#lapidary

[srlgemstone]

Petrified Wood Log 6.51 lbs (2.95 kg) 

#special collections #stone aesthetic #collectibles #geology #rocks and minerals #petrified wood #petrified forest national park #gemstones #fossil #fossils #paleontology #prehistoric #geolocation #geology rocks #geological formations #decorative #lapidary

[mineralsandsomerocks]

Faceted Tri-Colour Axinite (1 Carat)

Locality: Jumair Ali Mine, Parachinar, Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

#axinite #gemstone #rock #mineral #faceted gem #faceted #lapidary #crystal #gem #rocks #minerals #fossils #geology #mineralogy #earth #nature #science

[desimonewayland]

Zapotec mosaic mask that represents a Bat god, made of 25 pieces of jade, with yellow eyes made of shell. It was found in a tomb at Monte Albán

via: Wikipedia

#pre columbian #mexico #zapotec #lapidary #mask #jade #🦇

[jadeseadragon]

Dalan Hargrave

#dalan hargrave #aquamarine #lapidary #mermaid

[dozydawn]

“thistle” hat pins. love the use of particular gemcuts to evoke the gumdrop/muffin shape of the flower

#hat pins #lapidary #thistle #flowers #jewelry

[yousadclownofaman]

Have some photos of this pipe I carved

#stone carving #soapstone #stonework #stone working #lapidary #soap stone #pipe making

[ouroborostaxidermy]

Gathering up some tumbling material for stage 1, very excited about these slabs.

#smallbusiness #rocks #lapidary #rock tumbling #natural history #geology #how we make things

[uvarobite]

chrysocolla double sided cab i cut and polished tonight :)

#rockhounding #lapidary #chrysocolla

[nuclearforest]

#caes makes #mun makes #rocks #diy #artists on tumblr #lapidary #had to make my own rock charcuterie #yellow is an onyx #one sausage is a blood agate and the other is unknown #the crackers are rhyolite #the circular cheese is probably quartz #and it all sits on mahogany obsidian

[philrock512]

Rock I found near Enterprise, Utah. I cut it, shaped it, and polished it myself.

#rocks #lapidary #agate #cabochons

[srlgemstone]

#agate #crystals #achat #collectibles #geology #crystal collection #stone aesthetic #rocks and minerals #gemstones #special collections #sagenite agate #quartz #sea horse #rocks #rock photography #geology rocks #natural history #gemstone #agate collector #lapidary

[silverravenstudio]

✧ 𝘛𝘜𝘙𝘘𝘜𝘖𝘐𝘚𝘌 ✧

A Stone of Protection ~ One of the oldest stones in history, The Talisman of Kings, Shamans, and Warriors. ✨

#silverravenstudio #silverravenjewelry #artists on tumblr #handmade #lapidaryartist #lapidary #turquiose #gems #stones #rocks #gemsandminerals #southwestern

[desimonewayland]

Brush pot made of lapis lazuli, Qianlong Dynasty

With its brilliant indigo colour pertaining to the heavenly celeste, the stone was often reserved for objects and accessories destined for use in ritual ceremonies. It was also a source of the ultramarine pigment in religious mural paintings. Scholar’s objects fashioned from this material are scarce, though a small number of carved mountains and table screens do exist. Symbolic of purity and rarity, lapis lazuli appears to have been named qingjinshi (blue gold stone) during the Qing dynasty. The aura of mystery that surrounded this stone may have been due to the virtually inaccessible location of its principle mines in the remote Badakshan region of northeast Afghanistan behind the Hindu Kush.

Sotheby's

#18th century #china #lapis lazuli #lapidary #chinese art #brush

[jadeseadragon]

Dalan Hargrave

#dalan hargrave #lapidary #rock crystal #quartz crystal #skeleton

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldSnakeDay:

1. Rattlesnake

Aztec, 1200-1520 CE

Rhyolite porphyry

2. Snake Head

Aztec, 1200-1520 CE

Serpentine (very fitting!)

both on display at Dumbarton Oaks Museum

#animals in art #Mesoamerican art #Aztec art #Indigenous art #pre conquest art #lapidary #stone carving #sculpture #snake #serpent #rattlesnake #World Snake Day #animal holiday #Dumbarton Oaks Museum #museum visit

[its-a-beautful-day]

Love watching the polishing table run tho occasionally they do happen to get into a traffic jam

#Star's videos #Rock polishing #rock tumbling #Lapidary #Rocks #loud volume warning