This carnelian cabochon, which is listed in our Oregon Carnelian section, would make an elegant ring. Customers frequently ask us about a stone’s hardness when they are considering using it in a ring. But hardness, how hard or easy it is to scratch the surface, is only part of the picture. Equally important is a…
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New Oregon Carnelian Agate
These cabs from our Oregon Carnelian turned out especially well. We had to cut a lot of material to find these colors. Some are listed in our Etsy shop now https://www.etsy.com/listing/151956283/oregon-carnelian-agate-designer-cabochon?ref=shop_home_active And we’ll be listing more in the next few days.
Chrysocolla Carvings?
This chrysocolla probably came from Arizona years ago. Today there is some coming out of Nevada and Peru, but none of the new comes close to the quality of the old. We’re going to have carvings done out of this. We wish it were larger. It will only produce a handful of stones at best,…
Laguna Agate Designer Cabochon (Mexico)
Last year in Tucson we came home with a few top notch Laguna agate slabs and finally have cut them. Here’s one that we think turned out very well. We were able to incorporate the whole perfect pattern in the cabochon. I decided to go with softer curved edges rather than a geometric look. It’s…
Azurite Malachite Beads and Cabochons
Azurite malachite is sometimes called azurmalachite. We posted about this material when we acquired it as part of an estate. Today we added it as a category and listed some of these. We’ll be listing more in the coming days. The colors and patterns are gorgeous. Every stone is unique.
Cheetah Agate
Cheetah Agate is a relatively new material from Brazil. Fun stuff and with agate’s durability, these are suitable for rings. As all fashionistas know, animal prints are always in. We’ll be listing these in the next few days.
Chrysocolla and Azurite in Quartz
We got this as a slab from an estate. Before it was polished we thought it might be a piece of shattuckite from the original mine. But it polished much better than shattuckite. Now we think the slab probably came from one of the long gone, chrysocolla mines in Arizona. Beautiful stuff, wish we could…
Laguna Lace Agate Cabochons
These are new cabs of an old favorite. Laguna lace agate is one of the most popular agates on the market. It comes from the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Agate is a variety of chalcedony which has a hardness of about 7 and good toughness (resistance to chipping or breaking), which make this…
Prudent Man Cabochons
I have no idea why it’s called Prudent Man. If you know, send us an e-mail. I loved the stuff the first time I saw the it and couldn’t help but buy some even though it was expensive. I’ve since learned that it comes from the Alder Creek Mining district near Mackay, Idaho and the…
Oregon Carnelian Cabochon Collection
Those who follow us know how much we enjoy cutting from our big stash of Oregon carnelian agate. Our material was dug in Southwestern Oregon about 50 years ago. We have to slab many stones to be able to select out just a few suitable for our designer cabochons. Most have the cool “cornflake”…