Unboxing Exotic Gem Cabochons | From Andradite to Xaxim

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4 ай бұрын

Today, we're unboxing the quirkiest cabochons! Learn how this magical shape makes the best of the most unusual gem varieties. Plus check out amazing fossils, single source gemstones, phenomenal gems, and even scientific marvels. Join Rob & Sarah and test your knowledge -- how many can you name?
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00:46 - what is a cabochon?
01:16 - all about xaxim
02:11 - goldenite cab
02:44 - velvet obsidian iridescence
03:33 - fire agate
04:25 - saturn chalcedony
04:46 - 3 colors of aragonite
05:29 - hemimorphite
06:15 - opal triplet
07:13 - pietersite
07:53 - andradite garnet
08:21 - dinosaur bone
09:29 - shattuckite
09:57 - lepidolite
10:30 - mystery cabochon
10:56 - native copper
11:17 - spectrolite
11:53 - magnetite with pyrite
12:32 - chinese writing rock
13:06 - maw sit sit
13:55 - psilomelane
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@gems 4 ай бұрын

We had the best time unboxing these 20 cabochons! You know our faves, what was your's? What do you want to see us unbox next?

@pattheplanter 4 ай бұрын

Lapis lazuli always makes a nice cabochon. Also anything with chatoyancy.

@_CamM_ 4 ай бұрын

I want you all do an unboxing of some largest faceted gems you can find!

@gems 4 ай бұрын

@@_CamM_ We'd love to!

@hybridgoth 4 ай бұрын

An unboxing showcasing crystal growth habits would be interesting, it's a pretty broad subject if you include twinning/terminations/etching etc... No doubt you guys would have a wonderful selection of unusual specimens to show off.

@nataliaguerrero8157 4 ай бұрын

Definitely The beauty in blue: Shattuckite. Gorgeous!

@canadian_american84 4 ай бұрын

This lady looks like who i would have thought Snow White would look like when i was a kid

@GM-qq1wi 4 ай бұрын

Omg, can't be unseen.

@otisrush8110 4 ай бұрын

Damn,,, you're right☝️😳❤️

@user-nw5ml7lr2b 2 ай бұрын

I have been calling her snow white for awhile now. 😂❤

@rogerhargreaves2272 4 ай бұрын

Wow, so many Cabochons I’ve never heard of. Loved the Dinosaur bone. Nice to see the Maw Sit Sit, a real collectors item. 😃

@loompy1440 4 ай бұрын

I swear there is a collective unconscious with rock and mineral enthusiasts. I just made my first cabachon out of some rhodonite 2 days ago! (At least the first that turned out looking like a cab) This isn’t the first time one of these videos has aligned with an event or mineral discovery in my life too! Synchronicity! thank you guys for doing this channel. It’s been a big part of my journey into a new passion.

@amandajingleheimerschmidt3050 4 ай бұрын

Ooh - You might be a good person to ask: What is the difference between rhodonite and rhodochrosite?

@gems 4 ай бұрын

Pardon us for jumping in....though both come in similar colors, rhodonite is harder and more durable than rhodochrosite. Rhodonite is frequently veined with black, while rhodochrosite can be banded with colors ranging from pink to very pale. In rhodochrosite, boundaries between these layers might appear serrated and you may note differences in polish/luster due to the different orientation of the crystal grains.

@loompy1440 4 ай бұрын

@@amandajingleheimerschmidt3050 great description of features guys! So in depth. I have so much to learn. I personally just google them both and compare images. Rhodonite is the pink with black shiny going thru it- rhodochrosite is the more elaborate one that can look sort of like an agate in its “stalactitic” form. With more varied light and dark colors. Feel free to correct me if my info here is wrong ❤️

@jackus217 4 ай бұрын

I started my jewellery career making cabs at the local rock club, it's an awesome way to get started with collecting. oh with the triplets it will be crystal opal on a black backing or with black epoxy between the backing, no one in their right mind would ever triplet real black opal even if it's a paper thin bar you just leave more potch on the back for stability and adjust the price accordingly. If you make it into a doublet or triplet you will make the opal worth a fraction of what it is naturally, that's why it's generally white or semi crystal cut thin enough to be classed as "crystal" opal that's why they don't mind stretching the opal with slicing the initial value is nowhere near real black opal and you can get like 30-40 slices per inch from good Coober rough

@LoveLetteronyt 3 ай бұрын

Sarah is absolutely adorable-

@largent45 4 ай бұрын

Wow! So much fun! Cabochons are beautiful and can be made into all kinds of jewelry! That pietersite was gorgeous! Iove pietersite. That dino bone was awesome! Such a nice one too! There was just so many really awesome cabs! Thanks for the wild walk through them! ❤

@de4no_the_dino348 4 ай бұрын

I agree with Sarah. The velvet obsidian was the best.

@dcallan812 4 ай бұрын

Some great gems, cats eye stones might be a nice idea. But I would love an opal episode, I collect gemstones but drifted into mainly opals. I found it comes from lots of areas and have some from Bohemia and Honduras as well as the usual areas. The variation from mine to mine as well as different locations within countries. as areas of the

@drewskifrosty5955 4 ай бұрын

They have opal videos. Check their playlist.

@LostWithoutHer 4 ай бұрын

The world of gemstones and minerals is so massive and continuously evolving that no matter what other gemstones or minerals I could think to suggest, my list would still be incomplete. Having said that, I wish there'd been Carmeltazite, Amazonite, Bumble Bee Jasper, and Ruby Fuchsite in this clip. As for Maw Sit Sit, it almost sounds like something you'd say to your mom if she insists on giving you her seat. Fun fact: those tiny tracks and tunnels in fossilized bone are called canaliculi.

@kellyharper367 2 ай бұрын

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Well said!

@lissetteflores4469 4 ай бұрын

Another great episode 👏 🎉 Please do another cabochon episode. Also, we need more links in the description box to buy the separate cabochons from today. and at the end of the episode, we need a clearer shout-out to your websites. Give us all the info so we can buy some gemstones. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

@gems 4 ай бұрын

We'll certainly think about it. Unfortunately, many of the cabochons in today's episode are part of the internal collection and are not available for sale...yet. But, we did just add a link to the description for pietersite. Check it out.

@lissetteflores4469 4 ай бұрын

@gems awesome! And remember we don't mind shameless plugs 🔌🔌 It's all part of the KZbin experience. Can't wait for the next episode 😍 🙌

@sarahs5340 4 ай бұрын

Omg that was amazing thank you so much. Mother Nature is just beyond belief.

@gems 4 ай бұрын

We agree!

@asabovesobelow4052 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE this video!! 😍😍 You brought out amazing stones and many of them I have never seen!! I've only been wrapping and weaving cabs for 2 years, so I have a lot more to learn!! 😉 One thing I was hoping you would mention are the different shapes of cabochons. Of course there are the easy ones, oval, square, rectangle, teardrop, marquis, but I have some shapes that I would love to know what they are. I searched online last year and couldn't find much information than those I mentioned. I think many other 'newbies' to this awesome craft would most likely love to learn as much as I do. ❤🥰 Thank you so much for this awesome video fillied with so many amazing stones!! Please make more videos with cabochons made from beautiful cristals/minerals/metals from around the world!! 💞😍💞

@johnnynephrite6147 4 ай бұрын

Actually the Chinese Writing Stone itself is a porphyry. A stone of mixed sized crystals. The dark area on those shown is basalt and the white is most likely plagioclase, a type of feldspar. The specimens shown are of high quality with well defined white crystals in a dark matrix, and exceptional polish.

@RockyMountainBear 4 ай бұрын

PSILOMELANE!!! It is by far my favorite. Some people will acid etch the psilomelane, and it turns the layers into bright white & black like a zebra. It's such an amazing mineral rock oxide thing. I get mesmerized for hours while looking into the deep dark depth of noir.

@nancyeaton731 4 ай бұрын

I love this video. I think I might have a necklace with psilomelane, which I had no idea existed

@consueloyoung4484 4 ай бұрын

I started wire wrapping cabs 10 years ago and interestingly…today I took inventory of what I have, 150 gorgeous cabs that I have gotten for very little from, mostly the Middle East. I have several of what you looked at. Very exciting!. ♥️

@maryannguess7115 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful series..ty🎉❤😊

@zackattackzack 4 ай бұрын

Favorite ❤😊

@kerzwhile 4 ай бұрын

Love this show!!❤

@berthaadamson1225 4 ай бұрын

I love cabochons because they can display the wonderful variations and patterns of nature. I have several of the varieties you showed, some from JTV. Lapidary is a great way to learn about rocks too. While just about anyone can learn to cut rocks I find it takes talent and/or experience to learn to read rough rocks to get the best designs and patterns. Maybe a show on cutting cabochons? BTW, that unidentified one was fascinating because it looks like an interesting mix. Otherwise I have too many favorites to choose one. 😊

@newjsdavid1 4 ай бұрын

This show always reminds me how much of the English I actually don’t know! 😅

@kellyfoegen7534 4 ай бұрын

Pietersite, Labradorite, Boulder opal, charoite, noreena jasper, galaxy jasper, larimar...ect😂

@lorawaring883 4 ай бұрын

Really cool stuff!

@JamieHersheys 4 ай бұрын

The 2 million year old tree fossil is so cool omg

@drewskifrosty5955 4 ай бұрын

Chinese writing stone is porphyritic Basalt with Feldspar phenocrysts. Porphyry is an igneous rock containing conspicuous crystals, called phenocrysts, surrounded by a matrix of finer-grained minerals or glass or both. Again, the black is porphyritic Basalt not simply porphyry.

@dahlonegaprospector7012 4 ай бұрын

When he said rorschach mask I was like, yes. Love watchmen

@hayestweed7143 4 ай бұрын

If you lick the dinosaur bone, your tongue will stick to it! Yum, yum.

@Algoldprospecting 4 ай бұрын

Cool stuff 😮

@mtbkmaniac1 4 ай бұрын

The stones are amazing! I love the Danish Labradorite! BTW. What watch are you wearing?

@puresas 4 ай бұрын

Rob fire agate is a favourite of mine as well, just amazing colours. Please can you tell what watch you are wearing? Very slim design. What can I say I love rocks and watches, lol.

@gems 4 ай бұрын

It's from Festina! Not sure what model, though. It was brought back from Spain as a gift.

@puresas 4 ай бұрын

Looks like a real nice watch, slim design.Thanks for your response love the imformation I learn from all your team. You have my dream job @@gems ☺

@Algoldprospecting 4 ай бұрын

I just cut a star opal have you seen one. ??

@gems 4 ай бұрын

We have! They're beautiful!

@rogerhargreaves2272 4 ай бұрын

That sounds beautiful.

@Algoldprospecting 4 ай бұрын

@@rogerhargreaves2272 it’s pretty amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYS3poGEjt6ph9ksi=qVdQKkG3677vyULZ

@kiro9291 4 ай бұрын

that shattuckite, native copper, psilomelane omg

@Michael-sr1lu 4 ай бұрын

I love gemstones they are so cool I have an exotic Stone too.

@hybridgoth 4 ай бұрын

Just for clarifications sake, I was under the impression that the bright green mineral in the maw sit sit is the kosmochlor whilst the darker component is the jade.

@gems 4 ай бұрын

The kosmochlor forms the black areas. Jadeite forms the green. However, clinchlore can also make up parts of the green.

@BucolicNightlife 4 ай бұрын

Malachite and/or azurite!

@loridietrich2369 4 ай бұрын

ZULTANITE The color changing gemstone. I have 2 2.3 ct. Zultanite and Diamond earrings. I have read they are extremely rare and only come from 1 mine in Turkey. My zultanite earrings are etched with the word zultanite on them.

@mtbkmaniac1 4 ай бұрын

I would love to share the freeform cut on my fire agate pendant. You never see how much color that is out there!

@gems 4 ай бұрын

Yes please!

@mtbkmaniac1 4 ай бұрын

@@gems where do I send the picture?

@nataliaguerrero8157 4 ай бұрын

Can you unbox all garnets? there is a new one with a lot of uv reaction called dragon garnet and would love to hear what you guys think of it

@keylove3189 4 ай бұрын

Peristerite, Preseli Stone, Prehnite, Purpurite, Petoskey Stone....

@KrosanBeast315 2 ай бұрын

According to the G.I.A., Garnet has many Species, but relatively few Varieties. Andradite is listed as a Species, not a Variety

@blackskinbutsweet 4 ай бұрын

Mawsitsit in indonesia "nabire papua" have the stone

@KrosanBeast315 2 ай бұрын

The best Shattuckite comes from Namibia

@PatriceBoivin 4 ай бұрын

How about a history of cabochons? They are really old aren't they, as a shape. Maybe as old as beads?

@user-bp6yy8fq2b 4 ай бұрын

I have natural black diamond raw

@SpydieFlick 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what watchh hes wearing... Its so thin❤

@jj-vu5ov 4 ай бұрын

7:21 is this different from tigers eye? is it because of the type of asbestos?

@gems 4 ай бұрын

Pietersite and tiger’s eye both have crocidolite in them. The difference is in the structure. Tiger’s eye is mostly a consistent coloring and pattern, whereas pietersite is a mix of colors and varying minerals cemented together by quartz.

@jj-vu5ov 4 ай бұрын

@@gems thank you!

@MackjSmith-wr4jj Ай бұрын

Mack Human Aberist and geologist find precious metal on United States NYSE and other places all the time but Q,V,C is another for Cheaper

@KrosanBeast315 2 ай бұрын

Labradorescence and Play-of-Color are two distinct Phenomenons. Play-of-Color is only applied to Opal. If you got a Labradorite on the 20 Stone Final Exam and put Play-of-Color as its Phenomenon... you would fail the Exam

@kthearcher3357 4 ай бұрын

r o c k s ;)

@heatherjaeckels9256 4 ай бұрын

I love the gemstones....... but I was disappointed in mispronounced names and some inaccurate info. Most was good. I just hate to think of unsuspecting people thinking they "learned" something that was wrong. I much more appreciate where they said they were unfamiliar with the item and moved along. Very fun rocks & gems though!