Hello experts. I have about 250 kilograms of Serpentine which I had collected in Pieria mountains, Greece. I would like to know the value per kilo for my Serpentine. The quality is mixed and seems in my photos which I have posted.
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I don't think one can get too much for it. Otherwise the outcrop on the right of my photo below would be long gone. You could drive directly from the Beach to the Golden Gate Bridge:
The San Francisco Mint would be sitting on the train tracks:
The San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society have a serpentine case:
Jim Ambrose displayed a collection of California's State Rock - Serpentine.
Most bulk serpentine isnt lapidary grade--it is a fairly diverse mineral group and good translucent stones are the exception rather than the rule. But it is sold by the pound rather than by the gram. My guess would be tops about 20/lb retail for really nice stuff, much lower for opaque or heavily included material. Fine, solid translucent greens can produce nice gems but most is just mediocre or unexciting. I havent bought any in a while, though, so you should take a look at what it is going for online and on eBay.
Of course, Stephen. I know that it is sold by pound or kilogram. The quality is mixed, so I am interested to get off it because my home is flooded with them The problem is that the shipping. I don't know the cost of shipping for heavily material (many decades of pounds)...
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