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[auscarver]

My latest cut from our local poppie jasper in my region in Australia. Nice bright orbs in this one. Heaps of hematite making the jasper bright orange.

[Phishisgroovin]

beautiful poppy jasper. i love the hematite inclusions in it!

[auscarver]

Thanks. Yes that hematite shines awesome. Having a small undercutting problem as the orbs are jasper harder than the hematite. Even diamond does it. I tried linde A and it helped slightly on the final polish.

[irockhound]

Very Beautiful material, I don't mind the undercut at all.  The vibrance of the orbs and metallic works so well.

[auscarver]

Thanks Steve. It’s not bad undercut. It’s specular hematite. Like a mirror. The center one in my pictures has quite a bit. A mixture of silica- jasper hematite and black magnatite. The jasper and hematite are polishing great but the black magnatite can be a bit difficult. And another cut.

[irockhound]

The undercut looks a lot like the undercut of bone lines in gem dino, doesn't detract at all in my view.  Great looking material.

[R.U. Sirius]

Agreed, the undercutting visually accentuates the pattern here. It also adds tactile experience for those who appreciate it. Finally, it adds some interest for those who appreciate the gemological properties such as hardness and the mechanics of grinding...

I love the look of this material.

[lithicbeads]

Love this. One of mine  which I will post when I feel stronger is an interesting variation on this theme. Great stone.

[auscarver]

Thanks for the great feedback. I still enjoy this type of forum heaps more than Facebook. Might just be showing my age but this is a much friendlier place. Here is one I helped my wife freeform.