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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 9:05:12 GMT -5
My granddaughter graduated, my grandson had his birthday, we celebrated Father's Day and my son's birthday. In between all that, I got a few cabs done. Since I only had time for a few, I tried to make them count.
really big covellite. Nice one, too.
a so so morgan hill- I find it hard to dig into the good stuff.  red brecciated jasper agate- these are really popular  a large bruno- could almost be a belt buckle. I love this stuff and polishing it is so rewarding!  outside photo of covellite- this has lots of magenta, but it only picks up in outside pictures at low angles to the light.  Josephine's Crown  Thanks for looking.  |
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Post by Starguy on Jun 18, 2019 9:27:19 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. Isn’t Bruneau awesome? It’s one of the few that keeps improving clear to 50K. I don’t go beyond 14K for most. Bruneau and Montana moss go to 50K. Thanks for showing your work. Most impressive.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 9:37:01 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. Isn’t Bruneau awesome? It’s one of the few that keeps improving clear to 50K. I don’t go beyond 14K for most. Bruneau and Montana moss go to 50K. Thanks for showing your work. Most impressive.
I take almost everything- except most quartzy stones, to 100k. It's really not much more effort, so I usually do it. Almost everything improves a little. EXCEPT for a richterite that was ruined on the 100k. The polish was NOT improved, but ruined (and so was a pink opal, which I believe was stabilized). Gotta go back to 220 soft on the richterite, I think. Its like polishing sugilite.
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Post by MsAli on Jun 18, 2019 9:39:21 GMT -5
I am becoming a fan of that covellite
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 9:42:42 GMT -5
I am becoming a fan of that covellite Next to psilomelane, it is the messiest stuff to cab. And it is super soft. But the hardest part is, it's really hard to see what you're doing past the 220/280. It starts to polish, but you can see the direction of polish. It's like vacuuming a plush carpet and raising the pile as you go. It's hard to see bevels and scratches as you work. I go real slow. |
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Jun 18, 2019 10:00:25 GMT -5
Top shelf as always Tela!!!! Cheers
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Post by miket on Jun 18, 2019 10:12:42 GMT -5
Holy crap. Gorgeous work, Tela! That magenta in the covellite is so beautiful...  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 10:27:38 GMT -5
Holy crap. Gorgeous work, Tela! That magenta in the covellite is so beautiful... (  ) Thanks. I have a HUGE museum cab in one of my riker boxes that shows the magenta very clearly at nearly every angle, wet or not. Absolutely amazing and generally elusive. |
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Post by miket on Jun 18, 2019 11:05:59 GMT -5
Holy crap. Gorgeous work, Tela! That magenta in the covellite is so beautiful... ( ) Thanks. I have a HUGE museum cab in one of my riker boxes that shows the magenta very clearly at nearly every angle, wet or not. Absolutely amazing and generally elusive. I'm sorry but I don't believe you. Not until I see proof! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 11:07:06 GMT -5
Thanks. I have a HUGE museum cab in one of my riker boxes that shows the magenta very clearly at nearly every angle, wet or not. Absolutely amazing and generally elusive. I'm sorry but I don't believe you. Not until I see proof! LOL! That's fair- I'll try to get a pic up. |
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Jun 18, 2019 11:12:20 GMT -5
WOW ! Those are beyond outstanding !
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Jun 18, 2019 12:31:51 GMT -5
Absolutely beautiful
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 13:04:41 GMT -5
miket You asked. LOL! About covellite- It is very hard to get pics of the magenta, but I think you can see in the pictures of the back of the stone, without the shine and reflection, that this is loaded. I took pictures of the front, but you just have to imagine that everywhere there is color, it is 100 times better in person. |
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MommaGem
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Post by MommaGem on Jun 18, 2019 13:26:38 GMT -5
Wow! Beautiful Covellite! And I'd never seen Josephine's Crown before - really lovely!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 18, 2019 13:31:06 GMT -5
Wow! Beautiful Covellite! And I'd never seen Josephine's Crown before - really lovely! Josephine's Crown is a hodge podge of different metals including gold and silver. Not that anyone could tell. There is so much pyrite, I wouldn't know the gold if I saw it. But, it is nice all the same. |
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Post by miket on Jun 18, 2019 14:17:08 GMT -5
Wow, you were right. That's an incredible piece- thank you for sharing!
I'll have to get my hands on some of that one of these days.
Absolutely beautiful.
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El JeffA
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Post by El JeffA on Jun 18, 2019 18:20:29 GMT -5
Gorgeous material, work and photography. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Rockindad on Jun 18, 2019 18:21:21 GMT -5
I love when you post the Covellite. My pleasure is worth your effort, thanks.  Al |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 18, 2019 21:21:10 GMT -5
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