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Cutting These Rare Gemstones Raw to Finished, Gem Silica 

Matt's Corner of Gem Cutting
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Gem Silica is a rare blue green variety of chalcedony that gets its coloring from the presence of copper. Some of the nicer quality material is found in Arizona. I received a couple of trimmed pieces to cut for Paul, owner of The Rare Rock Shop in Southern Utah. I go through the cutting process showing how I cut these gemstones.
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@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Not bad a bad turnout given the starting pieces!
@user-po6xr9ec9m
@user-po6xr9ec9m Год назад
Really cool stuff. Looking forward to seeing more from you!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Awesome, Thanks!
@CrimFerret
@CrimFerret Год назад
I have a small cut piece of clean gem silica. It's an amazing color for a gem. It took a while to hunt a good sample down at the time.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Nice! I imagine finding a really clean piece isn't all that easy.
@doriskarloff964
@doriskarloff964 Год назад
Intriguing colour - very eye-catching. I love the finished shapes and faceting - they're beautiful.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thank You!
@ganjalfcreamcorn8438
@ganjalfcreamcorn8438 Год назад
very cool, wouldn't have guessed they would be so clear after seeing the starting material
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Yeah, they aren't fully transparent, but they turned out with more transparency than I was even expecting.
@ganjalfcreamcorn8438
@ganjalfcreamcorn8438 Год назад
@Matt's Corner of Gem Cutting right, night and day difference. Really surprised me.
@Rasta.
@Rasta. 3 месяца назад
Good job mate😊
@Petro250
@Petro250 Год назад
Love these vids
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thank you!
@IndusRiverRock
@IndusRiverRock Год назад
Beautiful sharing 👍
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks!
@canadiangemstones7636
@canadiangemstones7636 10 месяцев назад
Beautiful work!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 9 месяцев назад
Thank You!
@thirtyeight92
@thirtyeight92 Год назад
Great work dude. Keep it up!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thank You!
@lisapfeiffer2266
@lisapfeiffer2266 4 месяца назад
I like your work which is why I subscribed. I find faceting gems fascinating. Just one thing....chalcedony is pronounced, Kal-SAID-dough-knee. Keep up the good work!
@rhondajones1313
@rhondajones1313 9 месяцев назад
Looking good
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 8 месяцев назад
Thanks!
@Algoldprospecting
@Algoldprospecting 9 месяцев назад
Nice work
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 8 месяцев назад
Thanks!
@Sp3ncerSauc3
@Sp3ncerSauc3 Год назад
I love the color. More clarity would be nice. Beautiful work!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks! A little more clarity would be wonderful in that material.
@user-dd3ef3hh7y
@user-dd3ef3hh7y Год назад
Beautiful~
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks!
@nanaadjeitv5322
@nanaadjeitv5322 Год назад
Nice piece...
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks
@ShoonitStSinta
@ShoonitStSinta 10 месяцев назад
THIS IS SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!
@oregonaje4827
@oregonaje4827 Год назад
I like it!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks!
@PembelajarMerdeka
@PembelajarMerdeka Год назад
Wow beatiful
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thanks!
@Muslimganteng
@Muslimganteng 3 месяца назад
Itu adalah batu bacan yang sangat terkenal dari indonesia😊
@mahmodyahmady7280
@mahmodyahmady7280 2 месяца назад
very good i like ask you how many price pef carat from Gem Silica ?
@brettmunn9313
@brettmunn9313 Год назад
Hi Matt. I like your video. I feel you would have been better served cutting two ovals out of the first stone instead of having one stone with a big fault and inclusion running through the middle. Quality is more important than size every time IMHO. Cheers Lyrebird Qld Australia.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
I would have done something like that if they were my pieces, but I cut them for someone else who cares more about them being large.
@PetesShredder
@PetesShredder 4 месяца назад
Would you ever do a diamond? Presumably they are harder and would be more difficult to cut? Plus the expense...
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 3 месяца назад
I don't know if I will with the tight control of diamonds and their high price to get rough. Cutting them honestly doesn't interest me that much. They are harder to cut and take some extra equipment to do. I'd rather cut moissanite.
@NobleArtDimensions
@NobleArtDimensions 10 месяцев назад
Hi Matt, Thanks for the video. I was wondering if you had anymy tips on polishing botryoidal gem silica. Im getting a lot of undercutting which is a major bummer.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 10 месяцев назад
Work you way through several grits: 600, 3k or 8k for pre-polish, then cerium oxide. Get your meets in with a good pre-polish will help the final polish go quickly while maintaining your meets. The cerium oxide isn't a cutting stage grit, so get you meets in before then.
@NobleArtDimensions
@NobleArtDimensions 10 месяцев назад
@@MattsCornerofGemCutting Thank you so much 🙂
@w1ldn243
@w1ldn243 Месяц назад
Where did this stone origin from?
@mahmodyahmady7280
@mahmodyahmady7280 2 месяца назад
How hardness scale for gem silica and density too?
@JoyceChota-cc5iw
@JoyceChota-cc5iw Месяц назад
How much per carat
@xonor13
@xonor13 Год назад
How much do the raw stones cost? Do you sell the finished stones after or just keep them for yourself?
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
I don't know how much raw gem silica costs. I haven't looked to buy any. These pieces belong to a guy who owns a rock shop here in Utah. I cut the pieces for him from some specimens that he had in his collection. And I don't know what the value of these pieces would be either. They went back to him so I haven't had a need to try finding a value for faceted gem silica. I do sell my own stones that I facet in my Etsy shop which has a link on my channel page.
@iyanmurdi3457
@iyanmurdi3457 2 месяца назад
Bacan???
@sulaimanachir5500
@sulaimanachir5500 Год назад
is it the same as the type of Bacan stone, chrysocolla
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Gem Silica is a type of Chrysocolla
@GeoRockNerd
@GeoRockNerd Год назад
Bacan stone is Indonesian gem silica but is very susceptible to dehydrating and cracking. Gem silica is chalcedony colored by chrysocolla/copper mineral inclusions.
@PotatoFaceBunny
@PotatoFaceBunny Год назад
isn't silica like really toxic to inhale?
@sgfwalterodimmm824
@sgfwalterodimmm824 Год назад
Yes, he is risking silicosis.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Yes, inhaling dust particles from silicas or quartz can lead to silicosis in the lungs. Using adequate water when cutting is important to keep the dust out of the air. This goes for more than just gem cutting. Construction workers run the same risk when cutting concrete which contains silicate materials. Using adequate water keeps the dust out of the air and basically eliminates the risk of getting silicosis.
@amauripk6829
@amauripk6829 Год назад
😁
@shahabdaryai1311
@shahabdaryai1311 Год назад
👌👌👍👏👏👏👏🇮🇷
@szymonkierzenkowski7622
@szymonkierzenkowski7622 10 месяцев назад
what is that device he uses called
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 10 месяцев назад
Ultratec V5 Classic Faceting Machine
@sherlyquitat4858
@sherlyquitat4858 11 месяцев назад
Can you cut my sunstone for ring?
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 11 месяцев назад
That is something I can do. Message me through my Etsy. www.etsy.com/shop/MaxfieldLapidary?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=30124075&page=3#items
@zaubergarden6900
@zaubergarden6900 Год назад
looks like emerald with the inclusions
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Yeah, a little bit.
@jekasolomon
@jekasolomon Год назад
Is this not chrysoprase?
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Same family. Chrysoprase is chalcedony that gets its green color from the presence of nickel. Gem Silica is a more blue chalcedony that gets its color from copper.
@kalyanbathula1657
@kalyanbathula1657 11 месяцев назад
Hi sir
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting 11 месяцев назад
Hi
@drknstodstny4141
@drknstodstny4141 Год назад
Good video and beautiful stones. One thought for your future videos. Instead of narrating and then giving us lap wheel grinding noises it might be nice to start by telling us a little and then as you grind/facet, mute that and narrate over that. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching.
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Thank you for the suggestion!
@imansamisarengnurul4363
@imansamisarengnurul4363 2 месяца назад
Bacan Amerika
@benjaminmesa1089
@benjaminmesa1089 7 месяцев назад
I think it's pronounced "Kal-ced-ony".
@mrslinkydragon9910
@mrslinkydragon9910 Год назад
Do be careful with copper minerals. Copper (ii) is an inhalation hazard, as is silica!
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
Yep!
@Beregorn88
@Beregorn88 Год назад
I honestly don't see the point of faceting a completely opaque gem...
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
I feel that, these pieces are translucent, not completely opaque. They don't have the transparency of what I typically like to cut. But I do have some people that have me cut completely opaque stones for them now and again.
@anonymous-sus406
@anonymous-sus406 Год назад
Because he can
@SpaceRanger187
@SpaceRanger187 Год назад
whats your email or contact info
@MattsCornerofGemCutting
@MattsCornerofGemCutting Год назад
That info is in the about section of my channel.
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