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Lapidary
⭐ Show Us Your Cut Stones - Before And After Photos
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 74925" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Not too sure about the cross table, will have a close look at it next time I see dad. I do seem to recall that a fair few of the stones from the old claim were fairly dark blue with a green cross table. I think he ended up getting a fair few of them cooked. The greens seemed to be a bit lighter and cut nice, bright stones without any heat treatment but blue stones were the majority. He pulled a few nice yellows from that hole as well.</p><p></p><p>I see what you mean about the white pipe, it does lighten the stone - is the "white" actually colourless? I remember finding a little blue about that shade with a completely colourless tip.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheers Varts. He actually pulled a couple of larger ones from the same claim over about 10 years - about 200 carats - but they were all bombs. That one is the only one over 100 carats that might have some good cutting material in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 74925, member: 2976"] Not too sure about the cross table, will have a close look at it next time I see dad. I do seem to recall that a fair few of the stones from the old claim were fairly dark blue with a green cross table. I think he ended up getting a fair few of them cooked. The greens seemed to be a bit lighter and cut nice, bright stones without any heat treatment but blue stones were the majority. He pulled a few nice yellows from that hole as well. I see what you mean about the white pipe, it does lighten the stone - is the "white" actually colourless? I remember finding a little blue about that shade with a completely colourless tip. Cheers Varts. He actually pulled a couple of larger ones from the same claim over about 10 years - about 200 carats - but they were all bombs. That one is the only one over 100 carats that might have some good cutting material in it. [/QUOTE]
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