Started cleaning up a couple pieces that look to be gem silica and kicked out a few more stogie stands, the top one had some pyrite on it but when cut has 60-70% shiny gold colored metal.
Started cleaning up a couple pieces that look to be gem silica and kicked out a few more stogie stands, the top one had some pyrite on it but when cut has 60-70% shiny gold colored metal.
Uhm, no chance of being gold?
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My grandparents did lapidary work for many years. They are both gone but their basement is full of rocks left over from their work. Ill see what is left and perhaps their is something you could use. I know there were several nice sized chunks of obsidian....
Awesome, the malachite and turquoise(?) look fantastic! The color, style, and rough character are impressive. Keep it up!
Most of the light blue you see is chrysacolla, nice rock but somewhat fragile, moreso than turquoise. Some of it looks to be a quartz based rock with chysacolla running through it, much more stable to work with.
Anybody sees anything they like just send me a PM or put it on @Markwell wall.
Helped an old friend seal up his roof before monsoons hit and he gave me a little project to work on. Any advice Edward @silvermouse before I do something I regret.
Clean up the insides, looks like it may have been glued, hard to tell, the gravel behind it is good and sharp, the ring in the foreground, not so much. Generally with soft stones a bit of cushion behind it isn't a bad idea if there is room, piece of plastic from a milk jug would work. I would then take a burnisher and open up the bezel a bit 'till the stone fits back in and then burnish the bezel tight to the stone with the burnisher, one of these:
It does look like some glue or something there, the stone was not mounted in this piece as it was a fair amount bigger but have it whittled down where it is close to fitting. Good tip on the backing, have seen where some will back it with some epoxy. Burnisher...ok. Thanks Edward.
If it has epoxy in the bezel some gentle heat will soften it up for removal. If you do use epoxy again make sure both parts are clean, acetone works well for removing grease 'n glue.
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Not much like that to find around here
Got a few more in the works
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It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Got the polishing wheel going today, really puts the shine on though I'm sure the pic doesn't do it justice.
Started cleaning up a couple pieces that look to be gem silica and kicked out a few more stogie stands, the top one had some pyrite on it but when cut has 60-70% shiny gold colored metal.
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Turned out a couple more, an african malachite and a leverite, polished up a few others.
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Anybody sees anything they like just send me a PM or put it on @Markwell wall.
Found this on the way out this morning, why would it be so heavy?
just kidding. Maybe it is galena:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena
Any advice Edward @silvermouse before I do something I regret.