OregonBound-RockHound

Lapidary Artist and Rockhound. California based, but on the countdown for bigger and better things for my family.

[phenomenalgems]

🏔 Forgot to post this last week when we visited the Geology Museum in Golden, CO–“The Legend” is a monster mineral specimen from the famous Smoky Hawk claim, from Lake George area, CO. The cluster combines blue Amazonite and super-dark Smoky Quartz, a classic Colorado combination. This cluster displays stunning colors and shapes, and it’s one of my favorite pieces at CO School of Mines’ excellent Geology Museum. 🏔 #nfs #geologymuseum #golden #lakegeorge #amazonite #smokyquartz #minerals #rocksandminerals #crystals #colorfulcolorado #colorado #museumday #throwback #latergram #phenomenalgems #etsy

[pearl-nautilus]

Apophyllite

[oregonboundrockhound-blog]

The slab, the end cut, and the pendant. The only problem is identification. Polished up, it looks like a moss agate. While in the process of cutting, most of the lubricant turned red as if it was Jasper. Looking at it rough, it looks like quartz included sedimentary. Cant wait to go back to the creek to find more.

[salmangems85]

Some nice Grandidierite crystals and a citrine gem are up for auction on my eBay store: link is below: stores.ebay.com/rocksgemsmins . . . . . #grandidierite#crystals#auction#gemstones#gemology#geology#mineralogy#ebayminerals#citrine

[oregonboundrockhound-blog]

The slab, the end cut, and the pendant. The only problem is identification. Polished up, it looks like a moss agate. While in the process of cutting, most of the lubricant turned red as if it was Jasper. Looking at it rough, it looks like quartz included sedimentary. Cant wait to go back to the creek to find more.

[oregonboundrockhound-blog]

Awesome Jasper? Nephrite? from the creek at the cabin in Mendocino County, CA. Not quite done with this piece, as you can see the small scratches everywhere, but it was also one of my first cabs ever. My daughter handed it go me and asked me to, "make it pretty." Ha!