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- Crystals, Minerals of the World, Spheres
CELESTITE SPHERE 1
A beautiful Celestite Crystal Sphere! Great cool blue colour and form with a striking crystals in the middle of the cluster. This is a very nice specimen of this mineral, with no damage. A very popular mineral, great well formed crystals. Blue is always popular in stones and this has a particularly nice hue. This mineral is also known as Celestine. You may notice it has the same crystal shape as Topaz. Spoil yourself, or someone like you!
Location:
Sakoany, Madagascar.Dimensions:
6.5cm, 395g.Strontium Sulfate
SrSO4.SKU: S22CE01 - Australian Minerals, Opals, Top Shelf
TOP BOULDER OPAL ROUGH PARCEL
Check out this outstanding Top Boulder Opal Rough Parcel. An extra quality parcel of beautiful rough Boulder Opal. These are the best specimens out of several lots bought in person directly from the dude that mined it! Unusual and vibrant aqua colouring is a feature of this lot, along with blue, green sparkles and other flashes of colour. Some pieces show the veining which is an attractive feature also. Each piece has been cut to its best potential ready for jewellery or perfect as a mineral specimen in your Aussie collection. I feel like this one is a parcel I’ll regret selling, but that’s the way it goes in the rock trade. I love opal in the rough and this is a special little parcel on offer. Most photos taken wet, none do justice to this lot, which looks better in person. Boulder Opal is found only in Australia, making it rare gem indeed. Enjoy!
Dimensions:
7 Pieces, 114g.Location:
Queensland, Australia.Opal: SiO2
nH2O Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.SKU: BOP27223 - Fossils, Polished Stones, Top Shelf
AMMONITE PAIR
An awesome Large Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair. Sliced and polished to perfectly display the amazing chambers inside. The pics show some well formed calcification, crystalised pockets and dendritic formation when the sun or a torch is shone through. There is a reasonable show of irredecnce on the outside faces, hmm pretty cool specimens of high quality. This is a natural prehistoric fossil specimen, they never cease to amaze me. An amazing artifact and a close example of the Fibonacci sequence. A super and ancient gift for the natural history enthusiast. These Cleoniceras Ammonites are from the middle of the Cretaceous period which was between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago!
Location:
Madagascar.Dimensions:
Approx. 16.5cm x 13.5cm x 2cm (each half), 925g the pair.
Two small clear stands included as pictured (not turntables).Ammonites.
Cleoniceras Ammonite.
SKU: D402 - Australian Minerals, Chrysoprase, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
CHRYSOPRASE SLAB COMBO
Chrysoprase Slab Combo of great coloured cutting material for sale. A great Aussie Gemstone worthy for a scoop. The Slabs have been tumble polished. Would be a great colour splash addition to a collection or make several jewellery pieces. One Slab of Apple Green Chrysoprase and another Slab of Lemon Chrysoprase to take your fancy.
Location:
Marlborough, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
Green Chrysoprase, 6.3cm x 4.6cm x 0.8cm, 36g.
Lemon Chrysoprase, 5.1cm x 3.2cm x 0.8cm, 26g.Chrysoprase
SKU: C23S02 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 06
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 06 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This particular rock is Black Jade in a corner triangle shape, would suit carving into cabs or guitar picks or a few small Black Jade Pendants.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
4cm x 4cm x 4cm, 136g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR06 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 04
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 04 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
12cm x 5cm x 0.9cm, 128g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS04 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 03
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 03 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
14cm x 9cm x 0.95cm, 274g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS03 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 02
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 02 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
11cm x 5.5cm x 0.65cm, 89g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS02
- Australian Minerals, Opals, Top Shelf
TOP BOULDER OPAL ROUGH PARCEL
Check out this outstanding Top Boulder Opal Rough Parcel. An extra quality parcel of beautiful rough Boulder Opal. These are the best specimens out of several lots bought in person directly from the dude that mined it! Unusual and vibrant aqua colouring is a feature of this lot, along with blue, green sparkles and other flashes of colour. Some pieces show the veining which is an attractive feature also. Each piece has been cut to its best potential ready for jewellery or perfect as a mineral specimen in your Aussie collection. I feel like this one is a parcel I’ll regret selling, but that’s the way it goes in the rock trade. I love opal in the rough and this is a special little parcel on offer. Most photos taken wet, none do justice to this lot, which looks better in person. Boulder Opal is found only in Australia, making it rare gem indeed. Enjoy!
Dimensions:
7 Pieces, 114g.Location:
Queensland, Australia.Opal: SiO2
nH2O Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.SKU: BOP27223 - Australian Minerals, Opals
BOULDER OPAL ROUGH PARCEL
Boulder Opal Rough Parcel. A great parcel of beautiful rough Boulder Opal. It is getting hard to find good rough opal nowadays. Most is sold already worked. I love opal in the rough and these pieces also have the attractive markings in the base rock. A beaut find to work or keep as is. One photo was taken of the stones wet. Buy it while it’s available. Gotta love Aussie Boulder Opal!
Dimensions:
7 Pieces, 193g.Location:
Queensland, Australia.Opal: SiO2
nH2O Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.SKU: BOP27222 - Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
LARGE AQUAMARINE CRYSTAL
A beautiful natural Large Aquamarine Crystal. What could be better than a gemstone in its natural crystal form? This is a large well formed and terminated crystal specimen. Pale blue in colour with natural termination and zoning near the top of crystal. This specimen is mounted on a perspex pad for enhanced display. A must for any serious collector or lover of fine gems.
Location:
Gilgit, Pakistan.Dimensions:
4.4cm x 5.5cm x 3.3cm, 142g.Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18.
SKU: WEBLGPAQ - Chrysoprase, Rock 'n Slabs
CHRYSOPRASE ROUGH LARGE
Beautiful chunky Chrysoprase Rough Large stone. An amazing colour for a rough stone, once polished it will be quite striking. Usually reserved for Jewellers, quality specimens like this are hard to come by and attract high prices. A great Aussie Gemstone. Showing stunning colour of Apple Green and good form. Chrysoprase, chrysophrase or chrysoprasus is a gemstone variety of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica) that contains small quantities of nickel. Its best color is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. The darker varieties of chrysoprase are also referred to as Prase. This material was fossicked many years ago, the location is now closed for fossicking and local sales.
Location:
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.Dimensions:
14cm x 12.5cm x 3.5cm, 710g.SKU: LGECHRYSO - Crystals, Fluorescent Specimens, Minerals of the World
ROGERLEY MINE FLUORITE CRYSTALS 1
Specimen of Rogerley Mine Fluorite Crystals from Weardale. This cluster has good crystal formation. We have taken photos indoors, outside and also under long wave ultraviolet light. This particular specimen shows daylight fluorescence. Grab a piece of geological history now and spend hours admiring the amazing cubic form and fluorescent properties of this great English mineral specimen. We have stocked this incredible green Fluorite since we first started dealing minerals many moons ago. We stock a range of pieces from different pockets at the mine. The mine has now closed down and pieces like this are already rising in value.
Location:
Bluebirds Pocket Zone 2, Rogerley Mine, UK.Dimensions:
8.5cm x 6.7cm x 5.6cm, 313g.Fluorite:
CaF2SKU: FCTRM0052 - Fluorescent Specimens, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
WILLEMITE FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN 007
Fluorescent Specimens, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Top ShelfWILLEMITE FLUORESCENT FRANKLIN 007
A stunning specimen of Willemite Fluorescent Franklin showing off the brightest fluorescence of all natural minerals Willemite. This rare special specimen is short and long wave fluorescent and features large areas of Willemite and Calcite. The dark grey metal shown in the natural light photos is Zinc ore Franklinite. The white mineral is Mangano Calcite which in this case shows BIP Brief Intense Phosphorescence. Pics taken with shortwave, longwave, and sunlight. Very cool stuff and this is one of my very favorite rocks. To view this spectacular specimen you will need a UVC Shortwave Lamp and UVA Longwave Lamp. Make sure you wear safety glasses. This specimen shows Willemite Phosphorescence, which is when you take your UVC short wave away it will phosphoresce for a few seconds. Willemite Franklinite Calcite is also known as the Christmas Tree Rock for the colours Green and Red. This is a quality collectable specimen with wow factor.
Location:
Buckwheat Dump, Franklin, New Jersey, USA.Dimensions:
9.5cm x 4.6cm x 4.3cm, 250g.Willemite, Zinc Silicate.
Zn2Sio4.Franklinite, Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide
Zn2+Fe23+O4.Calcite, Calcium Carbonate
CaCO3.SKU: G1407 - Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
AZURITE CRYSTAL MEXICO 2
Top Gemmy Azurite Crystal Mexico 2. This specimen is truly aesthetic showing great quality formations of Gem Crystal Azurite. Sharp terminations featuring Tabular and Prismatic crystals with splendid vitreous faces. All round an outstanding Top Shelf specimen. This location has closed and this quality is becoming very hard to come by. Mounted on a perspex display pad for enhanced display.
Dimensions:
3cm x 2.7cm x 2cm, 16.8g (not including perspex pad).Location:
Milpillas Mine, Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.Azurite
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2.SKU: MW7426-1 - Jewellery
TANZANITE CRYSTAL PENDANT
A beautiful Silver Tanzanite Crystal Pendant. A quality crystal of fine natural Tanzanite presented in .925 Sterling Silver. Timeless Tanzanite never goes out of style! Comes in a pouch with a 20″ silver chain.
Dimensions:
Tanzanite 1.7cm. Whole pendant 2.9cm. 2.383g.SKU: JPTC001
- Crystals, Metal Specimens, Minerals of the World, Pyrite
AESTHETIC PYRITE CRYSTALS
Aesthetic Pyrite Crystals showing good Cubic form with highly reflective and striated faces. A truly unique gift for yourself or someone good. Bling Bling. Associated with the matrix of Pyrite is white Quartz Crystals. This is a large specimen which displays well.
Dimensions:
12.4cm x 8.8cm x 6cm, 1134g.Location:
Huanzala, Peru.Pyrite,
Iron Sulfide:
FeS2.SKU: K147x - Crystals, Minerals of the World
AMAZONITE CRYSTAL PIKES PEAK
A super Amazonite Crystal Pikes Peak. It features good crystal formation and the sought after aqua blue green colour. Most Amazonite on the market is the massive rock from Madagascar or Brazil, with iron staining and pale colour. This Crystal stands out in comparison as a collectible piece from the best location. There is a crack all the way through the crystal shown clearly in second pic. It was part way through but with a little nudge, it’s now two pieces. The crack inside has refilled with calcium from the matrix. It is hard to find decent Amazonite Crystals.
Location:
Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA.Dimensions:
3cm x 3.6cm x 2.5cm, 28g.Amazonite Microcline:
KAlSi3O8.SKU: MW5225-1 - Australian Minerals, Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB 2
Good Black Jade Nephrite Slab. Polishes to a very high luster, which is perfect for creating stunning quality Black Jade mirror finish jewellery and pendants. This material will polish to a stunning black luster. Nephrite Jade is the toughest of all naturally occurring materials. Nephrite Jade has been used from ancient times as jewellery, tools and weapons. This particular Slab is Top grade and the blackest of black jade – basically the best you can get. I believe it was mined in the 1970’s from Cowell.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia.Dimensions:
14cm x 8.4cm x 0.7cm, 199g.BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: J23BS02 - Australian Minerals, Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB THIN
Good Black Jade Nephrite Slab Thin. Polishes to a very high luster, which is perfect for creating stunning quality Black Jade mirror finish jewellery and pendants. It was an exercise to see how thin a saw could cut the Jade. 2mm down to next to nothing in thickness 0.8mm. This material will polish to a stunning black luster. Nephrite Jade is the toughest of all naturally occurring materials. Nephrite Jade has been used from ancient times as jewellery, tools and weapons. This particular Slab is Top grade and the blackest of black jade – basically the best you can get. I believe it was mined in the 1970’s from Cowell.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia.Dimensions:
8.9cm x 6cm x 0.2cm, 19g.BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: J23BS02-1 - Australian Minerals, Opals, Rock 'n Slabs
BOULDER OPAL ROUGH
Boulder Opal Rough rock. A large sized Opal specimen in Purple, Blue and a splash of Green colour. A really lovely piece of Aussie stone. This specimen is from quality Boulder Opal gemstone. You can see two good seams on opposite ends and who knows what’s on the inside.
Dimensions:
10.2cm x 7.2cm x 7.8cm, 710g.Location:
Queensland.Opal
SiO2.nH2O
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.SKU: O22BO02 - Crystals, Minerals of the World, Top Shelf
DIOPTASE CRYSTAL CLUSTER
A lovely bright Dioptase Crystal Cluster. This mineral always attracts comments for its vivid and natural colour. Large well formed Dioptase Crystals make this specimen worth collecting. A super piece and collectors favourite.
Location:
Altyn Tyube, Kazakhstan.Dimensions:
6.4cm x 5.3cm x 5cm, 155g.CuSiO3 -H2O
Hydrated copper silicate.SKU: F3708 - Crystals, Minerals of the World
DIOPTASE CRYSTALS
A lovely bright Dioptase Crystals. This mineral always attracts comments for its vivid and natural colour. Large well formed deep green Crystals make this specimen worth collecting. A super piece and collectors favourite.
Location:
Altyn, Tyube, Kazakhstan.Dimensions:
2.5cm x 3.9cm x 4.2cm, 33g.CuSiO3 -H2O
Hydrated copper silicate.SKU: MW5159 - Crystals, Minerals of the World
FLUORAPOPHYLLITE CRYSTAL CLUSTER
FLUORAPOPHYLLITE CRYSTAL CLUSTER
An outstanding Fluorapophyllite Crystals Cluster. No matrix and several well formed, colour banded cubes with some smaller cute Stilbite Crystals perched between. Previously and generally known simply as Apophyllite, this is a very popular crystal with collectors & healers alike. Top Specimen 🙂 .
Dimensions:
9.9cm x 6.5cm x 6.6cm, 230g.
Largest Cube 3.2cm x 30cm x 3.8cm.Location:
Jalgaon, India.Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O.
The name was revised from apophyllite-(KF) to fluorapophyllite-(K) (2013).SKU: MW8050
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Crystals, Minerals of the World, SpheresStrontium Sulfate
CELESTITE SPHERE 1
A beautiful Celestite Crystal Sphere! Great cool blue colour and form with a striking crystals in the middle of the cluster. This is a very nice specimen of this mineral, with no damage. A very popular mineral, great well formed crystals. Blue is always popular in stones and this has a particularly nice hue. This mineral is also known as Celestine. You may notice it has the same crystal shape as Topaz. Spoil yourself, or someone like you!
Location:
Sakoany, Madagascar.
Dimensions:
6.5cm, 395g.
Strontium Sulfate
SrSO4.
SKU: S22CE01
Australian Minerals, Opals, Top ShelfOpal: SiO2
TOP BOULDER OPAL ROUGH PARCEL
Check out this outstanding Top Boulder Opal Rough Parcel. An extra quality parcel of beautiful rough Boulder Opal. These are the best specimens out of several lots bought in person directly from the dude that mined it! Unusual and vibrant aqua colouring is a feature of this lot, along with blue, green sparkles and other flashes of colour. Some pieces show the veining which is an attractive feature also. Each piece has been cut to its best potential ready for jewellery or perfect as a mineral specimen in your Aussie collection. I feel like this one is a parcel I’ll regret selling, but that’s the way it goes in the rock trade. I love opal in the rough and this is a special little parcel on offer. Most photos taken wet, none do justice to this lot, which looks better in person. Boulder Opal is found only in Australia, making it rare gem indeed. Enjoy!
Dimensions:
7 Pieces, 114g.
Location:
Queensland, Australia.
Opal: SiO2
nH2O Hydrated Silicon Dioxide.
SKU: BOP27223
Fossils, Polished Stones, Top Shelf
AMMONITE PAIR
An awesome Large Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair. Sliced and polished to perfectly display the amazing chambers inside. The pics show some well formed calcification, crystalised pockets and dendritic formation when the sun or a torch is shone through. There is a reasonable show of irredecnce on the outside faces, hmm pretty cool specimens of high quality. This is a natural prehistoric fossil specimen, they never cease to amaze me. An amazing artifact and a close example of the Fibonacci sequence. A super and ancient gift for the natural history enthusiast. These Cleoniceras Ammonites are from the middle of the Cretaceous period which was between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago!
Location:
Madagascar.
Dimensions:
Approx. 16.5cm x 13.5cm x 2cm (each half), 925g the pair.
Two small clear stands included as pictured (not turntables).
Ammonites.
Cleoniceras Ammonite.
SKU: D402
Australian Minerals, Chrysoprase, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
CHRYSOPRASE SLAB COMBO
Chrysoprase Slab Combo of great coloured cutting material for sale. A great Aussie Gemstone worthy for a scoop. The Slabs have been tumble polished. Would be a great colour splash addition to a collection or make several jewellery pieces. One Slab of Apple Green Chrysoprase and another Slab of Lemon Chrysoprase to take your fancy.
Location:
Marlborough, Queensland, Australia.
Dimensions:
Green Chrysoprase, 6.3cm x 4.6cm x 0.8cm, 36g.
Lemon Chrysoprase, 5.1cm x 3.2cm x 0.8cm, 26g.
Chrysoprase
SKU: C23S02
Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 06
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 06 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This particular rock is Black Jade in a corner triangle shape, would suit carving into cabs or guitar picks or a few small Black Jade Pendants.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
4cm x 4cm x 4cm, 136g.
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR06
Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 04
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 04 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
12cm x 5cm x 0.9cm, 128g.
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS04
Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 03
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 03 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
14cm x 9cm x 0.95cm, 274g.
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS03
Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 02
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 02 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
11cm x 5.5cm x 0.65cm, 89g.
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS02
Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 01
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 01 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
13.5cm x 5cm x 0.6cm, 97g.
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS01
Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 05
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 05 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. This block has two parallel cut faces and will hold easily in a vice for slabbing. Some slight hints of Chatoyant form.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.
Dimensions:
17cm x 9cm x 9.5cm, 2952g.
JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR05
