January 24 Through February 4—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Annual show
Welcome to the GemologyOnline.com Forum
A non-profit Forum for the exchange of gemological ideas
It is currently Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:28 am

All times are UTC - 4 hours




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:06 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
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.


Attachments:
IMG_0894.JPG
IMG_0894.JPG [ 44.42 KiB | Viewed 1515 times ]
IMG_0893.JPG
IMG_0893.JPG [ 53.56 KiB | Viewed 1515 times ]
IMG_0891.JPG
IMG_0891.JPG [ 49.36 KiB | Viewed 1515 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:08 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics


Attachments:
IMG_0899.JPG
IMG_0899.JPG [ 53.26 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0898.JPG
IMG_0898.JPG [ 39.46 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0897.JPG
IMG_0897.JPG [ 43.71 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:09 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics..


Attachments:
IMG_0909.JPG
IMG_0909.JPG [ 30.28 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0908.JPG
IMG_0908.JPG [ 31.66 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0907.JPG
IMG_0907.JPG [ 30.91 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:10 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics...


Attachments:
IMG_0914.JPG
IMG_0914.JPG [ 24.61 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0913.JPG
IMG_0913.JPG [ 28.27 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0911.JPG
IMG_0911.JPG [ 31.91 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:11 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics....


Attachments:
IMG_0917.JPG
IMG_0917.JPG [ 27.97 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0916.JPG
IMG_0916.JPG [ 30.94 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0915.JPG
IMG_0915.JPG [ 21.73 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:12 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics....


Attachments:
IMG_0923.JPG
IMG_0923.JPG [ 26.94 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0922.JPG
IMG_0922.JPG [ 36.48 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0921.JPG
IMG_0921.JPG [ 31.83 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:13 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics...


Attachments:
IMG_0928.JPG
IMG_0928.JPG [ 26.43 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0926.JPG
IMG_0926.JPG [ 34.36 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0924.JPG
IMG_0924.JPG [ 36.79 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:14 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics...


Attachments:
IMG_0933.JPG
IMG_0933.JPG [ 27.21 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0932.JPG
IMG_0932.JPG [ 25.1 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0929.JPG
IMG_0929.JPG [ 21.03 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:15 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics...


Attachments:
IMG_0937.JPG
IMG_0937.JPG [ 31.49 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
IMG_0936.JPG
IMG_0936.JPG [ 23.89 KiB | Viewed 1514 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:37 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
Another pics where seem the slices of Serpentine with the torch under them.


Attachments:
3.jpg
3.jpg [ 52.64 KiB | Viewed 1512 times ]
2.jpg
2.jpg [ 50.59 KiB | Viewed 1512 times ]
1.jpg
1.jpg [ 47.66 KiB | Viewed 1512 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Tue May 16, 2017 6:10 pm 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 21602
Location: San Francisco
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:
Image

The San Francisco Mint would be sitting on the train tracks:
Image

The San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society have a serpentine case:
Image
Jim Ambrose displayed a collection of California's State Rock - Serpentine.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2017 1:16 am 
Offline
Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:31 pm
Posts: 4015
Location: North Carolina
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.

_________________
Rough and cut classic and exotic synthetic gems:https://store.turtleshoard.com


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Serpentine pricing
PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2017 7:41 am 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Tue May 02, 2017 4:54 pm
Posts: 42
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 :D
The problem is that the shipping. I don't know the cost of shipping for heavily material (many decades of pounds)...


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 13 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 4 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Gemology Style ported to phpBB3 by Christian Bullock