We bought a small selection of Montana Agate to try out. It’s hard to find good pieces that aren’t fractured, but at it’s best Montana Agate is beautiful and durable enough to be considered a ring stone. We’ll post photos of the finished pieces when we have them.
Tag Archive: cabochons
Druzy Drops, Drilled or Cabochons?
These are large (about 30 mm from top to bottom) pear shapes out of duzy quartz on chalcedony from Uruguay. They are entirely natural. We plan to drill some sideways near the top and have some as cabochons to be mounted in prongs or in bezels. We’re looking for input from our customers. What’s…
Aquamarine Cabochons
Aquamarine is a variety of beryl. Emerald is the green variety of beryl, morganite is the pink. In years past there were abundant deposits of Aquamarine in Brazil, but in recent years the stone has become more rare. It is one of the world’s finest gemstones. We have matched pairs listed here on the website….
Cool new batch of Oregon polka dot agate cabs now in the store!
Here’s a new batch of Polka Dot Agate cabochons we just cut. Polka Dot Agate is found not far from Madras in Central Oregon and is a classic North American agate known and loved the world over. It comes in a wide range of colors and patterns but it is not polka dot without the,…
Cabochons, cabochons, cabochons!
Here are three materials not so frequently seen as cabochons; the top is blue sapphire, the coppery cab is schiller Oregon Sunstone, and the aqua colored cab is aquamarine. These cabs offer designers the fabulous colors of these materials at a fraction of the price of the transparent faceted stones. And cabochons are so well…