Cubic Zirconia Faceted Gemstones 5 mm square, 6 mm round, lot of 11, FB-147

Description: This batch of cubic zirconia stones was purchased by my father many years ago. The 7 round cut stones are 6 mm and the 4 square cut stones are 5 mm. The whole lot of 11 gemstones weighs about 2.931 grams or 14.655 carats. They are very bright and shiny! I don't know where the rough material he used to cut it from came from. He didn't keep accurate records of rough material but in the months before his death he sat down with me to take measurements of his cut stones and he told me what he remembered about them. I loved watching him work on them. Each stone took days to cut and polish as compared to the minutes needed to make a cabochon. My father would tell me about inclusions and how that affected the value either positively or negatively but we didn't record information regarding clarity on our measurement notes. With his PhD in Mineralogy, my dad collected many hundreds of rocks and minerals. He often cut and/or faceted some of the gemstones he collected and then made them into simple jewelry, or sold them to jewelers. He told me that he "lets the stone dictate the shape" so that his hand-cut stones truly emphasize the best the stone has to offer. Some of his faceted stones, especially those he did in the last couple of decades were more free-form. After seven decades of cutting faceted stones I think he grew tired of the traditional cuts and wanted to try new angles and shapes. Creating such unique shapes puts his work into a different category from the mass cut stones that come from Asia or India. He also told me about his first faceting machine - one that he rigged together in the 1950s. Later, he purchased a faceting machine that he used for over 50 years. In addition to cutting stones he loved to teach others to do so. (I learned cabochon work from him but refused to try to master the math required in faceting stones, much to his disappointment. Luckily he had more interested learners to teach over the years!) He cut stones as a hobby up until his death in 2022 at the age of 92! I have many of his rock/mineral items and other treasures up for sale! Please check out my other items by going to the Visit Store link. I try to list new auction items every Tuesday and Buy it Now items as I have time. I will gladly combine shipping if you purchase more than one item on the same day. I have set it up to automatically combine weights of multiple items purchased at the same time but you can also ask for an invoice before you pay to find the actual shipping cost, especially if you buy very light items as they may actually weigh less than the one ounce recorded (that's the lowest weight I can list.) Please note that after you pay I cannot hold items to be shipped later due to my one day shipping policy, so try to purchase what you want on the same day - that way I can get you the best shipping cost available. Thanks.

Price: 6.95 USD

Location: Rio Vista, California

End Time: 2024-12-08T22:41:38.000Z

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