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Post by radio on Jun 24, 2017 17:09:28 GMT -5
Nicer gemmy stuff that will cut vivid cabs. Also interested in buying a few cabs if anyone has any lying around. Anyone have any, or know a source?
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itsandbits
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Post by itsandbits on Jun 24, 2017 17:12:54 GMT -5
it can be nice stuff but with it's dual hardness and cleavage; a pain. Do you work it? I only find it mixed in sillimanite from the Fraser rvr BC
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Post by orrum on Jun 24, 2017 18:36:31 GMT -5
Arlen I got some. It polishes great. How much you need. I will have to slab some off the big hunk. This came from Graves Mountain Ga.
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Post by radio on Jun 24, 2017 19:32:45 GMT -5
Arlen I got some. It polishes great. How much you need. I will have to slab some off the big hunk. This came from Graves Mountain Ga. Thanks Bill! I've never seen it in a "big hunk" before and only worked with the blades. What I need is the pretty blue stuff much like this>>> www.pelhamgrayson.com/Blue-kyanite-Blades-500-gram-12-Kg-Bag-2-11550.htmlI need to make a couple of pendants and rings for the display to go with the earrings I have . can you text me pic of the Kyanite you have? Any nice Lazulite slabs from Graves Mtn? |
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Post by radio on Jun 24, 2017 19:34:14 GMT -5
it can be nice stuff but with it's dual hardness and cleavage; a pain. Do you work it? I only find it mixed in sillimanite from the Fraser rvr BC I have only cut the smaller blades and yes, it is a PITA to cut, but it can yield some stunning stones! |
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Post by orrum on Jun 24, 2017 21:13:02 GMT -5
Hey Arlen I had a 20 pound hunk. Guy Named Jhon on Lapidaryforum.net cut a 4 inch or so sphere out of it and one for himself too. He sent me the end cut back with the sphere. Look on that forum and search kyanite snd the thread will come up with pics. He made a cab too! It's chatoyant like.
Yep I turned a 20 pound hunk into a sphere and a few scraps!!! MOVE OVER RICH FOLKS!!! LOL. I thought it was a huge hunk of some kind of pyrite. Duh...
Trust me you font want to know about the Pepsi can size Aquamarine I messed up on in the Hogg Mine in LA Grange Ga!!!
But I did find a 15 pound hunk of guaranteed Kingman green turquoise this summer!!! LOL. Arlen saw it last week!!! There, I can't post pics but I got witness!!!
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Post by radio on Jun 25, 2017 5:42:42 GMT -5
Hey Arlen I had a 20 pound hunk. Guy Named Jhon on Lapidaryforum.net cut a 4 inch or so sphere out of it and one for himself too. He sent me the end cut back with the sphere. Look on that forum and search kyanite snd the thread will come up with pics. He made a cab too! It's chatoyant like. Yep I turned a 20 pound hunk into a sphere and a few scraps!!! MOVE OVER RICH FOLKS!!! LOL. I thought it was a huge hunk of some kind of pyrite. Duh... Trust me you font want to know about the Pepsi can size Aquamarine I messed up on in the Hogg Mine in LA Grange Ga!!! But I did find a 15 pound hunk of guaranteed Kingman green turquoise this summer!!! LOL. Arlen saw it last week!!! There, I can't post pics but I got witness!!! Nope, nope, nope. Not Kingman I tell ya! It's from the now famous "Curb" mine in Branson, Missouri where that 15 pound chunk was smashed to smithereens against a curb in the parking lot . Prolly still some fragments in the grass out there!  I wish I had of thought to take a pic of it before it got reduced in size. I just looked at the sphere. It is badass, but not the material I need for jewelry. Open the link I attached earlier and look at the Kyanite blades. I'll try to remember to take a pic of the earrings in my display today and post a pic tonight. |
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Post by radio on Jun 25, 2017 19:03:07 GMT -5
orrum Bill, this is what I am in need of. I have to make a pendant to match these and possibly a ring 
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Post by orrum on Jun 25, 2017 20:45:37 GMT -5
Hey those are awesome, I didn't think you could cab those little blades. Blue is a rare color in rocks.
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Post by radio on Jun 25, 2017 21:41:09 GMT -5
Hey those are awesome, I didn't think you could cab those little blades. Blue is a rare color in rocks. Thanks. they sell quickly and I never have enough. Maybe i need to raise the prices  Cabbing most anything is possible with good equipment, lots of patience and knowing all the right cuss words    |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2017 22:09:48 GMT -5
Hey those are awesome, I didn't think you could cab those little blades. Blue is a rare color in rocks. Thanks. they sell quickly and I never have enough. Maybe i need to raise the prices Cabbing most anything is possible with good equipment, lots of patience and knowing all the right cuss words If they sell quickly AND you never have enough, you just solved your problem. Slow sales with higher prices. Do you set faceted stones too? |
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Post by orrum on Jun 26, 2017 6:37:51 GMT -5
No Arlen good sales is important!!! Too many craftsmen and women are altogether ridiculous expensive. I think your prices reflect the market very well.
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Post by radio on Jun 26, 2017 8:19:34 GMT -5
Thanks. they sell quickly and I never have enough. Maybe i need to raise the prices Cabbing most anything is possible with good equipment, lots of patience and knowing all the right cuss words If they sell quickly AND you never have enough, you just solved your problem. Slow sales with higher prices. Do you set faceted stones too? LOL! It's a constant headache trying to determine prices, especially on the pieces such as Kyanite that is hard to come by. Yes, I set faceted stones and am in the process of adding a selection of rings with eye catching stones such as Mystic Topaz and an assortment of birthstone rings |
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Post by zekesman on Jun 26, 2017 10:35:35 GMT -5
ExquisiteCrystals.com has tumbled stuff for $5.00 ww.exquisitecrystals.com/kyanite-aaa-gemmy-tumbled-stones-66-eli?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4cLKBRCZmNTvyovvj-4BEiQAl_sgQnZf_s42d6yf-a0xT_gxawtQmcIvh-AtvIk2BZPuVIcaAnqr8P8HAQ
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Post by radio on Jun 26, 2017 18:07:32 GMT -5
ExquisiteCrystals.com has tumbled stuff for $5.00 ww.exquisitecrystals.com/kyanite-aaa-gemmy-tumbled-stones-66-eli?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4cLKBRCZmNTvyovvj-4BEiQAl_sgQnZf_s42d6yf-a0xT_gxawtQmcIvh-AtvIk2BZPuVIcaAnqr8P8HAQ Thanks. I'll check on them |
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 5, 2017 8:55:15 GMT -5
radio Jessica Callan with Earthen Paradise in Prospect, Virginia will help you out (check FB). She owns a gemmy Kyanite mine and is super helpful and friendly.
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Post by radio on Jul 5, 2017 18:46:33 GMT -5
radio Jessica Callan with Earthen Paradise in Prospect, Virginia will help you out (check FB). She owns a gemmy Kyanite mine and is super helpful and friendly. Thanks a bunch! I messaged her, so hope she has some good stuff at reasonable prices. |
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I wish I had of thought to take a pic of it before it got reduced in size. 
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