Gray, Peach/Green, Pink, & White Colors. White Alabaster ON SALE! (Large Pieces Available) | ||
| Honey Calcite (Onyx) Cutting and Carving Rough from Chihuahua, Mexico | ||
| Ivoryite is a great substitute for ivory. Excellent material for inlay, jewelry and small carvings. | ||
| Black Jet from Indonesia | ||
| Meerschaum Carving Rough | ||
| Pipestone Carving Rough from Arizona | ||
| Greenish, Yellowish to Reddish, Brown, & Mixed Color Soapstone Carving Rough | ||
| Green Carving Rough from Zimbabwe | ||
| Rough for Tumbling | ||
| Tumbling Rough parcels in both hard and soft materials. | ||
Gem and Lapidary Materials - $39.50
For Cutters, Collectors and Jewelers
by June Culp Zeitner
Soft cover, 7" x 10", 347 pages.
Sample page
Gem and Lapidary Materials provides a comprehensive overview of the materials used in the lapidary arts throughout history and up to the present. It is about minerals and rocks as lapidary materials. The descriptions stress how the material looks to the lapidary artist, or jeweler or connoisseur. This is not a book about mineralogy, nor a book about how to cut stones - it is about the materials of lapidary, the art of the ages.
Chapters include Introduction to Gem and Lapidary Materials, The Gems of History, Transparent Faceting Materials, Crystalline Quartz, Cryptocrystalline Quartz: The Agate Family, Quartz: Opaque But Colorful, Quartz: Strange and Wonderful Pseudomorphs, Cabochon Favorites of Yesterday and Today, Cabochon and Carving Materials, Ornamental and Decorative Gem Materials, Phenomenal Gems: Stars and Stripes, Metallic Gem Materials, Organic Gem Materials: Gems fro Life, Rare, Little Known and Unusual Gem Materials, and Gems from the Laboratory and Factory. Appendices provide information on the Refractive Index and Dispersion of Gemstones, Educational Associations, and Topical Publications. A particularly comprehensive bibliography lists several hundred related books and references.
| Other Websites of Interest |
Slabs for Cabbing and Collecting: www.greatslabs.com
We have scores of pages of slabs online at our Great Slabs web site including chrysocolla in quartz, shattuckite and other copper secondaries, petrified wood, all kinds of agates, jaspers and much more!
Rough for Faceting: www.facetingrough.com
Need faceting rough? We have everything from Andalusite to Zircon on our Faceting Rough website!
Rough Turquoise: www.turquoiserough.com
Need turquoise rough? We have a great selection of rough turquoise, including natural material!
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