Kai
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Kai on May 11, 2019 8:02:08 GMT -5
I'm searching for a large piece of sapphire rough, preferably about an inch or so in the longer dimension. It doesn't need to be particularly clear or high quality, just a bit blueish and good enough not to fall apart when worked with. Preferably unheated. Any advice where I could find it? I had a look at several sellers on eBay but they sell either very small stones, or heat treated material. Mostly they just express the dimensions in weight (carat) not in cm or inch, so I have trouble imagining how large it would really be.
Does any forum member trade with such material? What are the usual prices for such (not prime quality but still unheated) material?
Thanks!
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
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Post by Fossilman on May 11, 2019 8:19:45 GMT -5
Wow, a 1" sapphire, that's pretty big.... Never have seen one that big...
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Post by Toad on May 11, 2019 8:50:57 GMT -5
I have some pieces that should fit your bill. Give me a few and I’ll post pics.
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Post by Toad on May 11, 2019 10:03:51 GMT -5
Sold to me as ruby corundum but many of the pieces are definitely sapphire. Some pieces below are definitely pinkish/red, others will be hard to tell until they clean-up. Second from top on the right looks promising and is about 2" across. Let me know if others look promising and I can get better pics:
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Kai
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Kai on May 11, 2019 12:31:55 GMT -5
Toad Thank you, I'll message you so we can continue the debate.
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Kai
spending too much on rocks
Member since December 2018
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Post by Kai on May 11, 2019 12:52:53 GMT -5
Wow, a 1" sapphire, that's pretty big.... Never have seen one that big...
I'm not even looking for a singular crystal of that size, it can be a chunk of matrix with lots of tiny grains in it.
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