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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 2736032, member: 15199&quot;]Well 2 more I finished in the last couple of weeks.&nbsp; The first is a fairly rare material called clinohumite. This one is 4mm and about .9 ct. The price on this material has skyed in the 10 years since I bought a parcel. This is only the second stone I have cut of it. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/gemstones/clinohumite4_zpst2l8vjyo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This one is just an amethyst, often considered an inexpensive &#039;beginner&#039; gemstone for low level jewelry, but I love the mix of colors that some rough comes in. This is from a piece of Amethyst I bought by the piece becuase it has much of the color mix of what sometimes is called &quot;Siberian Amethyst&quot;, but Uruguay also has some that is almost a match such as this. Amethyst needs to be oriented correctly before cutting so a thick layer of dark purple doesn&#039;t hide red and blues.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq279/desertgem/gemstones/Amethyst10_zpsuqi13rf8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp; This was hard to photo as it is fairly thick being 10mm diameter. The flash near the 5 o&#039;clock area is from the lighting.&nbsp; Just to continue the thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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