Popular gemstones and cabochons:

Amazonite
Amethyst
Ammonites
Astrophyllite
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Biggs Jasper
Black Onyx
Bloodstone
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Bruneau Jasper
Butterfly Jasper
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Chinese writing
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Druzy, black 
Druzy, blue
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Druzy, Glacier
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Druzy, Pink cob
Druzy, Platinum
Druzy, Rainbow
Druzy, Titanium
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Druzy, quartz
Eudialyte
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Fancy Jasper
Fossilized Coral
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Lapis
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Malachite
Melee Diamonds
Mexican Lace
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Moss Agates
Obsidian
Ocean Jasper
Ocean Wave
Owyhee Jasper
Paint Rock

Parrot Wing
Peanutwood
Pearls
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Petoskey Stone
Pietersite
Poppy Jaspers
Psilomelane
Rainforest Jasp
Rhodonite
Rock Crystal
Rutilated quartz
Seraphinite
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Spiderweb Obs Stone Sets
Sugilite
Tinguaite
Turquoise

Unakite        
Zebra Agate

quick guide:

 1" = 25mm

1/2"=13mm

1/4"=6.5mm

These cabochons, with their tiny internal crystals slowly growing over thousands of years, are accidental mimics of plant and landscape forms. They seem to emanate a soft, Zenlike internal tranquility. Any one of them would make a very special piece.

Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper   õ    Nature's Paintbrush   õ    Biggs Jasper    õ   Owyhee Jasper    õ    Dendritic Turkish Opal    õ     Snow Scene Agates

Hurricane Starburst Jasper (aka Spider Jasper)

Years ago, lapidarist Gary Wilson introduced me to this stone, and he called it Hurricane Starburst Jasper. Other dealers call it by its more mundane name of Spider Jasper. You can call it what you want, but to me, the wonderful ochre-on-brown patterns resemble beautiful starbursts. Don't forget that you can click on the photos to enlarge them so you can see the details.

Hurricane Starburst Jasper    Mexico
These jumbo matching wings are spectacular. In the second photo, I paired them with a Fancy Jasper (R313 on our Reds page), just so you can see the effect. You will undoubtedly come up with a better design for them!  52 x 39mm, polished backs
TG111     $115.00 the pair

Hurricane Starburst Jasper   Mexico 
28 x 17mm unpolished back

TG118     $23.50

Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper   Mexico
43 x 21mm, unpolished back

TG175     $32.00

Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper   Mexico
15 x 10mm, polished back 
TG177     $20.00   Sorry, Sold!

 
Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper   Mexico  
35 x 32mm, polished back

TG178     $47.50

Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper    Mexico
23.5 x 14mm, unpolished back

TG179     $16.99

 


Hurricane Starburst (Spider) Jasper    Mexico  
34.5 x 17mm, polished back

TG180    $22.50

Nature's Paintbrush, China

Nature's Paintbrush    China
35 x 35mm

TG33    $22.99

Nature's Paintbrush    China
28.5 x 21mm

TG155    $12.99  Sorry, Sold!

Nature's Paintbrush     China
53 x 18mm  

TG157    $17.99

Nature's Paintbrush    China
47 x 32mm

TG164    $22.99   Sorry, Sold!

Biggs Jasper, Oregon

I hand-picked the slab from which these luscious cabs were cut. The dendrites emerge delicately from the creamy peachy-beige matrix, and the overall effect will complement a variety of colors.

Biggs Jasper Drilled Pendant
This lovely elongated drop is laterally drilled with a 2mm hole that will accept a 14-gauge wire.
38 x 13mm tubular teardrop with rounded sides (photos show both polished sides of piece)

TG10   $29.99

Biggs Jasper    Oregon
38 x 15mm
TG11   $24.00     Sorry, Sold!

Owyhee Canyon Jasper,  Idaho

Owyhee Canyon Jasper
This piece evokes Oriental brush paintings of cascading foliage. The main color is a bluish/green/grey found in a relatively small percentage of Owyhee Jaspers. 33 x 20mm half round  Click on tiny photo to enlarge.
TG16   $22.50 

Owyhee Jasper Drilled Pendant
43 x 15mm rounded teardrop 9.01 g
 

Lapidarist Gerry Galarneau custom-cut this spectacular, hefty pendant with rounded sides and an overall polish so it can be worn either side out. The 2mm laterally-drilled hole accepts a 14-gauge wire. Click on photos to see front, back and side of this unusual piece.

TG18  $42.50  SALE: $34.00 

Dendritic Turkish Opal

These pieces are the cousins of the stunning stones on our Rare Finds page. These are lower in price either because they lack the translucent opal areas, or because their cuts are simpler. All are polished front, back, and sides.

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
36 x 21 mm

TG129    $44.00

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
This piece has the "branches in fog" translucency of the collector's items, only the cut is just a tad short of being a perfect rectangle. 32 x 21.5 mm

TG132    $54.00

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
Another stunning stone, but the teardrop is freeform--not perfectly symmetrical. 37 x 23 mm

TG133    $46.00

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
35 15.5 mm

TG138    $32.00

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
35.5 x 28 x 7 mm

TG139    $40.00

Dendritic Turkish Opal   Turkey
Please note the thickness of this piece. The designs continue down the sides. 39 x 19 x 8.5 mm 

TG140    $38.00

Other Tranquil Jaspers  

Kazakhstan Agate
34x40mm   10.74 g
You can feel the snow crunch under your boots as you walk through this snow-covered field.  Click on photo to see detail.

GM 148  $36.00   $32.50  

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