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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 26, 2013 18:18:36 GMT -5
Yes!! Can you taste the rainbow lol
It's Mexican Kurt
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 26, 2013 2:46:48 GMT -5
Here is a fresh one!! Thanks for looking, Christopher
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 17, 2013 3:15:20 GMT -5
Fran this material did have some sparkle to it.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 9, 2013 3:41:19 GMT -5
I love em!!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 19:44:10 GMT -5
15.5mm x 12.6mm x 5mm 7.6ct
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 19:43:04 GMT -5
I wish I had the saws they get to play with!!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 19:40:15 GMT -5
I wish I had the saws they get to play with!!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 10:03:42 GMT -5
I thought we were trading straight across for Goober and the Jeep?
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 4:25:40 GMT -5
We bit the bullet and signed up. After many years of being an attendee we will now be official vendors at the QIA Pow Wow in Quartzsite this year Jan 22-26th. I am pretty excited about it!! We will be at space 275. Hope to see some of you all there. Stop by to say hello
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 4:11:03 GMT -5
Rose de France is pale amethyst. Amethyst frequently has color zones. As the amethyst quartz crystal is being formed the presence of the impurities that give amethyst it's color can fluctuate and have higher concentrations at various stages of crystal growth. When oriented properly these darker zones will be in the shape of the crystal formation shape as appears to be the case in the lower stone of your second photo. These are called "phantoms". Any quartz crystal can have phantoms but they are especially pretty in Amethyst. A collection I purchased last week had some facet grade Amethyst, Rose de France, and Citrine of which some of the pieces have zoning and phantoms. If anyone has any interest in them I can post some small parcels in the Buy & sell section later tonight or tomorrow? Lets see what you have. I am always interested in good rough.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 8, 2013 4:10:20 GMT -5
I am gonna guess the second is also flash, while the first was not. The lighting was changed somehow in a big way. The second image washed out the windows reflected in the first and changed the background color. #1 is better for showing your exquisite polish and #2 is better foe us to see the very delicate lilac color of the stones. You got it right Scott. There was no flash in the first photo and flash in the second. This is the only difference. I took the photos right after each other. I took them inside next to my sliding glass window. I thought it was cool seeing the contrast in the photos
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 7, 2013 0:20:54 GMT -5
Finished these ones tonight Check this shot out. Just a little different angle and I got this weird effect
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 5, 2013 19:52:08 GMT -5
Thank you everyone. This will most certainly be used for jewelry as my client is a custom jewelry designer
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 5, 2013 4:00:59 GMT -5
You're okay, Larry. Goober, you are a lucky dog! (And he probably is smarter than people, lol!) Chris, you may want to hang onto those boys, they are adorable! Oh I wasn't sellin'...just checkin' to see of Larry was....lol
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 5, 2013 3:56:31 GMT -5
Here are a few I finished up for a client tonight
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 4, 2013 22:46:42 GMT -5
I will take a box too Snuffy if you have any left. PM payment info
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 4, 2013 22:04:23 GMT -5
Stefoinite 7 lbs 19 pieces 2"-4" pieces with a couple that can be thrown in the tumbler. Will make nice small slabs for cabbing. Rare stone Make an offer as I don't see any for sale to compare for pricing. Sold I am still belly aching over missing the opportunity at getting some of this!! I would just like to say to whoever got this, I sure would be interested in a piece or two.....just sayin'
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 4, 2013 12:54:14 GMT -5
Nice cabs but that fire agate steals the show. I keep looking but I've never found any with as much fire as the ones you post. Tony I cut my fire agates from the same grade as the 5 stone parcels that I sell. Usually I just reach into the bag and cut the first one I grab. When I make up my parcel I grab a handful and just try and make sure each parcel has a good mix of sizes. I spend DAYS sorting rough so I already know they are all good.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 4, 2013 12:49:11 GMT -5
You are making me jones!! I may have to cut me a few opals to stop my belly from burning! Well done. I think your best bet with the last one would be to use some creative setting techniques to hide the dead areas. I think you could get a better price that way.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Nov 4, 2013 12:43:48 GMT -5
That is some good looking stuff!! Well done.
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