Steve1236 Hero Member Joined Sep 14, 2017 Messages 703 Reaction score 981 Golden Thread 0 Location Az Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Sep 16, 2022 #1 Found this pretty little chunk of azurite and chrysocolla, it's only about two inches thick but pretty sturdy so I dont know if I should cut it for cabochons or leave it the way it is. What would you do?🤷♂️ Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Upgraded Night Vision Monocular Digital Infrared Monocular Telescope for 100% Darkness with 8X Zoom - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments 20220916_135820.webp 1.2 MB · Views: 58
Found this pretty little chunk of azurite and chrysocolla, it's only about two inches thick but pretty sturdy so I dont know if I should cut it for cabochons or leave it the way it is. What would you do?🤷♂️ Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Upgraded Night Vision Monocular Digital Infrared Monocular Telescope for 100% Darkness with 8X Zoom - Grab it through Amazon!
O opalboy Full Member Joined Nov 3, 2012 Messages 245 Reaction score 446 Golden Thread 0 Sep 17, 2022 #2 Very nice! Some of that you have to stabilize To cut, but that would be a killer! Upvote 1
F fuss Hero Member Joined Jul 27, 2018 Messages 575 Reaction score 837 Golden Thread 0 Location Wisconsin Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Sep 17, 2022 #3 Very nice! I would most certainly keep it as is. Upvote 1
Blak bart Platinum Member Joined Jun 6, 2016 Messages 19,443 Reaction score 103,748 Golden Thread 5 Location FL keys 🥇 Banner finds 5 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Detector(s) used Mine lab primary fisher secondary Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Sep 17, 2022 #4 Wow...that baby pops !! Congrats!! Upvote 1
Clay Diggins Silver Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Nov 14, 2010 Messages 4,958 Reaction score 14,522 Golden Thread 0 Location The Great Southwest Primary Interest: Prospecting Sep 18, 2022 #5 It's not wise to cut Azurite. It's much too soft and crumbly and will most likely disintegrate during or after cutting. The "Azurite" you see being marketed as cabochons is vacuum injected with epoxy resin before cutting. They are mostly plastic. Upvote 1
It's not wise to cut Azurite. It's much too soft and crumbly and will most likely disintegrate during or after cutting. The "Azurite" you see being marketed as cabochons is vacuum injected with epoxy resin before cutting. They are mostly plastic.