Let’s see how much a variety of rough I have…
Opal, garnet, jade, tiger’s eye, malachite
Left to right:
- opal - both mexican fire and the cabachon type
- garnet - pyrope
- tiger’s eye
I don’t have jade or any malachite.
Very interesting how these look so different raw vs polished!
Peridot and moonstone.
Here is the peridot. I cut the last of my moonstone for a commission and haven’t gotten more yet.
I love that you can still see light through it even when it’s rough.
Larimar
Don’t have any of that and had no clue it existed! Now it’s on my list of things to get my hands on!
Thanks!
It’s beautiful. It looks like the surface of a pool.
hematite quartz!
Ahh, you got me… don’t have any of that at the moment.
Let’s see some zircon!
Here ya go a blue zircon… next to a stone I’m getting ready to cut.
Really nice! Is it naturally blue zircon you’ve got there or was it heat-treated?
This one was natural, purchased specifically for a commission.
