Megan D (@meggied90@pxlmo.com)
pxlmo.com
I have just finished faceting my first piece of #moissanite! This material is quite literally very hard (mohs 9.25, a diamond is mohs 10) so the #faceting took longer than "softer" #gemstones I've cut in the past. 7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan (modified for better light return for moissanite RI). #lapidary #gemcutting

I just tried cutting moissanite for the first time and goodness gracious, it took forever at the prepolish and polish steps, I assume because of the mohs hardness. After spending ungodly hours on that polish I will never again complain about polishing quartz.

I know, I know - FAT GIRDLE. It doesn’t look so comically big on the dop, I swear my camera adds 0.1 mm!

7.98 mm, 2.84 cts, design is Mind Games by Arya Akhavan

  • Crylos@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    3·
    9 months ago

    You can link to vendors… no issue… I just don’t want to have active solicitation for selling stones, as that adds significant overhead for validating the seller. I’ve updated the sidebar to reflect this. 😀

    Also, please post the link to the vendor, as I’m looking for a good source for synthetics.

    • meggied90@lemm.eeOP
      2·
      9 months ago

      Well in that case…!

      https://store.turtleshoard.com

      His synthetic stocks vary but if you’re nerdy, you’ll find lots of weird and cool things to facet. I faceted the PET scan LYSO pixel for my stepmom who is a doctor and she geeked out SO hard.

      This particular rough was his needled moissanite. I really want to try his dichroic next!