20$ aquamarine
Was this a good deal?
Still cleaning it up …
It will make for a very nice set of cabs or maybe even a small carving. So from that perspective I say it was a good deal.
Hard to tell from a pic and how it could be cut.
I will take better photos now that i have cleaned it more i bought a number of samples i think could be amazing for the small price tag
Oh and these for me
No.
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I disagree with Mike and as Robert stated earlier:
That aquamarine would make a fantastic intaglios! Just as the ancient Greek sailors did over 2000 years ago. There are more sides to a stone than just the mossy one… 
-Troy
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Yeah i already found a beautiful use for he cloudy end … teasting my stones and finding sapphire fossils…
And it would maks a couple of beautiful things the phone wasn’t doing the color justice
Are you happy?
If you are happy then it was a good deal.
I bought 2 purple stones rough uncut, about same size. Bought 3 blue sapphires rough stones. Bought 1 yellow rough gem stone.
I will begin grinding when I can afford to buy a gem grinder next.
Yes I absolutely do i found a beautiful gemmy portion and I am useing the less than desirable area for hardness testing since I found a source of sapphires.
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Sapphire sellers might be natural, synthetic labratory products, or glass. Of my acquisitions of sapphires I found 35% to be lab created. 35% to be natural. 30% to be glass.
If you found a valid seller keep buying.
They depend on repeat business for feeding family. If they experience hardship they might get out of business. I have only sold 1 sapphire since starting buying in 2024 but the attempt is worth effort.
Do not stop keep trying. Eventually you will succeed.
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