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Dinosaur Bone
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Dinosaur bone from Colorado Plateau
is replaced with calcite and hematite with some silicate. The bone
has red cell structure on two faces and rough bone texture outer edge.
5 inch by 5 inch by 4 inch and weighs 5 1/2 pounds. Will cut gemstones
and is also a great display piece as is. Note the bottom photo is
wet and shows interior marrow at the top center. |
| Item Number: dinobn31 |
Price: $ 85.00 |
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Lapis Cutting Rock
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Denim lapis from Afghanistan is royal
blue lapis lazuli, white calcite, and a small amount of metallic pyrite.
5 by 1 7/8 by 1 7/8 inch, weighs 1 pound 2.5 ounces. Good cutting
rock in the denim lapis grade. |
| Item Number: lapcut05 |
Price: $ 50.00 |
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Cripple Creek Picture Jasper
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The scenic picture jasper has a uniform
texture and forms lovely landscape scenes, The 5 1/2 inch by 5 inch
by 3 inch rock weighing 3 1/2 pounds would produce many fine cabochons
or can be displayed set on a flat side showing the cut and polished
face. |
| Item Number: criple01 |
Price: $ 33.00 |
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Malachite Cutting Rock
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3 inch thick Congo malachite is vivid
green banded cutting and carving rock that is high quality gem grade
rock imported ten years ago during the first wave of top grade material
of that period. 7 5/8 pound malachite is 5 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 3 inch
thick. |
| Item Number: malcut01 |
Price: $ 230.00 |
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Malachite Cutting Rock
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Three solid Congo malachite cutting
rocks are handsome specimens that will cut, carve, and polish. total
weight 5 5/8 pounds, each piece is 4 by 3 by 1 1/2 inch. |
| Item Number: malcut02 |
Price: $ 100.00 |
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Lapis Lazuli
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Denim lapis and better for gemstones
in 2 to 3 inch sizes will cut slabs on 4 to 8 inch saws. This Afghan
lapis natural and will take a good polish. Dark blue lapis with white
calcite and metallic pyrite is priced to sell. The piece sizes are:
1 5/8 by 1 5/8 by 1 1/4 inch; 1 7/8 by 1 7/8 by 3/4 inch; 2 3/8 by
2 by 1 inch; 1 5/5 by 1 7/8 by 15/16 inch; 2 1/2 by 2 by 1 1/2 inch.
Total weight of this offer is 13.7 ounce. |
| Item Number: lapcut06 |
Price: $ 38.00 |
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Picture Rock Pair
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Africa Queen picture jasper is a 2 ½
pound rock, 5 ½ inch by 2 1/3 inch by 3 inch. Africa queen
has contrasting light and dark lines forming bold landscape scenes.
Africa Queens seems to have a grainy texture that is not usually used
in cabochon making but produces fine displays. The other rock is a
mystery rock from 1960’s stock and is a bit more subdued in
color contrast. The 6 by 3 by 1 3/4 inch, 2 pound, 1 ounce rock has
a beige center and layers of cinnamon shades at the edges. |
| Item Number: picpac01 |
Price: $ 40.00 |
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Tempskya Fern Fossil
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Tempskya fern fossil from Cretaceous
period is a false trunk composed of bundled stems. Found in Utah and
Wyoming, we are not sure which area this rock came from. The fossil
specimen has outer bark texture and clean faces showing the palmwood
structure. Enriched with silicate, the tempskya fern will cut and
polish. 8 by 4 by 3 inch and weighs 5 3/4 pounds. tempsk01 is listed
in Mesozoic fossils and cutting rock pages. |
| Item Number: tempsk01 |
Price: $ 78.00 |
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Dinosaur Coprolite Jasper
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The mound of jasper coprolite is translucent
and has many colorful; inclusions showing the meal contents of the
dinosaur. The solid 3 3/4 pound coprolite has a cut side that is a
window into the interior. The coprolite is an excellent scientific
specimen that is also gem rock but has cracks that would limit the
yield of gemstones. |
| Item Number: coprus01 |
Price: $ 45.00 |
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Rose Quartz, Namibia
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The translucent rose quartz from Namibia
has a rich pink color with tones of red and orange. The cutting grade
rose quartz is available in three sizes: smaller than fist size in
thickness, fist size and larger for slabs or carving and large sizes
over 10 pounds each. This beautiful rich colored rose quartz makes
stunning display pieces in the rough, for patios, aquariums, rock
gardens and sunrooms. Prices are per pound, by the size and include
shipping. Use shopping cart on item page. click photo to the left |
| Item Number: rosenm01 |
Price: $4.00 |
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Moss Agate, India
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Green magnetite and red hematite and
yellow and limonite dendrite formations in clear chalcedony make up
the India moss agate. The solid moss agate in 1 to 3 pound chunks
will provide an abundance of excellent cutting rock. 3 pound minimum.
Use shopping cart on item page. click photo to the left |
| Item Number: mossag01 |
Price: $5.00
per pound |
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Turritella Fossil Gastropods
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Turritella are gastropods that have
been present from the Cretaceous Period through to the present with
a wide distribution. The elongated cones have arched whorls with deep
sutures between. This highly silicated specimen is loaded with turritella
shells with some 7/8 inch intact shells. The fossil Turritella fancy
cutting rough when oriented for sectioned swirls of white shell in
the dark matrix rock. Most rocks are fist size. Three pound minimum.
Use shopping cart on item page. click photo to the left |
| Item Number: rfsgas01 |
Price: $6.50
per pound |
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Blue Chalcedony Thunder Eggs
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Blue chalcedony filled thunder eggs
from Oregon in 2 inch to 4 inch in diameter sizes. Thunder egg chalcedony
nodules will produce beautiful specimens of chalcedony with centers,
many times being in a star shape surrounded by colorful patterned
jasper. The blue chalcedony is also cut into cabochons for jewelry.
3 pound minimum. Use shopping cart on item page. click photo to the
left |
| Item Number: rthund01 |
Price: $5.00
per pound |
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Red and Yellow Jasper and Moss Agate
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Red and yellow jasper and moss agate
is opaque jasper tinted with swirls of red and yellow. The rock is
solid cutting rock that will cut nice medium hard cabochons that will
polish nicely. Total weight of 19 pounds with 3 and 4 inch faces.
Free shipping by USPS priority mail! |
| Item Number: cutpak01 |
Price: $ 86.00 |
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Economy Cutting Pack
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Kona dolomite with cut faces, Michigan
good carving and pipe stone, chalcedony filled thunderegg, Oregon,
white translucent quartz, greentree agate, India and a 2 inch thick
cut base of calico jasper (India) for cutting or display stand. 18
pound offer has 3 to 4 inch faces |
| Item Number: cutpak02 |
Price: $ 50.00 |
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Brazil Agates
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12 pounds of Brazil agates are from
left to right a blue agate, above that a 5 inch piranha piece, a large
dark skin and two white skin pieces. All are the size and shape to
produce a yield as polished specimens, cabochons, slabs for wind chimes,
butterfly wings, leaded glass windows etc. |
| Item Number: cutpak03 |
Price: $ 48.00 |
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Cabbing Rocks
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Various jaspers and moss agates both
clear and opaque includes wild horse jasper, a wedge shaped graveyard
point plume agate with cut faces and a petrified wood limb. The black
rock middle left is clear chalcedony with dark moss inclusions. The
rocks are cabochon gemstone cutting grade. 18 pounds with two to four
inch faces .
Free shipping by USPS priority mail! |
| Item Number: cutpak04 |
Price: $ 85.00 |
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Horned Coral, Utah
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About a dozen
pieces of horned coral weigh 2 pounds. Half of them are whole corals.
The calcite and silicate replaced horned coral has an interior structure
of tubes radiating outward from the center and can be cut into 1/4
slices that are crème colored, translucent and will polish.
The larger pieces are 4 inch in length. The horned coral can be cut
with a small trim saw. |
| Item Number: horned18 |
Price: $ 18.00 |
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Geodes
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A webpage of offers for sale of cut
and uncut geodes. Whole geodes of tranca, choya, coconut. Cut and
resealed choyas available and sold by weight. |
| Item Number: geodes |
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