Gemstone Lapidary Cabochon Jewelry Supply and Discussion Forum
TaoGem supplies inexpensive interesting unique and unusual gemstones. beautiful loose cut gemstones. Cut, faceted and polished designer gemstones for making custom hand made gemstone jewelry, and other gemstone related art work. TaoGem... [more]
TaoGem supplies inexpensive interesting unique and unusual gemstones. beautiful loose cut gemstones. Cut, faceted and polished designer gemstones for making custom hand made gemstone jewelry, and other gemstone related art work. TaoGem will also custom cut gemstones to order in our unique lapidary shop.
A few gemstone cabochon examples are lapis, charoite, fossil coral, lots of different jasper, like ocean jasper, biggs jasper, picture jasper, bruneau jasper, mokaite jaspers, and more. Pietersite, turritella shell fossil, all kinds of agate, like luna agate, dendritic agate, thunderegg agate, plume agate, cathedral agate, moss agate, java and painted agate. Crinoid limestone, mawsitsit, calsilica, turquoise, phoshposiderite, opal, cameo, sagenite, calcite, and a variety of jasper intarsia and calsilica intarsia. Wholesale gemstone lots and parcels available too.
Our individual gemstone directory and our earring cab pair directory offer a great many gemstone minerals in cabochon form. Expert and novice alike will find TaoGem an invaluable resource for quality gems.
Pictorial Gemstone Mineral Guide / Book for Agate and Jasper

I just received this pictorial guide to over 150 types of agates and jasper.
“There are many excellent books currently on the market describing banded agates, but there are few with an emphasis on the other structural varieties. There are virtually no current books with images and descriptions of the wide array of fine jaspers presently available. This book tries to fill that void with 240 pages and over 1000 photos and diagrams describing the structural features of both Agates and Jaspers.
It provides an introduction to their genesis, details of their structural characteristics, and a multitude of macro and micro photographs. It’s a stating-point for some of the current theories of their formation, and contains references to more in-depth studies.
No other variety of material offers so many combinations of patterns and spectral colors. Sit back and now an enjoy the complexity and beauty locked within these stones.” (Taken from the rear cover)
I am really enjoying this excellent book, and just wanted to share it here..
Can be ordered via www.theimage.com or www.theimagebooks.com
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