deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
Member since January 2004
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Post by deepsouth on Mar 8, 2005 15:40:27 GMT -5
Hi Chassroc,
That piece of jewelry is magnificent.
I can't stop looking at it...............................towel please
;D
Jack
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Post by puppie96 on Mar 12, 2005 1:13:37 GMT -5
Question about Montana sapphires: while traveling in the west I planned the trip to get close to rockhound sites. I read everything I could about sapphire hunting in Montana and it seemed like the only places were the commercial operations. What's that about the creek in Phillipsburg?
I have seen tumbled Montana sapphires that look like yours only all polished up. They were beautiful and in pretty pastel colors like yours. A vendor at a rock show did them herself and gave me her recipe. It didn't work for me, but I started out with the usual mine run ebay stuff with matrix, etc., and now that I see your picture, I realize that is what she started out with.
Is there a place where you can purchase stuff like you have?
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Post by Alice on Mar 12, 2005 8:27:23 GMT -5
Beautiful Chassrock!
Pup, Like you I have thrown in sapphires in with my emeralds. They are full of matrix and don't appear to be little round balls like Chassroc's.
I was just browsing ebay lastnight and have seen similar sapphires, on ebay at a reasonable price starting at $1 with no Reserve. I think it was something like $8 for shipping and they were shipped from thailand. (I did a search for "Rough gems")
Just a thought... How about throwing a few small rough diamonds or even diamond dust in the load? Would that help the sapphires along? I've seen some low grade diamond rough on ebay at resonable prices.
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chassroc
Cave Dweller 
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Member since January 2005
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Post by chassroc on Mar 14, 2005 9:34:51 GMT -5
Pup,
I'll have to scout around but I believe the other location is by the Missouri River around Helena, Try searching "YUGO" sapphires too.
Alice,
What is the Bird in your logo?
csroc
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