Show me your cabochon pieces!

Acinom · Sep 17, 2014

My peridot and fire opal cabs.
More pics in my '7 days of stacking' thread: [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/seven-days-of-stacking.206037/page-2']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/seven-days-of-stacking.206037/page-2[/URL]

Starzin · Oct 6, 2014

This thread just gets better and better!

Keep it up everyone

arkieb1 · Apr 20, 2015

Bumping for new additions

T L · Apr 20, 2015

moonstone.

arkieb1 · Apr 20, 2015

Wow that is a stunning blue moonstone TL!!!

Lovinggems · Apr 20, 2015

Very nice!

mochiko42 · Apr 20, 2015

4ct gem silica oval and 14ct Marlborough chrysoprase pear.

Siameseroo · Apr 20, 2015

Gorgeous cabs in this thread! Beautiful gem silica Mochiko!

I don't have many to add but here are my Barry moonstone and coral cabs!

T L · Apr 20, 2015

mochiko42|1429524209|3864747 said:
4ct gem silica oval and 14ct Marlborough chrysoprase pear.

I always wanted one of those, each, and a Peruvian blue opal, but it's hard to find them not dyed. Your pieces are gorgeous.

LoversKites · Apr 20, 2015

mochiko42|1429524209|3864747 said:
4ct gem silica oval and 14ct Marlborough chrysoprase pear.

Amazing colours.

Is their lustre any different from the other? I've never seen either irl.

chrono · Apr 20, 2015

Beautiful pieces on this page; I'd love to see more posted, please!

Acinom · Apr 20, 2015

mochiko42|1429524209|3864747 said:
4ct gem silica oval and 14ct Marlborough chrysoprase pear.

Gorgeous pieces!
I love how all your stones look great together.

Acinom · Apr 20, 2015

Amethyst cab by acstones.com. 20 K RG setting by ERD/ BE

minousbijoux · Apr 20, 2015

That gem silica is spectacular! Just stunning.

T L · Apr 20, 2015

arkieb1|1429504041|3864715 said:
Wow that is a stunning blue moonstone TL!!!

Thank you arkieb, lovinggems.

mochiko42 · Apr 20, 2015

Acinom, I love your amethyst cab!! It reminds me so much of the simple but timeless Georg Jensen-style design.

Nice moonstones, ricezo and TL!! TL, is the moonstone in your ring the same one as in your hand shot earlier in the thread? (curious) . Also, I've been wanting a Peruvian blue opal for a while now - I found some cabs that are represented as untreated but it is difficult to find ones that face up clean.

Thanks everyone for the comments on the chalcedony cabs. While they're not certed (not worth the cost and hassle considering the relatively reasonable price that I paid), they were represented to me as untreated by vendors I consider to be reliable. The gem silica is from Chris Auletta (on the FB group Fine Gems & Cabs Market) while the chrysoprase is from the Etsy store Lapicarey (Carey Robbins, you can find some of his cabs on Barry Bridgestock's site too). In terms of lustre they are very similar to my (unaided and untrained) eye at regular viewing distance -- waxy lustre, similar to other chalcedony, jade, etc. The gem silica is more translucent than the chrysoprase so it has a stronger "glow" to it (although, I think it might be partly due to the quality of the individual cabs and partly because the chrysoprase is so much larger than the gem silica, ). They both have a nice inner glow to them in most lighting.

dk168 · Apr 20, 2015

I can play - my mum's ruby diamond cluster ring, now mine.

No spec except the ruby is over 2ct apparently, in 18K WG, ring size 9.5 US.

DK

T L · Apr 21, 2015

mochiko42|1429576564|3865088 said:
TL, is the moonstone in your ring the same one as in your hand shot earlier in the thread? (curious) .

No, it isn't. That prior moonstone was a disappointing ebay purchase. It barely had any blue sheen, while this one, looks like a sapphire in some lighting, it's a deep blue all over.

Thanks for the kind words.

mochiko42 · Mar 16, 2016

Paraiba cab. Currently being set.

Mahenge cab

Gem silica cab, I might reset with diamonds later..

userangl28212003 · Mar 16, 2016

My 5mm cabochon emerald untreated from Pakistan.

star sparkle · Mar 16, 2016

Here's my newest cabochon - 10.51ct violetish blue unheated star sapphire.

minousbijoux · Mar 16, 2016

Ooh! Its not often that you see Mahenge cabs - more photos please as it looks to be a beauty.

blithesome71 · Oct 13, 2016

Bumping

And so, my first ever cabochon ring -- Blood Carnelian. Its color (in real life) is very much like a pomegranate with nice red orange glow in some lighting.

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