Yeah you really need a soft Hand for this Material. I hope to find some nice clear brighter raw pieces, to show also the unbelievable dispersion. I have seen some pretty nice pieces from the Aliva Mine in Spain😍 Thank you👍
@@GermanGemcutter I would like to see facets in some of my local material. We do have precious opal, but we also have a clear yellow/orange opal that I always thought would throw light if cut right. Even moss agate with a pavilion. I wondered if one could cause the inclusions to sort of 'grow' by some sort of defraction.
@@Cliffwalkerrockhounding It's always very cool to facet local Materials. I've seen some very nice faceted Mexican Opals in such colors. I'm sure faceted Canadian Opals would be pretty beautiful too. Inclusions can be optically copied using facets. I don't know whether these could also be "grown" using diffraction. The idea sounds very interesting...
I just purchased a 2 Carat + round sphalerite ring. I’m nervous to wear it knowing it is even softer than Opal, in your opinion is it safe for casual every day wearing?
It is a wonderful Gem but wearing it every day it is problematic because it is so soft and one touch can destroy it. E.g. I slipped of with a Metal loup and touched a Test cutted Sphalerite, one little hit and the Stone was damaged. It is a Gem for special occasions and you have to wear it with Caution. Added to this Sphalerite has a dodecahedral cleavage, which means it has six cleavage planes.
Sooo ambitious. Tackling the soft stuff. Looks like a trip to the Baltic states may be in your future to pick up some amber in the rough or perhaps a trip to Iceland to pickup some Icelandic spar (mohrs scale of 3). As far as the scratches go no matter how much you polish you can always magnify your way to the scratches. Don’t the Australians dry polish opal in order to see the progress other wise they are polishing on blind faith cause the water masks the scratches. Regardless an amazing piece to add to the collection.
Thank you very much:) Yes, that's right, especially since the plastic magnifier also has a 15x magnification, so i can simply see a little more than with the 10x that I normally use. Basically, these tiny micro scratches don't bother me either. I am primarily interested in whether with an even finer or better polish the facets no longer reflect so strongly and become more "glassy", at the moment the reflection looks a little bit "milky".
@@GermanGemcutter I was looking at Icelandic spar closer and noticed that almost no one attempts faceting it. I did see some rudimentary prisms. I found this surprising as it can double refract. Finding good specimens might be a challenge but it’s definitely not over expensive.
@@lasker31 I think this is simply due to the fact that the cleavage is very perfect and for sure the low hardness also. That would be a demanding challenge but of course also very interesting with the property of extreme birefringence in connection with prisms.
So interesting to see this material faceted. It's very unique and the finish is gorgeous, lovely cut.
Thank you very much
Perfect video and amazing work!!
congratulations!!
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Wow..that one is beautiful as well. Great work dude.
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It is a beautiful stone. Double edged sword though... quick to polish, but so very fragile. I like how you work obscure minerals into faceted gems.
Yeah you really need a soft Hand for this Material. I hope to find some nice clear brighter raw pieces, to show also the unbelievable dispersion. I have seen some pretty nice pieces from the Aliva Mine in Spain😍
Thank you👍
@@GermanGemcutter I would like to see facets in some of my local material. We do have precious opal, but we also have a clear yellow/orange opal that I always thought would throw light if cut right. Even moss agate with a pavilion. I wondered if one could cause the inclusions to sort of 'grow' by some sort of defraction.
@@Cliffwalkerrockhounding It's always very cool to facet local Materials. I've seen some very nice faceted Mexican Opals in such colors. I'm sure faceted Canadian Opals would be pretty beautiful too.
Inclusions can be optically copied using facets. I don't know whether these could also be "grown" using diffraction. The idea sounds very interesting...
Beautiful bro
Thank you my Friend🙂👍
I’m trying to figure out where to get sphalerite
I have a Direct Contact for Bulgarian Sphalerite and i know a Dealer for Spanish Sphalerite. If you need Contact Informations, DM me on Insta👍
I just purchased a 2 Carat + round sphalerite ring. I’m nervous to wear it knowing it is even softer than Opal, in your opinion is it safe for casual every day wearing?
It is a wonderful Gem but wearing it every day it is problematic because it is so soft and one touch can destroy it. E.g. I slipped of with a Metal loup and touched a Test cutted Sphalerite, one little hit and the Stone was damaged. It is a Gem for special occasions and you have to wear it with Caution. Added to this Sphalerite has a dodecahedral cleavage, which means it has six cleavage planes.
@@GermanGemcutter definitely a collectors item I’ll be keeping for admiration! Thanks for ask the advice and amazing talent you share with us
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Sooo ambitious. Tackling the soft stuff. Looks like a trip to the Baltic states may be in your future to pick up some amber in the rough or perhaps a trip to Iceland to pickup some Icelandic spar (mohrs scale of 3). As far as the scratches go no matter how much you polish you can always magnify your way to the scratches. Don’t the Australians dry polish opal in order to see the progress other wise they are polishing on blind faith cause the water masks the scratches. Regardless an amazing piece to add to the collection.
Thank you very much:) Yes, that's right, especially since the plastic magnifier also has a 15x magnification, so i can simply see a little more than with the 10x that I normally use. Basically, these tiny micro scratches don't bother me either. I am primarily interested in whether with an even finer or better polish the facets no longer reflect so strongly and become more "glassy", at the moment the reflection looks a little bit "milky".
@@GermanGemcutter I was looking at Icelandic spar closer and noticed that almost no one attempts faceting it. I did see some rudimentary prisms. I found this surprising as it can double refract. Finding good specimens might be a challenge but it’s definitely not over expensive.
@@lasker31 I think this is simply due to the fact that the cleavage is very perfect and for sure the low hardness also. That would be a demanding challenge but of course also very interesting with the property of extreme birefringence in connection with prisms.