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Post by stardiamond on Sept 7, 2008 14:20:55 GMT -5
amethyst lace, bertrandite, Picasso agate (could be plumeless stinkingwater), non plume non moss??
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Post by Tony W on Sept 7, 2008 16:10:24 GMT -5
Well, if that is the bottom of the box the top must have been amazing! Great group. I like the shapes! Tony
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 7, 2008 16:19:38 GMT -5
How is the shine on that Picasso? I never could get more than a semi-shine finish on those. Nice cabs!
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 7, 2008 17:02:54 GMT -5
Good shine on the Picasso. I think it is better than the last Picasso cab cut. Both from the same piece. I use 3,000 14,000 wheel and then 50,000 100,000 diamond paste.
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
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Post by WyckedWyre on Sept 7, 2008 17:31:47 GMT -5
What are the 2 in the bottom photo? Awesome set. I LOVE THEM! ;)S
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 7, 2008 18:39:26 GMT -5
I don't know what the bottom two are. The one on the left is a buff top and the one on the right is slightly domed. Both are very thin. I don't like doing thin because I don't top and my fingers get it. They actually are in pretty good shape.
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Post by beefjello on Sept 7, 2008 21:56:57 GMT -5
Sweet cabs Stardiamond! I'd have to pick the Bertrandite (tiffany?) as my fav.
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Post by Titania on Sept 8, 2008 7:31:24 GMT -5
You can find some cool stuff hanging around at the bottom of the preform box. When you finally find them, you think: "Why haven't I cabbed this until now?"
I love that unknown agate...the square shape with the internal stone features are really cool.
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 8, 2008 7:37:19 GMT -5
Wow those are beautiful, love the bottom left stone, that almost doesn't look real. Tami
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Post by sitnwrap on Sept 8, 2008 8:05:00 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. Obviously there is something about those that come from the bottom of the barrel. The pattern in the Amethyst looks like an iris of an eye.
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Post by Tonyterner on Sept 8, 2008 13:48:04 GMT -5
That is certainly NOT bottom of the pile material and they are top notch cabs.
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Post by frane on Sept 8, 2008 19:16:15 GMT -5
These look so pretty and shiny! Are there any tricks to cabbing the amethyst? The only attempt I have made has chipped. Fran
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2008 20:01:44 GMT -5
I had a piece of chevron amethyst that I tried to slab, it all fractured except one slice. When I cabbed the chevron and the amethyst lace I started at 220 grit. The material is relatively soft and the 220 is less likely to chip than the 80. I started all of these cabs except for the un moss at 220.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Sept 9, 2008 0:04:42 GMT -5
great cabs and material. they all look great
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theimage1
starting to shine!
Member since August 2008
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Post by theimage1 on Sept 9, 2008 14:17:33 GMT -5
The bottom eight stone looks like it might be Trent Agate, very rare but really nice. It's a form of sagenite with stibnite as the needles. It is most famous for the red-orange coloration caused by Realgar, but I have seen nearly pure black and white samples with the stibnite sagenite. Nice stuff, whatever it is.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 10, 2008 16:42:19 GMT -5
I found the material that was used for the bottom left; Sonoran eye agate purchased from rough-n-tumble on ebay. Here's a cab from the same piece that I posted 6 months ago: There's another 3 cabs left on the slab.
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Post by frane on Sept 10, 2008 17:33:50 GMT -5
Thank you for the tips! I am going to try some soon and see what happens. I just have to slow myself down and not get so frustrated. All of the cabs you have here just look great! Gives me something to work towards. Fran
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