Rough Stones

 'Blue' Amber from Indonesia - 1 Pound Amber from Indonesia is a unique kind of amber, mostly very different from Baltic amber. Indonesian amber tends to be a translucent dark brown color, which sometimes forms with swirls or layers. It is most like looking at various shades of translucent honey, from light to dark honey. They exhibit their golden, earth tones best in sunlight or other bright light. Thicker pieces tend to be less translucent than the thinner pieces.    This is real amber, not copal. It has been estimated to be 23 million years old!   What's most unique about this amber is its ability to fluoresce a bluish or periwinkle color in ultraviolet light! The highest quality pieces even demonstrate this ability in sunlight by appearing somewhat milky. Jewelry made from this amber will have another dimension entirely!   Size: Pieces range from about 1/4" up to 1 1/4" long. Average size is 3/4" to 1" and will be a random assortment of sizes. Amber is very light weight, so there are many pieces in one pound.  Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Indonesia

 Amazonite Rough Stone, A Grade - 1 Pound Amazonite is a variety of feldspar, classically a light aqua/green color. Like moonstone, it demonstrates a white schiller as the light hits it from certain angles. A slightly softer and lighter stone, at 6 - 6.5 on the Mohs scale, it has many decorative and lapidary purposes. This is A grade with strong color and very little matrix.    Size of stones: 1 - 3 inches long; 1 - 3 pieces per pound.  Price per 1 pound. Origin: Madagascar

Amethyst Chevron Small Rough Stones These rough, untreated amethyst pieces have good purple color and have the typical white lines. They are suitable as decorative stones, for tumbling and other lapidary, in jewelry, for arts or crafts and even as aquarium gravel. Size: about 1 - 2.5 inches long Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: South Africa

 Amethyst Rough Granules - 1 Pound This amethyst rough stones have been ground down into a tiny size for many orgonite, crafts and other uses. Good color, some still show crystal points, absolutly natural and untreated.    Size: from about 3/8 to 7/8 inch long Unit for sale: 1 pound Mined and made in Brazil.   - NEW BATCH arrived -

Small Amethyst Loose Crystals These nice amethyst crystals are loose, not part of a geode. They are completely natural: uncut, unpolished and not heated - they are in excellent condition. Many are a nice size and shape for wire-wrapping or other jewelry making. Some tend to have white tails, so they are usually not completely purple from top to tip. Size: 1 inch to 2 inch long. About 5/8 inches wide. Unit for sale: 1 pound - about 95 pcs per pound! Mined in Brazil.

Amethyst Small Loose Crystals - broken pieces You get 1 pound of individual amethyst deco crystals! The pieces are broken but still real amethyst. Ideal for water energization, decoration, fountain/aquarium stones, crafting, miniature landscapes, and/or jewelry. Size: from about 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches long. About 1/4 to 1/2 inches wide. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Brazil WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years.

Rough Amethyst - Translucent Pieces These rough pieces of amethyst have a beautiful, consistent purple color and are translucent to transparent, with only natural quartz inclusions. Many jewelry and other lapidary purposes! Natural rough stones - completely untreated. Size: approx. 2-3 inches, about 7-8 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Bolivia

Apatite Blue Rough Stones These beautiful rough stones are of good quality and have a very intense, blue color. Excellent material for further processing, turning into jewelry, etc., or to use as decor.  Pieces range from 1 1/2 inches to 4 1/4 inches and are completely natural/untreated. A mix of small and large pieces can be included in one pound. For larger pieces please order more than 1 pound. Please specify in the comments section of your order if you require a certain size range. Size: 1 1/2" - 4 3/4" L x 1 1/4" - 4 1/4" W Unit: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Aventurine Rough Stone This is classic, good quality, rough aventurine from Brazil. It is a variety of green quartz, a hard stone that is used for many lapidary puposes. Its minute mica inclusions give it a sparkly appearance, making it popular in jewelry and as a jade substitute. Some green color variation may occur, along with small amounts of other minerals. Our material is completely natural and undyed.    Size: About 1 - 3 pieces per pound, about 1 - 4 inches long. Pieces will be irregularly shaped and sized. Please specify in the comments field upon checkout whether you would like fewer, smaller pieces or more, larger pieces. Unit for sale: 1 pound. Origin: Brazil

Barite Natural Rough Stones - 1 Pound These are chunks of natural, opaque white barite stones, also known as heavy spar, and chemically barium sulfate. A mix of matte and lustrous surfaces; some show the crystal growth habit. They are very dense and heavy for their size. Many decorative, orgonic, lapidary and scientific uses.    Size: Please specify during checkout in the comments field, if you would like to order more, smaller pieces or few, bigger pieces. Mined in Germany.    

Small Black Tourmaline (Schorl) Rough Stones The small crystal pieces of this popular "healing" stone display the typical structure; they are as-found and untreated. The tourmaline pieces are sized from about 1/2 inch to 1 inch. Approximately 15 to 20 pieces per pound.   Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Brazil

Black Tourmaline Natural Pieces These popular "healing" stones are as found, completely natural and untreated. May contain a little naturally-occurring quartz and mica. Mostly blocky pieces, they show the typical structure for tourmaline out of India.  Size: about 2 - 6 inches long. About 1 - 5 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: India

 Black Tourmaline Terminated Crystal Specimens Medium These black tourmalines specimens are really special: each has a natural partial, complete, and/or double termination. They range from good to great condition, with each one demonstrating the natural and lustrous lines/striations typical of black tourmaline. Each termination has a natural matte or lustrous finish; NONE of these has any polish or man-made detailing at all.   Size: 0.75 to 2.25 inches tall and about 0.75 inches to 1.25 inches wide. 8 - 12 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Blue Calcite - Small Rough Stones - 1 pound These small rough pieces of sky blue calcite are very even and pure, with no traces of any other mineral, even a different calcite. While these are broken chunks, many retain either a crystal face or a cleavage face. They're pretty, fun and an easy way to round out every rock collection. Many creative, decorative and lapidary purposes.   Pieces are sized approximately .75" to 1.75" and average about 1 inch by 1 inch. Approximately 18 to 23 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Blue Lace Agate Rough Stones - 1 Pound This is the famous blue lace agate from Namibia. The blue lace agate seam is covered with yellow calcite. This mine in Namibia is a couple year closed alreay - we still have a limited quantity old stock! Size: from about 2 1/2 inches up to 4 inches Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Namibia

 Blue Topaz Rough Stone - 8 Ounces These are rough pieces of blue topaz -- gemmy and dense! Colors range from clear, to yellowish, to light blue. Some of the clear ones have blue streaks, but all are called blue topaz due to the massive formation. These are pieces of massive topaz, not topaz crystals, and so are suitable for faceting and other lapidary purposes. This topaz is completely natural, non-irradiated. The cleaved faces are very flat planes and so are extremely lustrous!   Unit for sale: 8 ounces Origin: Brazil

 Carnelian Rough Stones - 1 Pound These carnelian rough stones are mostly whole, natural agate nodules, though some have broken faces. Their interiors, while mostly translucent, remain a mystery until a lapidary cuts into them and enhances their beauty. From the outside, many of the standard agate formations are visible: banding, water level banding, tubes, etc.  Size: from about 2 to 5 inches long. 2 - 6 pieces per pound.  Unit for sale: 1 pound Mined in Madagascar

 Celestine Small Rough Stones - 1 Pound This is a pound of pure rough celestine, both whole and broken crystals, taken from geodes originally found in Madagascar. Some pieces display crystal faces and/or cleavage planes. The colors range from sky blue to pale blue to almost white. A very few pieces contain a little of the gray/brown matrix stone. Celestine is a very heavy stone.    Size: ranging from 1/4" to approximately 1" long Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

 Peacock Ore (Chalcopyrite) Rough Stones These stones are bright and beautiful, with colors like those of a peacock's tail feathers. Very heavy for their size, the stones contain naturally-occuring copper and iron. Those metals change colors as they oxidize, and mixed with each other and the other minerals present in the stones, this results in the exterior colors of chalcopyrite (kal-ko-PY-right). The unoxidized interior tends to be a brassy/gold color, sometimes seen in chips on the edges. Sometimes patches of silvery-gray, brassy gold, and even other minerals may occur. This is a beautiful collectible stone, also great for learning and teaching about rock formations deep wthin the earth.  Size: from about 1.5 - 2.25 inches long, and from 1 to 2 inches wide. Pieces are chunky. 4 - 5 pieces per pound.  Unit for sale: 1 pound Mined and made in Mexico

Chrysoprase Rough Stones Here you get a pound of good, green, gemmy chrysoprase. In general, these have very little matrix, and the green stone is a good medium green, not too light and not too dark, although pieces vary. As a silica gemstone which is a variety of chalcedony, this is similar to working with and polishing agate. The chrysoprase seam is from about .5" up to about 1.5" thick. Many lapidary purposes!   Size: Most pieces are not very large. 1 lb is about 2 - 6 pieces. Pieces over 1 pound but under 2 pounds are available.  Unit for sale: 1 pound Mined in Brazil.

 Citrine Small Rough Stones These small rough chunks of citrine are a beautiful, bright orange-gold color. Very translucent! Many lapidary and other creative uses!   Size: from about 1/2 to 1" long / wide. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Brazil

Rock Crystal (Quartz) Small Rough Stones - 1 Pound These natural Rock Crystal / Quartz pieces are not treated, they had been crushed down into this small size. The size is perfect for many lapidary uses. The Quartz Chunks are very versatile: may be used for tumbling, lapidary, aquarium/fountain stones, arts and crafts, jewelry....   Size: approx. 1 to 2 inches, approx. 20 - 26 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Madagascar

Crazy Lace Agate Rough Stones Beautiful rough pieces of Australian crazy lace agate. Crazy lace agate is characterized by its particular banding patterns, mostly in white, gray, yellow, red and cream colors. Some bands of tiny macrocrystalline clear quartz and/or red macrocrystalline quartz are present. Some vugs/cavities opened to show quartz crystals on the pieces, independent of banding. A few opaque layers, usually around botryoidal formations that separated during the mining process.   Size: from about 2" to 4 1/2" long. 2 - 6 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Origin: Australia

Natural Dendritic Agate Rough Stones These rough, untreated Dendritic Agate pieces have a very interesting pattern. Insignificant - gray, brown, black - rough stones hide in their interior a clear to milky-white agate with dendritic-like (tree or shrubby crystal structures) inlays. This is indeed a very beautiful raw agate!   Size: about 2 to 5 inches across and 1 to 2 inches tall. About 1 to 3 pieces per pound. Unit for sale: 1 pound Mined in Madagascar.