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Lapidary work gallery.

One of the features of the Scottish Mineral & Lapidary club is the beautiful Lapidary work carried out by its members.

one of our younger members
A cut section of Botswana Agate

The stones used include Sardonyx, Montrose Agate, Mocha agate, Carnelian, Malachite, Chalcedony, Bloodstone, Granite and Jaspers principally in Red, Mustard and Brown. Quartz was also used in the form of Amethysts Citrine and Cairngorms, much of which can still be readily collected from various sites around the country, although nowadays we use a much wider variety of suitable stone.

Once cut the flattening or shaping of stones is done on numerous laps using 80 to 600 grade silicon carbide grits. A further polishing area is where the optical grade polishing compounds, laps and buffs are used to obtain that superb shiny finish to your stones.

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Rutilated Quartz Sphere
 
Polished agate ball
 
Polished agate ball
         
         
A selection of member work
 
Amber sphere lit from below
 
polished agate cabochon
         
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