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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: Itsandbits on March 26, 2015, 07:34:31 AM

Title: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 26, 2015, 07:34:31 AM

I've only found the one piece of this material so far so I'm just cleaning up the surface; leaving the contours as found, and polishing it as a display cab. and the second one is a pure orange cab of the same material; both at 600 grit on the hard wheels so far.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sfmWApYftOw/VRQU78b-U4I/AAAAAAAAR_E/uu2pJ4e2LTA/w980-h735-no/IMG_20150326_071451.jpg)
it really holds it's colour well even backlit; the light is coming from above, where my thumb is
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JSs2cPQdv-Y/VRQU48J3QWI/AAAAAAAAR88/o9gaU6Yn7KA/w552-h735-no/IMG_20150326_071550.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZlsEEed4kSc/VRQTya_xjXI/AAAAAAAAR7E/dbj0VeyU_5c/w980-h735-no/IMG_20150326_071044.jpg)

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Enchantra on March 26, 2015, 07:49:17 AM

Reminds me of the Orange dreamsickles we had when I was a kid, roughly the same color!  Love it!   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 26, 2015, 08:01:32 AM

my exact thoughts, I don't have to use my water drip when I'm working this stone; I'm drooling so much because I can taste it LOL

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Gergis on March 26, 2015, 09:24:20 AM

Lol

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Gergis on March 26, 2015, 09:25:00 AM

Now I want a dreamsicle! Damnit!

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: MrsWTownsend on March 26, 2015, 12:05:25 PM

It's pretty- it reminds me of Jupiter in a way...

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Minkos61 on March 26, 2015, 05:28:29 PM

WOW very nice Lloyd !!!! Is that from your new spot on the river?

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 26, 2015, 08:12:31 PM

This is from the first place I found last fall Ernie. I just didn't know what it was till I researched the material and the colours it came in after Frank told me what it was. It's great stuff to work with in it's massive form like this. The stuff with the kyanite is a little more PITA.
I hope I can find some more of the clearer material, the plumes of colour in it are pretty nice. And if you get hungry you can always suck on a piece LOL

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 27, 2015, 01:45:57 PM

still have a little work to do, this is at 1500 on the resin wheels. This cab is about 3/4 in. thick
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-T9ex9JmDx0g/VRW-MWheFHI/AAAAAAAASE8/07IK1aNllnI/w980-h735-no/IMG_20150327_133122.jpg)
back
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cejHHL83KnU/VRW-FHkAlVI/AAAAAAAASEs/eGTtupR5jBg/w980-h735-no/IMG_20150327_133033.jpg)

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Minkos61 on March 27, 2015, 05:09:53 PM

WOW very nice Lloyd :icon_thumleft:

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 27, 2015, 05:24:33 PM

Quote from: Minkos61 on March 27, 2015, 05:09:53 PM

WOW very nice Lloyd :icon_thumleft:

Thanks Ernie, I hope I find some more of this; Have I said before how much of a pleasure this material is to work with??? LOL

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: MrsWTownsend on March 29, 2015, 12:43:29 AM

It has really gained a lot of depth!

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: Itsandbits on March 29, 2015, 07:02:58 AM

No, it's still about 3/4s of an inch......  LOL yes I know what you mean :) I can read the paper through the clearer end and the orange plumes go right through.

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: MrsWTownsend on March 29, 2015, 12:13:01 PM

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh240/MrsWTownsend/smilies/Tease.gif) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/MrsWTownsend/media/smilies/Tease.gif.html)


(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh240/MrsWTownsend/smilies/laugh2.gif) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/MrsWTownsend/media/smilies/laugh2.gif.html)

I reminds me of Jupiter even more now.  What a great stone.

Title: Re: "Ice and Orange" Fraser river sillimanite
Post by: bgast1 on March 30, 2015, 09:47:36 AM

Very nice Lloyd :headbang: