This is a really pretty large, unpolished slice of Rainforest Jasper. Sliced flat on one side, it has the rough outside of the stone itself. There are several agate-filled pockets, a few filled with rhyolite, and a few open pockets. It measures approximately 6 3/4" x a little over 5" at the widest points. The rough back is uneven, but mostly between 6 and 13 mm, and a small area as think as about 4 mm. It was photographed inside under lighting, and the last two photos are dry. Both sides are shown. Very neat piece for display, polished or unpolished as it is, but one could certainly cut a number of cabs as well.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Rainforest Jasper Slab Item: 5369 Price: $27.50
This unpolished slice is a larger Orbicular Jasper, pretty sure from Madagascar. It's beautiful material. There are some pits, mostly along the 'bottom' longer edge, and also several open pockets with tiny sparkles coming from some of them when moved in the light. Lots of room for creations of cabochons or display. It is apx 7" x 6" at the widest points and 6-8+ mm thick. It weighs 370 grams, or 13 ounces. It was photographed outside in sunshine, wet (drying fast) and the last two photos are dry. Both sides are shown.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Ocean Jasper Slab Item: 5439 Price: $62.50
This is another Rainbow Ledge Jasp-Agate slab. The material from this area comes with a variety of neat patterns, this is one of my favorite type of patterns from there. you'll see in the photos a long white line - it does feel like a fracture separating the two sides. There are a few rough-spot indentations on the one side that are slightly thinner than most of the slab. The measurements on it are roughly 3" x 2 1/2" x 6.7-7 mm thick. It weighs 2.7 ounces, or 77 grams.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Rainbow Ledge Jasp-Agate Item: 5459 Price: $10.00
This is an unpolished Mexican Agate slab with a deep, dark red and purple/blue. This fabulous stone was part of an old batch of rough we acquired from older gentleman who was the collector of it. He traveled all over Mexico sometime back in the 1960's or 1970's. We aren't sure exactly what kind of Mexican Agate it is - we thought a Laguna Agate, or possibly an Agua Nueva. But someone suggested it might be an Apache Agate, and those found with a google search look closer than any other type we've found. Whatever type, it's a beauty! It is dark in natural lighting, but brightens in the light. It is roughly 4" x 1 - 2 3/8" and 7 - 8.7 mm thick. It weighs 85 grams, or 3 ounces. (First Class shipping available for less upon request.)
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Mexican Agate Slab Item: 5087 Price: $30.00
This slab is a slice of Dinosaur Bone. You can see the tiny cell structures in this piece. It measures 4" x 2" and is a thick 10.5 mm. It weighs 115 grams or 4 ounces. Plenty of room for a few nice cabs for jewelry or as a specimen, either natural as it is, or polished.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Dinosaur Bone Fossil Slab Item: 5261 Price: $20.00
This is a small piece of rough, uncut Pietersite with golden chatoyance. It is like a slab, but rather just uneven rough, with a thin slice along one edge only. It weighs 1.3 ounces, or 38 grams, and measures 2" x a little over 1 1/2" and thickness looks to be as thin as 4.5 mm but mostly 5-12 mm.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Pietersite Rough Slab Item: 5030 Price: $20.00
This is a beautiful slice of translucent Jade. It's on the thinner side - between 4.4 and 4.7 mm thick, and measures apx 3 3/4" x 1 1/4 to just under 3 1/2". It weighs 87.7 grams, or 3 ounces.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Translucent Jade Slab Item: 5102 Price: $65.60
This piece of Obsidian has losts of beautiful shimmer of gold in it - not real gold, but known as 'Gold Sheen.' The rough material has to be cut at just the right angle in order to capture that sheen in it. And when you move it slightly in the light, you can see it. Very striking! It measures about 3" x 2 1/2" x 1/4" (6.3-6.4 mm) and weighs 51.5 grams, or 1.8 ounces. See the sheen better here in this YouTube video. First Class Shipping is available for less upon request.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Gold Sheen Obsidian Slab Item: 5055 Price: $9.00
This is a piece of Dryhead Agate, a single piece we found out in a batch of miscellaneous old stock material we were sorting. It is nearly a complete half nodule and even looks like it has had some grinding so it is very smooth but no shine. It is ready to be polished as a beautiful display piece, unless 'natural' is preferred. Or, some nice cabachons could be cut if desired instead. It's 4 1/2" x 3" and a little under 1" on one end and a little over 1" on the other, and weighs 13.8 oz.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.00
Dryhead Agate Rough Item: 4942 Price: $15.00
These are sliced Brazilian Agates, faced rough pieces. We are offering them at $6/lb, but most pieces will weigh at least 2 lbs or more so the price is for a minimum of 2 lbs-worth, which could be only 1 piece. Many are complete halves, but some are not; some are amazing for displaying whether polished or unpolished as-is; other pieces could be cut for some gorgeous cabochons or other projects. If you would like to see pieces to choose from, send us a message with how many pounds you are interested in and we will pull and photo some for you to see first. We have a minimum of 20 lbs available. If you are purchasing more than 2 batches (4 lbs), please also purchase the Medium Flat Rate box cost at the bottom of this page to cover the additional postage. (If you prefer uncut rough for less, just ask.)
See more ROUGH MATERIAL here.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Brazilian Agate Halves Item: 2465 Price: $12.00
Please check back - individual larger pieces available soon.
This is a piece of purple material with Magnesite, a piece we think could possibly be a low-grade Sugilite (see listing below about why we think that). It weighs 4 lbs, 5.5 ounces (1.97 kgs), and measures 5 1/2" x 4" x 1-3". Whatever the material is, it works great for lapidary.
See more PURPLE ROUGH here.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Mystery Purple Lapidary Rough Item: 4936 Price: $38.25
This is a large slice of pink Rhodonite, mixed with white Quartz and black Manganese oxides in it. It also has some tarnished areas that should polish out. The size is about 6 1/2" x 4" and it is a little thicker on one side than the other - around 5/8" thick (14-17 mm). It weighs 2 lbs (900 grams).
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Large Rhodonite with Quartz Slab Item: 3899 Price: $old
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This is a really nice slice of Blue Biggs Jasper. The blue in it has kind of been 'leaked' into some of the areas and it has a purple tone in there as well; plus some nice patterning. It measures roughly 5" x 4 1/4" at the widest points and mostly around 7 mm thick. It weighs 214 grams, or 7.6 ounces. Beautiful piece for display, or some wonderful cabs if preferred. It is shown dry in most photos since you can see the coloring better, but also wet in some. It is also shown on black background versus the light.
See more PICTURE JASPERS here.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.00
Blue Biggs Jasper Slab Item: 3602 Price: $45.00
This is on Etsy at a higher price to cover our costs. Please Contact us if you would like to purchase here.
This is a piece of Indian Paint Stone. It is from a chunk we halved not long ago, unlike most we have cut in the past. Pretty neat patterns in it, and looks like a nice, solid slab with no visible fractures. It measures very roughly 5 1/2" x 4" at the widest points, and goes from 7 mm on one end to 9 mm thick on the other end. The weight is 241 grams, or 8.5 ounces. As a reminder, polishing this material usuall as a satin sheen to it, and not the glossy shine of agates and jasters.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Indian Paint Stone Slab Item: 4825 Price: $17.50
This is on Etsy at a higher price to cover our costs. Please Contact us if you would like to purchase here.
This is a piece of blue chalcedony. A lot of the batch we received that included this piece were pieces of Lead Pipe Springs thundereggs, filled with this beautiful material. Whether these are what was officially known as 'Mojave Blue' or not, we can't say. But it is a beautiful blue chalcedony with a little banding it it. It looks like someone gave it a light polish, but not fully. It measures roughly 3" x 2" x 2" and weighs 9.7 ounces (including the rhyolite matrix it is it).
See more AGATE AND CHALCEDONY here.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Mojave Blue Chalcedony Item: 4720 Price: $18.00
This is a fantastic natural crystal of Rutilated Smoky Quartz. It is filled with beautiful golden Rutile needles, including a highly desireable starburst pattern (second photo). It weighs 338 grams, or 11.9 ounces, and measures roughly 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" at its wider points. It is rough and uncut.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.00
Rutilated Quartz Rough Item: 4346 Price: $125.00
This is rough Seam Agate from Kerouchen, Morocco, by the pound. While we have seen this material on the marked for the last couple of years, the material is new to us. We've cut just a few pieces - a couple have yielded some gorgeous slices, while a couple more have just small splashes of color. Pieces are thin - from about 1/2" to 1 1/2" thick mostly, and range in size on average between about 2" - 5" one direction (though it is possible for some to be a little larger or smaller than that). The pieces in the photos are the exact batch we'll pull from but obviously not all pieces are visible. If ordering more than 3 pounds, please also select the Medium Flat Rate Box at the bottom of this page.
See more MOROCCO ROUGH AND SLABS here.
U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Morocco Seam Agate Rough Item: 4574 Price: $10.00
This is a large slice of an unpolished Mexican Lace Agate. Sliced from a nodule, the core has some reds and pinks in it besides the more dark and undefined rock, with a lacy pattern in yellowy shades around the edge. It is roughly 5" x 6" and 8-9 mm thick, and total weight is 12.9 ounces, or 365 grams.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Mexican Lace Agate Slab Item: 4155 Price: $17.50
This gorgeous piece is a slice of Petrified Wood, nearly a full round. We do not know the locality, we received it some years back as part of an old collection. Beautiful rich colors in it. It measures approximately 8" x 5 5/8" x a little over 1/2" thick. It weighs 1 lb 10 ounces. It is not polished, but is a beautiful specimen even as-is. (If you would like it polished, we can do so for an additional polishing price.)
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.95
Petrified Wood Slab Item: 4328 Price: $55.00
This is Chrysocolla rough, some with Malachite, Cuprite and/or Quartz. We have several batches, all similar to what you see, so you may or may not get any of the specific pieces you see in the photos. Sizes vary from approximately 2" up to 4-5" one way. We acquired this from an old collection, we did not collect it ourselves, so we can't say for sure where it was collected. As with any rough material, some pieces are nicer than others and we don't know what each piece will yield, there are often unforeseen flaws, fractures, etc., but we've sliced several pieces and each one yielded a variety of nice potential (see last photo with sample slabs). (Some photos were taken through the chicken-wire cage, sorry!) If ordering more than 3 pounds, please also select the Medium Flat Rate Box at the bottom of this page.
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U.S. shipping cost: $8.75
Chrysocolla Rough Item: 4145 Price: $8.00
This Howlite slab is full of line patterns on the majority of it, with an area of more white on the opposite end. It has two small yellow dots on one side, they should grind off. It is 2 3/4" x 1-1 3/4" and 8 mm thick. It weighs 48.8 grams, or 1.7 ounces. First Class Shipping for less available upon request.
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U.S. shipping cost: $6.80
Howlite Slab Item: 2811 Price: $1.00
Please add this to your cart if you have been directed to this item when purchasing a piece that will not fit safely in the Priority bag or small box, or if buying more than 3 pounds of rough. This is a Medium Flat Rate box and will usually hold about 20 pounds. This pays for the additional shipping of the Flat Rate Box. When in doubt, please e-mail us to see if you need to buy it. Thanks!
U.S. shipping cost: $8.00
Medium Flat Rate Box Item# 1 Price: $5.00