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An assortment of gemstone cabochons, both calibrated and freeform, ready for mounting.
Cabochons (also called cab or cabs for short) are highly polished gemstones with a convex top, usually in oval and round shapes in a certain size of measurement, usually millimeters. (Look on a ruler and you will find one centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters to give you an idea of the size of the cabs.) There are ready made jewelry findings found in lapidary supply shops with common millimeter sizes which will fit the cabochons for bolas, belt buckles, earrings, etc. Freeform cabochons will be in a multitude of sizes and shapes and jewelry findings for these cabs will need more creativity such as wire wrapping, bell caps and chains, or other jewelry findings, as normal calibrated jewelry findings will not be readily available. (Notice the fire agate cabs have a listing of the approximate lenth and width in millimeters, but they are not symmetrical and will need a special designed jewelry finding to fit the stone.) All of the cabochons listed are natural gemstones. Cabochons listed as "G.O." were made by Gary Olson who has been blind since birth. You'll be amazed at his skill in producing a highly polished, calibrated cabochon. These are not tumbled polished cabs but completely hand finished. Other cabochons are listed which will also be calibrated and many are unique, rare or seldom offered. Please note, the cabochons pictured are, for the most part, samples of the gemstone and not necessarily the cab you will receive. The 30 x 40mm cab pictured to the left is Tempskya, fossil fern from Oregon.
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