green | Raqyz's Rocks

14 Feb 2010 Leave a comment

by Raquel in Holiday, Poppy Jasper Tags: agate, bog, chrysocolla, druzy, green, lapidary, malachite, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, petrified palmwood, psilomane, queensland agate, rocks, slabbing

The sun decided to make an appearance mid morning and made for a great day to cut some stone. This is something I love to do. I was planning on cutting the malachite end of the druzy but found some Morgan Hill poppy jasper, script stone, agate and some green stone that I’m thinking is a petrified bog. It has some awesome greens in it, and takes a great shine. I kept finding stuff I’ve been wanting to cut or polish, so rocks just kept jumping into my hands. Ok so I finally got the saw out and cut it up here are some pics of what I ended up with.

Now to cab it all.

Happy Valentines day! I hope you get to spend time with someone you love, doing something you love to do.

Cabbing Druzy

24 Jan 2010 Leave a comment

by Raquel in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants Tags: cabbing, cabochon, chrysocolla, druze, druzy cabs, garnet, green, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, malachite, Moldavite, morrisonite, pendant, silver, spinel, sterling silver, Topaz, wire weaved, wire weaved pendant, wire wrap, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant

So I cut the Chrysocolla side of the rock from the prior post. It was a little tough, being that I didn’t want to cut it wrong or lose any of the druzy. I then cabbed it and was really happy with the outcome. I also cabbed a piece Morrisonite that takes a shine like glass with very little effort. Love this stuff. Here’s a few clickable pics.