cccbock
spending too much on rocks
Member since December 2011
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Post by cccbock on Sept 25, 2013 6:22:16 GMT -5
Have any of you folks cabbed emerald before? I just bought a piece of emerald rough off ebay. It's not good enough to have made into faceted stones but seems to me it could make a couple nice cabs. Before I try to cut it I thought I would ask if you guys have any experience with it.
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Post by Pat on Sept 25, 2013 10:04:47 GMT -5
Interesting. Keep us posted. Yep, not all emeralds are gem quality.
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Post by deb193redux on Sept 25, 2013 13:22:50 GMT -5
it can cab, but often there are internal fractures and inclusions that make it look ugly
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cccbock
spending too much on rocks
Member since December 2011
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Post by cccbock on Sept 25, 2013 16:30:57 GMT -5
When I get the stone in hand I will post pics and subsequent cab(s). I have a project I am planning for my mother and wanted to include a "real" gem. Her birth stone is emerald. So I went shopping.
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