Cabochons

Cabochons Index by Name
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U-V  W  X-Y-Z

Cabochons are smooth surfaced, non-faceted cuts of gemstones, in any shape.

Cabochons (cabs) are cut from tons of interesting minerals. As I collect snippets of information about various cabs used in my jewelry, I put them here. There is an index by cab name below, or just browse through the pages.

When creating jewelry, I often think of myself as the third artist, after Mother Nature who created the rock and the lapidary that cut the stone. If you’d like to see what the lapidary starts with, The Gem Shop normally has images of a good assortment of "rough" that has been dug out of the ground and is waiting for purchase by a lapidary. You can appreciate the job a lapidary has to envision and cut these wonderful stones from a daunting pile of material.

A
Agate
Agatized
Amazonite
Amber
Amethyst Stalactite Slice
Ammolite
Ammonite
Amphibole
Anyolite
Apache Chrysocolla
Aragonite
Asbestos
Atlantis Stone
Azurite

B
Bertrandite
Bloodstone
Blue Pectolite
Bornite
Boulder Opal
Bowenite
Bubble Opal

C
Cal Silica
Calcite
Calligraphy Stone
Calsilica
Cat’s Eye Jade
Chalcedony
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chalcosiderite
Chalcotrichite
Charoite
Chatoyant
Chrysocolla
Cobalto Calcite
Common Opal (Potch)
Copper & Copper Minerals
Cornetite
Coral
Covellite
Cuprite

D
Dendrite
Dendritic Agate
Druse

E
Elephant Skin Jasper
Eliat Stone
Ethiopian Opal
Eudialyte

F
Faustite
Feldspar
Fire Opal
Flint
Flowering Tube Onyx
Fluorite
Fluorspar
Fossil Coral
Fuchsite

G
Gaspeite
Gem Silica
Geyserite

H
Hawk’s Eye
Hemimorphite
Hyalite

I
Ice Cream Opalite
Imori
Indian Script Stone
Indonesian Fossil Coral

J
Jade
Jadeite
Jasper

K
Kyanite

L
Lapis Lazuli
Larimar
Lepidocrocite / Lepidocrocite Quartz
Lepidolite
Lightning Ridge Opal
Limonite

M
Malachite
Marra Mamba
Maw-Sit-Sit
Mica
Mohs
Moonstone
Moss Agate
Muscovite

N
Nephrite

O
Opal
Opal Fluorite
Opalite
Opalized
Opalized Fluorite

P
Peacock Ore
Peanut Wood
Pectolite
Peruvian Blue Opal
Peruvian Pink Opal
Petrified Wood
Pietersite
Plasma
Plume Agate
Potch
Precious Opal
Purple Opal
Pyrite
Pyroxene

Q
Quartz
Queensland Opal

R
Rainbow Calsilica
Realgar
Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Rhodonite-Rhodochrosite
Ruby-Fuchsite
Ruby-Zoisite
Rutilated Quartz
Rutile

S
Sagenite
Sagenitic Agate (Sagenite)
Satin Flash Opal
Script Stone
Serpentine
Shattuckite
Sodalite
Sonora Sunrise / Sonoran Sunset
Spencer Opal
Stalactite, Stalagmite
Stibnite
Sugilite

T
Tenorite
Tiffany Stone
Tiger Eye
Tiger Iron
Tile Ore
Tourmalated Quartz
Trent Sagenite
Turqouise

U
Uvarovite Garnet Druse

V
Variquoise
Variscite
Verde Antique
Victoria Stone

W
Williamsite

X - Y - Z
Zoisite

---

Cabochons Index by Name
A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U-V  W  X-Y-Z