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Sandsave

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Coqcobscriphant Q series
« on: March 20, 2018, 05:49:24 PM »

I made the name up! (Really I did lol ) I've seen this called Cobra, Script, Elephant Skin, and gemfeller says he seen it as Coquina, what ever you call it I likely!
Anyway it's 4" and in my top five favorite spheres.
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2018, 06:43:25 PM »

Pretty much incredible!   :drool:
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2018, 06:54:39 PM »

Very beautiful ! This rough was used to make focal beads in India as long as 2 thousand years ago. Best use of this rough that I have ever seen is your sphere.
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2018, 06:59:34 PM »

Lovely! I can’t believe how uniformly and highly polished you got it. People say this material is very very muddy to cut and doesn’t take a polish. Did you stabilize it or are there different qualities of it, as with turquoise?
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2018, 07:58:49 PM »

WOW!   :WHOAR:
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2018, 09:23:42 PM »

Awesome Jay just wow!
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Sandsave

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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2018, 04:27:23 AM »

It's pretty messy to cut, it was cloudy looking until about the 800 polish by the 8 k polish it had bling bling
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2018, 08:34:10 AM »

i am fascinated with this Jasper.
Nice sphere boss
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2018, 08:52:26 AM »

Nice sphere.  I've just run into another name for that material, Arabic Writing Stone, so you may have to revise your fancy new created name.     
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2018, 09:17:21 AM »

Awesome sphere and name
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2018, 05:05:17 PM »

Wow, that is a great finish; it really took a nice shine.  What is a good source for sphere size material of this?  I have occasionally trolled E-BAY but their pricing is REDUNKULUS.  thanks.
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2018, 04:43:48 AM »

I picked this at Quartzite, I've never looked for rough material on line. I know next time I'm in quartzite I'll grab a bunch..
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
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Re: Coqcobscriphant Q series
« Reply #13 on: March 25, 2018, 06:56:05 AM »

Very busy and beautiful!  I can see why it is your favorite.
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