Arizona petrified wood, what I call FIRE wood! Just BRILLIANT!

Cabochon = [cab-uh-shon] (plural cab·o·chons) ~noun~ A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted; also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be cut en cabochon. Cabochon is an Old French derived word for 'little head', refering to the head's resemblance to a stone or other material cut with a rounded top.

Whew, that's rather dry, isn't it?! Cabochons are a lot more fun than their definition. -smile- Here are some of my favorite cabs that sold on eBay auctions, many of which were none too easy to part with. Hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

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A world class Tepee Canyon agate, well beyond what the photo shows. Spectacular ocean jasper, some of the very first taken out. Utah beryllium opalite in unusual colors, with lavender agate swirls. Luna agate, an ornate and deeply colored example, as orby as a lot of ocean jasper!

Chrysocolla/malachite mix called Eilat stone, a particularly vibrant example from King Solomon's mines in Israel. Forest fire jasper's brilliant crimson and beige afloat in a snowy agate/quartz mix. A singularly bright and appealing covellite, with pyrite, from Butte, Montana's reknown Leonard mine. Dramatic translucent wood replacement in yummy pastel shades, totally agate!

Oregon's Biggs jasper, fabulous old material with mauve, purples and dendrites. Lacy tube and eye agate with a crown of terminated quartz crystals. Totally pyritized heavyweight dinosaur bone, an ancient and ULTRA rare prize from England's Isle of Wight. AWESOME! Ajoite, a rarity from the New Cornelia mine, near the town of Ajo, AZ.

Splendid variscite with spiderwebbed streaks. Underwater scenic from premium old stock regency rose plume agate, Graveyard Point, OR. Extremely ornate and fascinating translucent treasure! Utah's beryllium opalite, purple-cream-yellow with a hint of plumes in translucent agate. GEMMY 'Inca Rose' rhodochrosite stalactite, with multiple bullseyes and scalloped band.

'Homedale Blue' plume agate, with dendrites and absolutely breathtaking contrast! Sometimes called purple sage plume, and mighty scarce by any name. Top shelf raspberry tube agate, Mexico; simply delicious. Collectibly rare Carey Ranch plume agate, shown backlit. Mexican crazy lace agate with unusual periwinkle blues.

Rare Horse Canyon agate, surpassed this photo completely. Grand old Mexican crazy lace agate in highly detailed reddish and coral hues, with orbs, sagenite and wild banding. Silver lace onyx from California's Calico Mtns; has at least some precious silver content. Rare and collectible Brazilian amethyst with inclusions of bright golden cacoxenite.

Spectacular Crown of Silver psilomelane with red agate. 'Inca Rose' rhodochrosite, just WOW! Stunning PURPLE laguna agate; yup, honest to goodness, it's really that purple! African tigereye with band of translucent quartz.

Graveyard Point plume agate in gorgeous carnelian shades. Ochoco lace agate, very ornate doublet on black basenite. Ocean jasper, original old stock. Exotica porcelain jasper, one of the very first I cut when it was introduced.

There are countless others to be added, as soon as I locate the other photo CDs I have saved over the years, so please stay tuned. They're sure to get you drooling, that's a promise!

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