Post by joemojave on Oct 26, 2009 21:48:38 GMT -5
This is my first sale thread on this forum, so bear with me if I am breaking some forum taboo. I am selling off some of the rocks I have collected and traded for this month (IE: ones that I have yet to put in storage). I need to clear out some space in the bat cave so that I can walk around instead of climbing over walls of rocks. Shipping is included in the price except for the rocks that are "Free". If you want to combine different materials in one box or if you want more than one box, just let me know and we can agree on a price. Since I am a new seller on these forums, I will accpet payment after my goods have arived. Howevor, I will use shipping confirmation and I will not be afraid to speak up if I never receive payment. If requested, I will crush your rock prior to shipping them so that more can fit in the box.
Gem Hill "Rootbeer" agate (FREE!):
This stuff is great for beginers or for anyone who has never tried it before, but it gets pretty boring, especialy when you have 600lbs of it sitting in your backyard. This material comes from Gem Hill, near Rosamond, CA. Everytime I go there for nodules I end up taking a bucketfull or so of this home, and it adds up. Now I am so fed up with it that I am giving it away for free. This stuff is mostly brown with some green jasper mixed in. It also has an occaisonal red plume or electric blue strak (pretty rare).
Boron "Bacon" travertine onyx ($15/small flat rate box)
I beleive this material came from the Seirra Pelona club claim in near, CA. I traded some onyx that I collected in trona for it, and it was just called bacon onyx, but it is very similar to some boron material I have seen. This material is called bacon onyx because the wide banded peices can be slabbed and cabbed to look just like strips of bacon. This material comes in tight banded and wide banded varieties. The tight banded material is very fine grained and very rarely pits. The wider banded material is just as nice exept that it is slightly pourous sometimes. It can still be polished, it is just a bit more difficult. I do not know if onyx can be tumbled successfully, but it is pretty soft and it would definately not be a beginer stone. Each box will include both tight and wide grained peices.
Trona travertine onyx ($10/small flat rate box)
I personaly collected this material at the Aquarius mine near Trona. It is brightly colored but the colors form in swirls with soft edges that I do not find as attractive as the banded material. These peices do not tend to be very porous, and they polish pretty well. They may make nice cabs or they could be cut into pyramids or very small bookends.
Rose Quartz ($25/small flat rate box)
I collected this rose quartz from an outcropping in the Greenhorn mountains above Lake Isabella, CA. Unlike most rose quartz that is found in secondary deposits in sedimentary rock, this rock is found in a primary deposit that surfaces in several different areas in the Greenhorn Mountains. Finding decent peices can be quite a challenge, as is true with most rose quartz deposits. This material varies from almost completely transparent in smaller peices to relatively heavily silked and almost opaque in some larger peices. Larger peices often have "healed" fractures that will usually not break when sawed, but are visible when cabbed. Some of the gemmiest peices may show asterism. I have enough for one or possibly two flat rate boxes of rose quartz.
N Ridgecrest (Rainbow Ledge) jasper ($18/small flat rate box)
I received this material in a trade and I was told that it came from the Rainbow Ledge claim N of ridgecrest. I beleive this claim belongs to the gem and mineral society in Ridgecrest. I have only a limited amount of this material that I want to sell, and it is all beutifull. I would say that this ranks as one of my all time favorite jaspers. Patterns include a leapard skin pattern, blood red and black swirls, blue and yellow swirls, and much more. You will be able to see some of this material for yourself in the pics when I get them uploaded. This makes wonderfull cabs or tumbled stones or any other lapidary creation. Its only problems is that it has a few cavities and occasisonaly when cutting a cab you will cut through into a cavity that forces you to rething the entire design. This material does hold together vary well, even the pieces that dont look stable usualy are.
StarGazer asterism detection fluid (3.50/bottle+shipping)
This is a very thick, glycerine based fluid that forms a bead on any lapidary rough. To check for sasterism, simply place several beads of this liquid at different positions on your rough and observe any stars as if the rough where already cabbed. This is especialy usefull for detecting asterism in massive star stones (like rose quartz), precisely centering the star in ruby and other crystals (stars are almost always a minimum of 5 degrees of axis), and checking ruby crystals for asterism at rock and mineral shops. Comes in a 2oz bottle with a pointed tip (Like a gold sniffer for any prospectors reading this) which is easy to squeaze a small drop from. Being a completely non toxic glycerine based product, this is wonderfull for your skin. I always rub it into my hands, face and elbows when I am done looking at a stone because it is such a great moisturizer. If you live in the desert like me and your skin always dries out after using the cabbing machines, this will fix your problem. It is also completelly water soluble if for some reason you wish to wash it off of your hands of your stones.
LapLube diamond lap lubricant ($5.00/bottle+shipping)
LapLube is a lubricant developed specificly for charged diamond laps. It works as a diamond extender when using diamond paste or it can be mixed with diamond powder to save even more money. LapLube cuts faster than WD40 or any other lube and it has a pleasent but not overbearing fragrance. It is a very powerfull cleaning agent and will loosen dried oxides, grit, and stains from your machine and your hands. It is completely non toxic and all of its ingrediants are top grade. Again this product works as a wonderfull lotion so dont worry about getting it all over your hands. Rub this lubricant anywhere on your body and enjoy the wonderfull lubricating properties, just avoid getting it in your eyes and you will be completely safe. This also comes in a 2oz bottle.
EDIT:
I take paypal. I will try to update this thread whenever I run out of something, but no gaurrantees (sp?).
Gem Hill "Rootbeer" agate (FREE!):
This stuff is great for beginers or for anyone who has never tried it before, but it gets pretty boring, especialy when you have 600lbs of it sitting in your backyard. This material comes from Gem Hill, near Rosamond, CA. Everytime I go there for nodules I end up taking a bucketfull or so of this home, and it adds up. Now I am so fed up with it that I am giving it away for free. This stuff is mostly brown with some green jasper mixed in. It also has an occaisonal red plume or electric blue strak (pretty rare).
Boron "Bacon" travertine onyx ($15/small flat rate box)
I beleive this material came from the Seirra Pelona club claim in near, CA. I traded some onyx that I collected in trona for it, and it was just called bacon onyx, but it is very similar to some boron material I have seen. This material is called bacon onyx because the wide banded peices can be slabbed and cabbed to look just like strips of bacon. This material comes in tight banded and wide banded varieties. The tight banded material is very fine grained and very rarely pits. The wider banded material is just as nice exept that it is slightly pourous sometimes. It can still be polished, it is just a bit more difficult. I do not know if onyx can be tumbled successfully, but it is pretty soft and it would definately not be a beginer stone. Each box will include both tight and wide grained peices.
Trona travertine onyx ($10/small flat rate box)
I personaly collected this material at the Aquarius mine near Trona. It is brightly colored but the colors form in swirls with soft edges that I do not find as attractive as the banded material. These peices do not tend to be very porous, and they polish pretty well. They may make nice cabs or they could be cut into pyramids or very small bookends.
Rose Quartz ($25/small flat rate box)
I collected this rose quartz from an outcropping in the Greenhorn mountains above Lake Isabella, CA. Unlike most rose quartz that is found in secondary deposits in sedimentary rock, this rock is found in a primary deposit that surfaces in several different areas in the Greenhorn Mountains. Finding decent peices can be quite a challenge, as is true with most rose quartz deposits. This material varies from almost completely transparent in smaller peices to relatively heavily silked and almost opaque in some larger peices. Larger peices often have "healed" fractures that will usually not break when sawed, but are visible when cabbed. Some of the gemmiest peices may show asterism. I have enough for one or possibly two flat rate boxes of rose quartz.
N Ridgecrest (Rainbow Ledge) jasper ($18/small flat rate box)
I received this material in a trade and I was told that it came from the Rainbow Ledge claim N of ridgecrest. I beleive this claim belongs to the gem and mineral society in Ridgecrest. I have only a limited amount of this material that I want to sell, and it is all beutifull. I would say that this ranks as one of my all time favorite jaspers. Patterns include a leapard skin pattern, blood red and black swirls, blue and yellow swirls, and much more. You will be able to see some of this material for yourself in the pics when I get them uploaded. This makes wonderfull cabs or tumbled stones or any other lapidary creation. Its only problems is that it has a few cavities and occasisonaly when cutting a cab you will cut through into a cavity that forces you to rething the entire design. This material does hold together vary well, even the pieces that dont look stable usualy are.
StarGazer asterism detection fluid (3.50/bottle+shipping)
This is a very thick, glycerine based fluid that forms a bead on any lapidary rough. To check for sasterism, simply place several beads of this liquid at different positions on your rough and observe any stars as if the rough where already cabbed. This is especialy usefull for detecting asterism in massive star stones (like rose quartz), precisely centering the star in ruby and other crystals (stars are almost always a minimum of 5 degrees of axis), and checking ruby crystals for asterism at rock and mineral shops. Comes in a 2oz bottle with a pointed tip (Like a gold sniffer for any prospectors reading this) which is easy to squeaze a small drop from. Being a completely non toxic glycerine based product, this is wonderfull for your skin. I always rub it into my hands, face and elbows when I am done looking at a stone because it is such a great moisturizer. If you live in the desert like me and your skin always dries out after using the cabbing machines, this will fix your problem. It is also completelly water soluble if for some reason you wish to wash it off of your hands of your stones.
LapLube diamond lap lubricant ($5.00/bottle+shipping)
LapLube is a lubricant developed specificly for charged diamond laps. It works as a diamond extender when using diamond paste or it can be mixed with diamond powder to save even more money. LapLube cuts faster than WD40 or any other lube and it has a pleasent but not overbearing fragrance. It is a very powerfull cleaning agent and will loosen dried oxides, grit, and stains from your machine and your hands. It is completely non toxic and all of its ingrediants are top grade. Again this product works as a wonderfull lotion so dont worry about getting it all over your hands. Rub this lubricant anywhere on your body and enjoy the wonderfull lubricating properties, just avoid getting it in your eyes and you will be completely safe. This also comes in a 2oz bottle.
EDIT:
I take paypal. I will try to update this thread whenever I run out of something, but no gaurrantees (sp?).