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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:26 pm 
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Thanks everyone,

Mick is going to cut this for me next week. I'll post some pictures when they are done.

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I received these back from cutting a few weeks ago and thought I would post some pictures. Ended up with close to a 50% yield. 9 pieces in all and a total of approx 150 carats.

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I would like one of each, please. :)

They really are lovely.


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Sam those are beautiful.

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Well. they're all wonderful but a few are just knockouts.

No. 2 love the shape
No. 5 a pool of chrysophase
No. 6 just Brilliant
No. 9 Look at those brush strokes.

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Awesome...so glad we got to see the follow up..thanks Sam..those are some top notch cabs

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Lovely.
What sort of sizes are those cabs?


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Thanks to Mick for cutting these for me! He did a fantastic job. #6 is my favorite.

The sizes are as follows

#1 - 8.96 ct
#2 - 19.15 ct
#3 - 11.78 ct
#4 - 14.00 ct
#5 - 6.37 ct
#6 - 16.84 ct
#7 - 31.08 ct
#8 - 24.88 ct
#9 - 17.56 ct

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Those stones are beautiful, Sam. I only wish more rough was available. I've tried cutting some of the Peruvian material and while it's pretty in its own fashion it's simply no match for the fine old-time Arizona cupric chalcedonies.

I recently cut this stone from a small slab I bought several years ago. I think it's one of the prettiest stones I've ever run across. It's a melange of native copper, a whitish metal as yet unidentified, chrysocolla, azurite, possibly turquoise and chalcedony. I'd left it uncut for a long time, fearing undercutting, but when I took it to the wheel it yielded an absolutely glittering unpitted finish.

Does anyone recognize it as a named material or is it merely another in the many beautiful unnamed copper mineral mixes?



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After I saw you original post and pics about the gem silica I had to get some for myself. I thought the color was fantastic. I purchased some the next month. I might have posted this on here before but I don't remember...It's gem silica from the Inspiration mine in Arizona..this piece was mined back in the 70's and I got it from an old collection. ROM thaqt stone is fantastic..ohhh ahhh
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Finished free form cabs..although not nearly as high a quality as your material still nice non the less.
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I have no idea ROM but WOW.

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8) sweet!! 8)


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Hi Rick, That is a beautiful stone! Thanks for posting it. I wish I could find some more rough also. Maybe we’ll have some in the future. There is a large copper mining project (still in early stages) just east of Superior http://www.resolutioncopper.com/res/whoweare/1.html that may yield some rough in 10 years or so.

Hi Amethystguy, those look great! I like the drusy quartz on the one to the right. Thanks for posting those pics

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Hi Sam,

I'd really give freeform carving a good thought if you want something special and unique done.

There is an opal freeform carver in Australia that does fantastic work... have a look at her site and you might get some inspirational ideas. :-)

http://www.opal-carvings.com/

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Yep, Daniela L'Abbate has done some absolutely magnificent work in the past.
This was who I was referring to in the other thread for "what would be your first stone" when I mentioned opal carving. It's a shame she hasn't a gallery of past work.

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