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cobbledstones

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Holly blue cab
« on: November 29, 2015, 08:34:59 PM »
holly blue agate with golden moss strands. I found this rough at an estate sale almost two years ago and have been hesitant to cut. I cut it parallel to the layers to get the 'eye'. was fun.



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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2015, 08:53:33 PM »
That is sure unusual. I can understand hesitating. I think I need to find some and cut it also , good idea and nice stone.
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 05:54:28 AM »
Beautiful cab.  Holly Blue is a favorite of mine.  I have some rough here, but it's one of those materials I tend to hoard instead of cut!   :glasses9:
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2015, 07:20:34 AM »
I have a couple more chunks from this find lithic. I can send one your way if you like.  They were in the bottom of a bucket of rough I bought (about 2lbs of holly blue total in that bucket).  Was shocked to find them when I got home.  My best rough finds have not been in the wild, but in local sales like this.  Makes me want to cut the best rock I have immediately when I stumble on things like this rock. 
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2015, 11:25:33 AM »
I love the subtle blue in this material.  Great work on such an elegant stone.   :icon_sunny:
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2015, 07:45:59 PM »
I have a bunch of it thanks but I also tend to hoard it. I cut for a jeweler who would buy a dump truck of holly and dump it for me to sort. Two lavender stones , each about 20x30 mm , paid for the truck load when he sold them to Chinese dealers. They lookes exactly like the best purple jadeite. A wonderful and varied stone. I'm going to start looking.
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2015, 09:00:59 PM »
did you say a *dump truck* full of holly blue...I think I need to sit down!
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2015, 09:54:29 PM »
Quote from: cobbledstones on December 01, 2015, 09:00:59 PM
did you say a *dump truck* full of holly blue...I think I need to sit down!

Yes he really did say "dump truck."   LOL!   :laughing6:
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2015, 07:42:51 AM »
For a bit years ago a lot of holly was around. Lots of clean pieces in the 3 to 4 pound range. Many went to Germany to be carved.
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Re: Holly blue cab
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2015, 07:40:53 PM »
That sure is a pretty cabochon :icon_sunny:
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