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[55fossil]

    I was sorting my slabs of Bertrandite aka Tiffany Stone. A number of the slabs have numerous crystal pockets that are gorgeous. Also a piece with sagenite and some clear purple pieces that look like fluorite. So, does anyone know a site with good information? I would also PM with someone if they know this stuff. I will try and post some pictures later. Just got another 6 inches of snow I need to go shovel. Yeah, wahhh, I know. I use to live in South Dakota and we did not worry until it hit the top of the front door.  getting old  thanks,  Neal

[Ranger_Dave]

Do what the Swiss do; have another front door on the second floor.

[Orrum]

We might get snow this weekend, hardly ever happens here.

[Alyssa]

I'd love to see pics of the slabs with the crystal pockets!

[jha789]

I would have to look around a while to find any slabs of bertrandite (Tiffany Stone) with crystal pockets, but here is a cab I finished up this week. It was sitting around preformed and caught my attention - so I finished it.

[hummingbirdstones]

Oh, now that is special!  I don't think I've seen bertrandite with drusy before and it is stunning!   

[55fossil]

   That is a very fine piece. Beautiful crystal pocket and you nailed it with the shape of your cabochon.

[tkcaz]

Those are some of the nicest TS cabs I've seen.

[jha789]

On the subject of Tiffany Stone, here is my favorite one, although it does not have any druzy.

[Mark]

On the old forum, I posted quite a few pics of Tiffany Stone.  I had a wide variety of material and several of them had weird features like crystals.  I also remember a piece that was split down the middle by a line, with totally different types of Tiffany on each side.  There was a thread or two that were just about Tiffany.  Search for that thread and you will see a lot of different types of stone.  One member posted some incredible Tiffany from a show that was very expensive but oh so sweet.

[hummingbirdstones]

Another beautiful cab!  Tiffany Stone is wonderful stuff if you get the good quality.

[ileney]

Those are stunning!

[gemfeller]

The posted cabs are truly outstanding!  Beautiful.

I like some of the other Tiffany color variations too, like this one.  It even has some tiny black dendrites.


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[55fossil]

   Here are some pictures of the crystal vug in one of my slabs. The slab is dry. Not quite as nice as some of the cabochons here but I really like the piece.

[Amethyst Rose]

Neal

I cut a lot of this material before it was called Tiffany Stone back in the early 1990s.  A friend of mine was given permission to collect at the site and he brought home hundreds of pound of nodules, much of which I cabbed.  There can be fluorite cubes in some of the cavities.  The are not common but I have seen a few to maybe 3-4 mm in size.  Quartz lined druzy pockets were uncommon but were nice when you could cut them.  Much of the black was softer than the rest of the colors.  Orange was the rarest color, then bright yellow.  Bright reds were uncommon. 

Great material when you can find good quality and the pieces shown are very nice.

Bob Johannes
The Amethyst Rose