micellular
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Post by micellular on Sept 17, 2018 14:47:30 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Sept 17, 2018 15:14:05 GMT -5
Beautiful!!
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saxplayer
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Post by saxplayer on Sept 17, 2018 15:55:24 GMT -5
Wow!!
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Post by pauls on Sept 17, 2018 16:19:02 GMT -5
Great job and stunning stones, that is great quality rough, most Garnets I cut end up very dark, these are beautiful.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 17, 2018 17:04:23 GMT -5
Those are all three spectacular!
The first one has got to be the favorite, but they are all magnificent!
Did you ever find the Ultratec 80 or 120 index gear you were looking for?
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Sept 17, 2018 19:05:39 GMT -5
Those are all three spectacular! The first one has got to be the favorite, but they are all magnificent! Did you ever find the Ultratec 80 or 120 index gear you were looking for? I did! I ended up buying one new when I had the spare cash, but still haven't used it yet  . Cutting has slowed down a lot for me this year. |
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Post by catmandewe on Sept 17, 2018 19:30:19 GMT -5
Wow thats cool, I have a bunch of garnets, had no idea they could be this pretty.
Tony
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slomoshun
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Post by slomoshun on Sept 17, 2018 19:56:18 GMT -5
Stunning cuts, and so is your photography!
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Sept 17, 2018 21:32:34 GMT -5
Stunning cuts, and so is your photography! I take zero credit for the photography, it's all his magic! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 17, 2018 21:54:19 GMT -5
Beautiful stones! What type of garnet are they, micellular? |
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Post by vegasjames on Sept 18, 2018 3:27:01 GMT -5
Incredible stones.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 18, 2018 8:18:52 GMT -5
Luscious! They must be rhodolites. The first one is beyond stunning. Great cuts!
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Sept 18, 2018 12:47:28 GMT -5
Beautiful stones! What type of garnet are they, micellular ? The octagon is a Mahenge garnet. I'm not sure what the second color-shifting one is, but based on his other material it's probably Tanzanian. |
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Post by gemfeller on Sept 18, 2018 13:27:53 GMT -5
Love 'em! This comes from a garnet freak. They're all technically rhodolites, meaning a mixture of the almandine and pyrope species. However the two mix together in varying amounts (along with minor amounts of other garnet species) so they can create a wide palette of light pink to red hues.
I have another variety from Tanzania (Morogoro province) that that has a distinct but subtle lavender hue, probably due to more almandine in the mix. It's interesting that almandine and pyrope in their nearly pure state are much darker than when the two are mixed together. The mixing occurs through process called "miscibility," in which two or more garnet species exist in "solid solution" together. Garnets are especially prone to such mixing, resulting in many different hues.
East Africa is a garnet "factory" due to the geological processes involved in the East African Rift, where two tectonic plates meet. New colors seem to reach the market fairly often.
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Post by MsAli on Sept 18, 2018 14:48:09 GMT -5
Those are beautiful
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Post by victor1941 on Sept 18, 2018 17:27:09 GMT -5
Those are fantastic colors and professional cutting job. Really pretty!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2018 17:32:08 GMT -5
The color on the second and third remind me of Umba River (Tanzania) rhodolite garnets I've had. Love the cut designs!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 18, 2018 20:50:53 GMT -5
Beautiful stones! What type of garnet are they, micellular ? The octagon is a Mahenge garnet. I'm not sure what the second color-shifting one is, but based on his other material it's probably Tanzanian. That's what I thought it was because of the color. I've seen some beautiful Mehenges in those beautiful pink colors cut from those stones. They're gorgeous! |
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Post by NRG on Sept 20, 2018 12:38:56 GMT -5
Great job Michelle!
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Post by mohs on Sept 21, 2018 11:12:35 GMT -5
stunning stones!
terrific techne'
geo geometry of crazy eights
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. Cutting has slowed down a lot for me this year.
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