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Exotic Cabochons

All Gems Available As Of 9/2/10

14210 Amethyst w/ Hematite,
Md Dk Purple w/ Black, 14.29 cts pear cabochon measuring 26.2x15.5x5.7 mm, hv incl, from Brazil. An interesting cabochon of medium dark purple amethyst with numerous black stringers of hematite.
Priced at $35.00/gem
14106 Brazilian Agate,
White and Orangish Brown, 24.86 cts wing cabochon measuring 30.6x19.4x7.0 mm, translucent, from Brazil. A freeform Brazilian cabochon featuring natural quartz druse on the surface. An excellent gem for a customer wire wrap.
Priced at $30.00/gem
15980 Cuprite and Chrysocolla,
Md Red/Bluish Green, 117.63 cts freeform cabochon measuring 59.7x36.4x6.0 mm, opaque, from Mexico. This colorful gem comes from mines in the state of Sonora, Mexico. The red cuprite dominates with a spattering of
bluish green chrysocolla.
Priced at $80.00/gem
16793 Lapis Lazuli,
Md Dk Blue, 6.70 cts oval cabochon measuring 22.7x11.7x2.7 mm, opaque, from Afghanistan. A deep blue lapis cabochon with a slight amount of pyrite
inclusions.
Priced at $25.00/gem
7760 Opal, Crystal,
Gray w/ Intense Green and Blue, 3.14 cts oval cabochon measuring 10.9x8.4x5.3 mm, eye clean, from Lightning Ridge, Australia. This is an exceptional
transparent opal with a very strong and intense play of green and blue colors.
Priced at $400/carat or $1,256.00/gem
15466 Quartz w/ Gilaite,
Colorless w/ Blue, 7.68 cts wing cabochon measuring 18.2x11.7x5.6 mm, mod incl, from Brazil. A rare inclusion gem with small spherical inclusions of gilaite in colorless quartz.
Priced at $80.00/gem
13584 Smithsonite,
Lt Grayish Brown, 31.67 cts wing cabochon measuring
45.1x11.4x4.5 mm, translucent, from Mexico. An unusual cabochon gem cut from grayish brown rough.
Priced at $30.00/gem




Gallery of Additional Available Exotic Cabochons
20% Discount on all Gems in this section until further notice
!

16431 Bloodstone,
Dk Green w/ Red, 27.13 cts oval cabochon measuring 25.2x16.3x9.1
mm, opaque, from India. A dark green jasper cabochon with a few specks of red “blood”.
Priced at $25.00/gem
16193 Chrysocolla w/ Malachite,
Lt Blue w/ Md Green, 33.24 cts wing cabochon measuring 26.3x18.9x7.7 mm, translucent, from Bisbee, Arizona. This gem is quite attractive with a pattern that resembles islands of malachite on a sea of blue chrysocolla.
Priced at $60.00/gem
16430 Chrysoprase,
Md Intense Green, 12.27 cts freeform cabochon measuring 27.6x14.9x4.0 mm, translucent, from Australia. A fine cabochon of this nickel rich
chalcedony from down under.
Priced at $30.00/gem
16432 Cuprite w/ Chrysocolla,
Md Intense Red w/ Bluish Green, 32.70 cts freeform cabochon measuring 28.1x17.6x5.3 mm, opaque, from Sonora, Mexico. An attractive cabochon with intense red cuprite dominating the gem. Priced at $40.00/gem
15984 Cuprite w/ Chrysocolla,
Md Intense Red/Bluish Green, 44.30 cts oval cabochon measuring 28.6x22.2x6.8 mm, opaque, from Sonora, Mexico. An attractive cabochon composed of half intense red cuprite and half bluish green chrysocolla.
Priced at $35.00/gem
15560 Fire Agate,
Dk Brown w/ Gold, 16.75 cts freeform cabochon measuring 29.2x13.6x4.7 mm, opaque, from Mexico. A coffee brown agate cabochon with mostly
golden fire.
Priced at $80.00/gem
14073 Fluorite,
Multicolors, 21.25 cts carved cabochon measuring 23.0x14.2x5.3 mm, lt incl, from China. A banded fluorite cabochon that has been carved in a comma shape.
Priced at $20.00/gem
12017 Labradorite,
Multicolors, 54.49 cts freeform cabochon measuring 37.8x32.8x5.2 mm, translucent, from Newfoundland. This gem material is created when multiple
labradorite crystal form together and twin heavily producing twinning planes that act as prisms and reflect an array of rainbow colors.
Priced at $40.00/gem
16298 Lepidolite,
Md Lt Purple, 38.76 cts freeform cabochon measuring 33.0x23.0x6.3
mm, translucent, from the Harding Pegmatite, Dixon, New Mexico. An attractive freeform cabochon from this well known location for producing pegmatite minerals.
Priced at $25.00/gem
13718 Montana Agate,
Colorless w/ Brown and Orange, 28.79 cts navette cabochon measuring 41.7x18.4x4.8 mm, translucent, from Montana. An attractive, classic
American agate with patterns of orange and brown that resemble a bird in flight.
Priced at $40.00/gem
4069 Moonstone,
Colorless w/ White Sheen, 21.41 cts oval cabochon measuring 21.0x17.0x8.7 mm, eye clean, from Sri Lanka. A transparent moonstone cabochon with a white moon sheen. Do not confuse these fine gems with opaque or translucent moonstone cabochons from other locations.
Priced at $12/carat or $256.92/gem
13840 Opal,
White, 2.21 cts oval cabochon measuring 14.5x7.8x2.7 mm, eye clean, from Brazil. A Brazilian opal with a slight play of multicolors.
Priced at $20/carat or $44.20/gem
15876 Prehnite,
Lt Yellow, 5.16 cts square cabochon measuring 10.1x10.1x4.9 mm,
semi-transparent, from Australia. An inexpensive example of this popular yellow gem.
Priced at $15.00/gem
15399 Quartz w/ Gilaite,
Colorless w/ Md Int Blue,8.42 cts half moon cabochon measuring 17.1x11.0x5.5 mm, lt incl, from Brazil. An interesting inclusion gem with intense blue gilaite inside the colorless quartz. This gem was subject to name promotion
when some of the Brazilian dealers selling it were referring to it as “Paraiba” quartz.
Priced at $90.00/gem
10984 Rhodonite,
Md Pink w/ Black, 44.64 cts keystone cabochon measuring 33.0x23.4x4.8 mm, opaque, from Australia. A fine rhodolite cabochon with attractive black dendrite patterns.
Priced at $25.00/gem
13585 Smithsonite,
Md Brownish Gray, 74.52 cts half moon cabochon measuring 47.1x21.9x4.9 mm, translucent, from Mexico. An unusual cabochon that preserves the original, natural surface of the smithsonite as it formed in nature.
Priced at $60.00/gem
16429 Sugilite,
Md Intense Purple, 14.26 cts freeform cabochon measuring 25.8x11.3x5.9 mm, opaque, from South Africa. A very attractive cabochon with intense
purple color and patterns.
Priced at $30.00/gem
16524 Sugilite,
Md Dk Purple, 13.26 cts freeform cbochon measuring 25.0x15.9x4.8 mm, opaque, from South Africa. An inexpensive cabochon of this popular, intense
purple cabochon gem.
Priced at $25.00/gem

 

 

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