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Direct Links to popular gemstones and cabochons:
Amazonite
Opals, Boulder
Parrot Wing Understand mm sizes: Quick guide: 1" = 25mm 1/2"=13mm 1/4"=6.5mm Change can help: 1 quarter= 24.2 mm 1 dime= 18mm Both coins: 42mm |
These pages of cabochons and other gemstones were hand-picked by a jeweler to add beauty, uniqueness, and impact to your designs. This directory page offers links to what you're searching for. Before you buy, we suggest you read our special shopping tips to ensure you get exactly what you want. To quickly reach the Directory of Stones or Shopping Tips, click the underlined titles below: Directory of Page Themes Directory by Type of Stone Shopping Tips
Directory of Page Themes and what they contain: (Click on underlined title to go to that page, or use the link bars at left)
Art-Carved Gemstones An all-new page of faceted gems and cabochons cut by lapidary artists.
Druzy! These geode-like crystal "cabochons" add tons of sparkle to any design. Included are:
Metals All-new page of stones containing copper, silver, and pyrite.
Translucent Stones An all-new section of Montana and Brazilian agates that allow you to look into their depths!
You can ensure that what you order is what you get, and that you'll be pleased with your purchase, if you take a few moments to read the following tips for gemstone shopping on this website. Shopping tip topics: 1. One-of-a-kind stones 2. Figuring out the size of stones 3. Trusting the photos 4. Understanding the pricing of cabochons 5. Understanding the pricing of pearls 6. Wearability 7. Shipping and insurance 1. Know that most stones pictured are one-of-a-kind. That means if you fall in love with a particular stone, it's preferable not to wait to buy it, because someone else might snatch it up. That said, you should know that I might have some other stones in stock that are similar to the one you want, so don't hesitate to E-Mail Me with a request and I'll see whether I can fill it. 2. Make sure you understand what size the stone is. Working on my own computer, I've set up the illustrations so that each stone is shown close to or at its actual size. Unfortunately, different computers will display photos at different sizes, so DON'T RELY ON THE PICTURE for sizing; trust the written measurements instead. I suggest having your millimeter ruler handy to help get an idea of the actual size of each stone. 3. How much should you trust the photos? When shopping online, you're restricted to using the photos to make selections. I worked REALLY HARD to make sure the colors and shapes of the stones were accurately pictured, but translating something from reality to a digital image can be difficult. My overall impression as I build these web pages is that overall, The actual stones look even better than the photos. They will have more shine and an even lovelier appearance than the photos, so instead of being disappointed with your purchase, I'm betting that you'll be very pleased. And if you aren't, return your purchase to me for a full refund (see my Policies ). 4. Understand the pricing: Cabochons. Each cabochon is priced according to the following: a. the type and rarity of stone b. the uniqueness of its image ("designer value") c. size and weight I've used two different measures of weights on this website: grams(g) and carats (ct). Grams are used in weighing heavier stones, carats in smaller, lighter, usually faceted stones. It's an easy-to-understand relationship: There are 5 carats in 1 gram. So 1 carat weighs .2 of a gram. And to take it a step further, there are 31.1 grams, or 155.52 carats, in one ounce. Lapidarists (gemstone cutters) will sometimes charge for stones by the gram, so that heavier stones (even if they don't have a significantly greater surface area) will cost more. This might explain some price differences that you see. On the Rare Finds page (which I'll be expanding soon), both size and rarity of the image play an important role. The "Rock Rule of Thumb" that applies to both designer cabs and faceted stones, is that it's harder to find larger chunks of mineral material without inclusions, cracks, blemishes, etc., so larger, perfect stones will be rarer and naturally cost more. Remember that you're dealing with Natural products, which tend to vary greatly from year to year as mine yields drop, political turmoil closes off access, and new deposits are discovered. 5. Understand the pricing: Pearls. Pearls are evaluated and priced differently than other gems. This website carries only freshwater pearls, which grow in mussels, not oysters. Unlike many saltwater cultured pearls, these pearls are not dyed, so some slight color variation in each strand is to be expected. In fact, in my opinion, because the colors are natural, these slight color variations add to the dimension and interest of the strand. Pearls are evaluated by luster, size, and shape. Pearls with a high luster, larger size, more symmetrical shape (round being the most valuable), and freedom from blemishes command a higher price. Luster for the pearls in this website is acceptable to fine, and they all will look good on. While not all the pearls offered are round, their deviation from that shape is made up for by beautiful color, luster, and size. You can pay LOTS more for more uniform, saltwater pearls, but they might be dyed. The choice is up to you. On this website, pearls are sold on thin strings, unknotted, for use by jewelers and designers. If you're interested in knotting your own pearl strands, these pearls all take a number 2 silk cord. Finished strands will also become available as I expand the website. 6. Take rock hardness into account in your designs. The vast majority of the cabochons in this website are extremely durable, and can be used in any piece of jewelry. Agates and jaspers are really tough, and will do fine even in belt buckles or rings. Softer stones such as turquoise, Nature's paintbrush, can be set in rings but with the caveat that they are more vulnerable to hard wear. Druzy is remarkably durable, but is just not, in the opinion of the experts, good for rings because it's too easy for the tiny individual crystals to be knocked off by hard wear. Other stones not on this website, but that you should know about, that should never be set in rings (regardless of what you might see in retail stores): tanzanite, chrome diopside. 7. Keep shipping costs in mind. As with other items on this website, the more you buy, the less you will pay for shipping (see: Policies). I will not send out packages valued at more than $100 without adequate insurance. This is both for your protection, and mine.
Gemstone directory (Directory by Type of Stone) Type of Gemstone
Page on which it is found
(Click on Lavender text) Agate Blue Coated Blue Coated Blue Chalcedony Blue Chalcedony Champagne
Champagne
Platinum Metallic Druzy! Pink
Natural Color Druzy Quartz --Champagne Natural Color Druzy --Speckled Black
and White Druzy Rainbow Pyrite Natural Color Druzy Red Jasper Jasper Druzy Silver-color Rare Finds Speckled Black and White Druzy Titanium Druzy! Dazzling Druzy Pendants Uvarovite (garnet) Natural Color Druzy Dendritic Turkish Opal Rare Finds Dolomite, Kona Reds Dumortierite Purples and Pure Blues Earring Pairs Sweet Deals, p. 2 Earwires, Niobium Fordite Eudialyte Chatoyants Fordite Fordite Fossilized Palm Blacks Gaspeite Greens Gemstone Opening Page Designer Gems Goldstone, Blue Sweet Deals Hematite Blacks Hematite burnishers Student Specials Imperial Jasper More abstract art Tranquil Garden Reds Jaspers Apache Stage Jasper Tranquil Garden Rare Finds Arizona Sunset Jasper Water Colors Biggs Jasper StoneScapes Tranquil Garden Bruneau Jasper StoneScapes Butterfly Jasper Abstract Art Collector's Jaspers Rare Finds Deschutes Jasper StoneScapes Hurricane Starburst Jasper Tranquil Garden Imperial Jasper More abstract art Tranquil Garden Reds Kazahkstan Jasper Tranquil Garden Landscape Jaspers StoneScapes Leopard Skin Jasper More abstract art Lightning Jasper Reds Mexican Picture Jasper More abstract art Morrison Ranch Jasper (Morrisonite) Rare Finds Tranquil Garden More abstract art Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Ocean Jasper) Abstract Art Ocean Picture Jasper Water Colors Ocean Wave Jasper Water Colors Owyhee Jasper Rare Finds and More abstract art StoneScapes Stone Sets Tranquil Garden Parrot Wing Jasper Greens Poppy Jasper Reds Rainforest Jasper Greens Rhyolite Jasper Student Specials Vista Jasper Water Colors Kazakhstan agate Tranquil Garden Kona Dolomite Reds Lapis Purples and Pure Blues Larimar Water Colors Lepidolite Purples and Pure Blues Lightning Jasper Reds Malachite Greens Mexican [Crazy] Lace Agate Abstract Art Montana Moss Agate More abstract art StoneScapes Mookaite Reds Morrison Ranch Jasper (Morrisonite) Tranquil Garden More abstract art Nature's Paintbrush Tranquil Garden Obsidian, Rainbow Blacks Obsidian, Snowflake Black in the Abstract Obsidian, Spiderweb More Natural Tranquility Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Ocean Jasper) Abstract Art Ocean Picture Jasper Water Colors Ocean Wave Jasper Water Colors Onyx, Black Blacks Opal, Dendritic Turkish Rare Finds Owyhee (Canyon) Jasper Rare Finds More abstract art StoneScapes Stone Sets Tranquil Garden Paint Rock Abstract Art Parrot Wing Jasper Greens Pearls, freshwater Pearls Pendants, drilled Sweet Deals Picasso Jasper StoneScapes Pietersite Chatoyants Pin Stripe Agate Black in the Abstract Pink Rhyolite Reds Poppy Jaspers Reds Psilomelane Blacks Rainforest Jasper Sweet Deals Red Jasper Sweet Deals Red River Jasper Sweet Deals Red Tiger Iron Reds Rhyolite Jasper Student Specials Rocky Butte Jasper StoneScapes Rutilated Quartz Doublets Black in the Abstract Sagebrush Jasper Tranquil Garden Sale Stones Sweet Deals Serpentine Sweet Deals, page two Greens Silver, Native and Cobalt Metals Stone Sets Stone Sets Sodalite Purples and Pure Blues Snowflake Obsidian More abstract art Starving student pack Student Specials Student specials Student Specials Sugilite Purples & Blues Sweet Deals Sweet Deals Tiffany Stone Purples and Pure Blues Topaz, white Student Specials Turquoise Purples & Blues Vista Jasper Water Colors White Plume Agate Doublets Black in the Abstract Wild horse Jasper StoneScapes Zebra Agate Black in the Abstract
If you can't find exactly what you want, or you see what you like but you want it in a different size, E-Mail Me and I'll try to help.
All photos on this website are the joint property of Judith Kiriazis Doug Von Gausig, copyright 2009. Photos and any other content of this website can be used only with the express written permission of Judith Kiriazis.
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