Selected cabochons
From the legacy of a trader who for more than 40 years kept the best cabochons from each purchase for his private collection
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cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
Actually an aragonite, marketed as jasper
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
From Montana
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
From Nevada
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Bolivia
treatment: untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Peru
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Bleiberg, Carinthia
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Austria
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
Exact location: Bleiberg, Carinthia
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Austria
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Spain, Leon
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Greece, Lavrion
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Greece, Lavrion
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Madagascar
treatment: untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Bruneau River canyon, Idaho
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Moctezuma, Sonora
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico, Sonora
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico, Sonora
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
Spectacular pattern and colour
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From the Rössing Mountains, Erongo
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Malawi
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Peru
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Bolivia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: surface hardened w. resin
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: surface hardened w. resin
clarity: opaque
Excellent quality! Exact location: Candala Chrysoprase Mine, Marlborough, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Spain
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Buchholzgraben, Stockenboi, Carinthia
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Austria
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Tsumeb
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Summitville, Colorado
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Nevada
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
From Nevada
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
From Montana
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: platelet
origin: United States, Montana
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Petrified dinosaur bone, collected in the 1980ies, from Utah
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Petrified dinosaur bones
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Utah
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Russia, Khibiny Mountains, Murmansk oblast
treatment: untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Russia, Khibiny Mountains, Murmansk oblast
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Russia, Khibiny Mountains, Murmansk oblast
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
with Ti-hematite and tridymite
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Straussheim 1 pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
Quartz on hexagonite doublet. Hexagonite is a manganiferous tremolite. Extremely rare!
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Canada
treatment: glued
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Norway
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: surface hardened w. resin
clarity: opaque
From Paul´s Island, the most important source of hypersthene
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Canada
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Found in Utah in the 1990ies and marketed as "Plumeau Jasper"
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: India
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
It´s the pyrite inclusions that make this jasper special
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Named after the "Tubu Tree Camp", Okavango Delta, were it was found and sold to tourists as Tubulite in the 1990ies. Fun fact: in 2012 a new mineral with tubular crystals was found and officially named "Tubulite"
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Botswana
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Small cavity near girdle
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: India
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
Probably from Montana. We called this specimen the "Monument Valley Agate"
cut: platelet
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
Exact location: near the headwaters of Cazadero and Vias rivers, Ovalle, LimarĂ Province, Coquimbo, Chile
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Chile
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Afghanistan
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Dominican Republic
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United Kingdom
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Bolivia
treatment: untreated
Exceptionally well cut and polished
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Congo
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Romania
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Eureka District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Greece
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, Arizona
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Common opal with some light purple
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Hundholmen, Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Norway
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Karibib, Erongo
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Oregon
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Khorixas
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Very slightly asymmetric
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
Exact location: Paton Brook, Paton Hill, Tierra Amarilla, Atacama
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Chile
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Kunene
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Sandamap North Farm 115
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Due to ver low Mohs hardness 1-2 pyrophyllite is extremely difficult to cut and does not take a high polish
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Extremely rare manganese silicate, from Colorado
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Roisand
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
Intriguing pattern
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
Exceptionally beautiful specimen but due to the reflections very difficult to photograph :-(
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Romania
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Argentina
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
from Wessels Mine, the same mine that produces sugilite
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Italy
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
Two small chips at girdle
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Utah
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Only location: Korshunovskoye iron deposit, Zheleznogorsk-Ilimsky, Nizhneilimsky listrict, Irkutsk Oblast
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Russia, Sibiria
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
Exact location: Mesopotamia 504 Farm, Mesopotamia copper valley, Khorixas, Kunene Region
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Canada
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Greece, Lavrion
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exceptional! Museum quality!
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Iran, Angouran Mine
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
Beautiful light brown smoky quartz with some darker stripes - very attractive but impossible to photograph :-(
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Brazil
treatment: untreated
clarity: very very small inclusions
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Australia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States, New Mexico
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
A true giant, weighs 161.36cts
cut: cabochon oval
origin: India
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Oberalppass, a mountain pass in Switzerland
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Switzerland
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From Oberalppass, a mountain pass in Switzerland
cut: oval
origin: Switzerland
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Location unconfirmed but most likely this specimen is from Uruáchic, Uruáchic Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
cut: cabochon oval
origin: unknown
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
From the Rössing Mountains, Erongo
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Namibia, Rössing
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Petrified Turritella sea snails, aka snail agate, from Wyoming
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
cut: cabochon oval
origin: United States
treatment: untreated
clarity: opaque
Exact location: Barberton, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
cut: cabochon oval
origin: South Africa
treatment: untreated
clarity: semi-translucent
Exact location: Egger Alp, Carinthia
cut: cabochon oval
origin: Austria
treatment: untreated
clarity: translucent
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