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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Lightning Ridge crystal nobby
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 253433" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Check em out closely Heatho, there was almost no sign of the colours that were in this one until I sawed it in half. The two stones I got from it are much more colourful than the photos show and the look of them changes with not only the viewing angle but with different types of light and with the time of day.</p><p></p><p>These ones polished up beautifully with Cerium oxide on a felt buff.</p><p></p><p>It still feels a bit weird to have the stone dictate the shape 100%, not only the profile but the sides and bottom as well. Both cabs look upside-down to me, the flat top is what should be the bottom. But as I kept working them down, the curved dome just never got to a stage where it looked near as good as the bottom - the very best stuff must have been right in the middle of the nobby and I sawed straight through it. You won't be able to tell in a bezel setting of course.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 253433, member: 2976"] Check em out closely Heatho, there was almost no sign of the colours that were in this one until I sawed it in half. The two stones I got from it are much more colourful than the photos show and the look of them changes with not only the viewing angle but with different types of light and with the time of day. These ones polished up beautifully with Cerium oxide on a felt buff. It still feels a bit weird to have the stone dictate the shape 100%, not only the profile but the sides and bottom as well. Both cabs look upside-down to me, the flat top is what should be the bottom. But as I kept working them down, the curved dome just never got to a stage where it looked near as good as the bottom - the very best stuff must have been right in the middle of the nobby and I sawed straight through it. You won't be able to tell in a bezel setting of course. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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