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Post by MsAli on Dec 20, 2018 13:15:14 GMT -5
No disrespect was intended for Jupitarians, I just had never heard of half the things on your list. Follow stonebender on Instagram-I am blaming him-before I started following him Id never heard of some of them either
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 20, 2018 15:45:26 GMT -5
Precious opal from Australia is #1 with me. I have a love-hate relationship with fire agate: it's an incredible amount of work for mostly meager returns -- but there's always a chance of a dazzler and I'm like a moth to that "fire"!
Chrysoprase and all other gem chalcedonies: blue, purple, red, green, pink etc.
Sugilite's a special favoprite.
All the fine jaspers like Willow Creek, Bruneau, Deschutes, Biggs, Morrisonite, Caressite, Imperial and others.
Any stone with optical phenomena like moonstone, labradorite, sunstone, star corundums, cat's-eye gems like tourmaline etc., rutilated and tourmalinated quartz.
I look through my cab boxes and find many favorites, especially colorful banded agates like Laguna, Queensland and others.
That's just a very abbreviated list.
Happy cutting!
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Post by MsAli on Dec 20, 2018 17:01:47 GMT -5
Precious opal from Australia is #1 with me. I have a love-hate relationship with fire agate: it's an incredible amount of work for mostly meager returns -- but there's always a chance of a dazzler and I'm like a moth to that "fire"!
Chrysoprase and all other gem chalcedonies: blue, purple, red, green, pink etc.
Sugilite's a special favoprite.
All the fine jaspers like Willow Creek, Bruneau, Deschutes, Biggs, Morrisonite, Caressite, Imperial and others.
Any stone with optical phenomena like moonstone, labradorite, sunstone, star corundums, cat's-eye gems like tourmaline etc., rutilated and tourmalinated quartz.
I look through my cab boxes and find many favorites, especially colorful banded agates like Laguna, Queensland and others.
That's just a very abbreviated list.
Happy cutting!
I just got some slaughter mountain and I am afraid to touch it They might sit for awhile
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 21, 2018 8:12:45 GMT -5
Such a tough question. Probably Bruneau Jasper, Desschutes Jasper, any poppy jasper, all the northern Mexico agates, Dryhead agate, any palm fiber or palm root...Mel
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Post by parfive on Dec 21, 2018 11:18:56 GMT -5
Hard to believe no one’s mentioned Brazilian agate yet.
Well, not quite. Just checked all the way back and Victor managed to squeeze it in . . . in 7th place. : )
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Post by Rockoonz on Dec 21, 2018 12:21:00 GMT -5
Hard to believe no one’s mentioned Brazilian agate yet. Well, not quite. Just checked all the way back and Victor managed to squeeze it in . . . in 7th place. : ) So many things to forget. Truly, the best answer for me is "the one in my saw".
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Post by unclesoska on Dec 21, 2018 12:37:33 GMT -5
I love me some fire agate, rhodanite, and maybe some nice green translucent nephrite jade.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 21, 2018 13:36:57 GMT -5
[quote author="MsAli " I just got some slaughter mountain and I am afraid to touch it They might sit for awhile [/quote][/p] My recommendation would be to work with low-end rough at first to get an understanding of how the color layers are laid down and the lapidary techniques needed to grind them without ruining them. Each piece of FA is unique, of course, but with a little experience you'll begin to see how it all comes together. Some FA can be cut with regular wheels but much requires glyptic (carving) techniques. That's where the learning process really begins. It's a very difficult stone to cut properly.
Don't mean to hijack this thread and maybe the admin. will want to move it to the fire agate thread.
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Post by MsAli on Dec 21, 2018 14:40:40 GMT -5
[quote author="MsAli " I just got some slaughter mountain and I am afraid to touch it They might sit for awhile [/p] My recommendation would be to work with low-end rough at first to get an understanding of how the color layers are laid down and the lapidary techniques needed to grind them without ruining them. Each piece of FA is unique, of course, but with a little experience you'll begin to see how it all comes together. Some FA can be cut with regular wheels but much requires glyptic (carving) techniques. That's where the learning process really begins. It's a very difficult stone to cut properly.
Don't mean to hijack this thread and maybe the admin. will want to move it to the fire agate thread.
[/quote] I will be referring to those threads alot I will have to upload pictures. One piece will be practice for sure the others I will need help not to mess up
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Post by Pat on Dec 21, 2018 16:08:27 GMT -5
MsAli. Never heard of Medusa quartz. Wow! Now I will have to check out some others you mentioned that are also new to me.
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Post by MsAli on Dec 21, 2018 16:12:30 GMT -5
MsAli . Never heard of Medusa quartz. Wow! Now I will have to check out some others you mentioned that are also new to me. It is some gorgeous stuff, the price is I don't know if this is anyone here but if it is: HATS OFF to you and curse you at the same time www.instagram.com/stone.bender/?hl=en
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Post by MsAli on Dec 21, 2018 16:13:26 GMT -5
This is another one I need in my life
dumortierite in quartz
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2018 18:15:59 GMT -5
Hopefully a couple of each (1 to keep as-is and 1 to cut)… musgravite, some harder-to-find garnets in sizes big enough to cut (holtstamite, usturite, dzhuluite, knorringite, etc.), Blue Dot gem silica, stoppaniite beryl, color-stable deep blue beryl, dry stable VV Black opal, transparent celsian, and the list probably could go on for pages.
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Post by metalsmith on Dec 22, 2018 7:54:42 GMT -5
Opal / Boulder Turquoise Jet Lapis Chrysocolla Jade Have I gone over my quota? But I’m just getting started!!
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Post by 1dave on Dec 22, 2018 9:13:16 GMT -5
Just like my answer to the question - "WHAT'S UP"?
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stonemon
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Post by stonemon on Dec 22, 2018 10:22:59 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Dec 22, 2018 11:16:13 GMT -5
Easier to state least favorite—- hematite! Black everywhere. Favourite: boulder opal - free fake suntan
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 22, 2018 11:26:06 GMT -5
Montana moss agate Eastern Oregon Jaspers Oregon Thundereggs
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stonemon
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Post by stonemon on Dec 22, 2018 11:30:09 GMT -5
Montana moss agate Eastern Oregon Jaspers Oregon Thundereggs I second all of those...
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Post by stephan on Dec 23, 2018 0:41:33 GMT -5
OK, I have another four
Silver lace "onyx" Bloodstone A wide assortment of CA Coast Range jasp-agates Orbicular jaspers (OJ, PJ, Leopard skin...)
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