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Post by xenaswolf on Aug 17, 2005 20:20:08 GMT -5
Well I was all worried and such but they came today. Here is a scan of them.... Straight outta da package, not washed or anything. Top row are the amethysts bottom rubies...   Is this what rubies look like rough?  All in all not bad for 99cents a bag...s/h kicked my butt but I learned a lesson  |
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Post by Cher on Aug 17, 2005 20:24:01 GMT -5
Looks like nice amethyst, don't know what to tell
you about the rubies, I've never seen them myself.
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walrusleather
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by walrusleather on Aug 17, 2005 20:27:17 GMT -5
that looks right for the rubies, the ugly ones are frequently the best inside
tthe amy should polish up nice too, ruby is very hard to do though.
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Post by Alice on Aug 17, 2005 21:51:49 GMT -5
Xena those rubies look a lot like your usual mine run rubies. for 99 cents (I'm not counting shipping) I'd say you did well. I have about a 1/4 pound of ones that look like yours. I tried to take a picture of the left over "better quality" rubies that I have (the batch where my RED ruby came from... not from my 1/4 pound batch). But the light isn't the greatest at night time. So I scanned a picture instead, but the picture isn't the greatest either (I have an LED scanner and it doesn't focus on things that aren't right up against the glass). These will have to do. They are small, but a little better quality - Stones are dry  |
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Post by xenaswolf on Aug 17, 2005 22:15:52 GMT -5
So this is what your red ruby looked like before polishing? I had one ruby that was almost a natural pendant (crystal faceted long one you know what I mean) so I took my dremel and diamond bits and just "faceted" it a little more and threw it in with the rocks i started yesterday. I also threw in the little tiny rubies in to the tumbler to help with the rocks etc. I know for a fact I need more coarse!  Before I "faceted" it |
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Post by Alice on Aug 17, 2005 22:27:58 GMT -5
the darker stones you see in the picture above, is what my red ruby looked like before I threw it in the barrel (shape wise). It's no where near the polish stage. it's still in coarse.
The red ruby looks just like the ones I pictured above right now when it's sitting down on a table in regular light (other then the shape). It's only when you hold it up to the light you see that nice ruby red color.
If you had an entire barrel of rubies, and you wanted to run them for 7 months in coarse, you'd need 7 pounds of coarse grit (a pound a month). You should think about buying coarse grit in 5 - 10 pound bulks instead of only 1 pound at a time. it comes out cheaper in the end.
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