[Jewelry making - Article 00552] - Re: [Orchid] Non-traditional, non-precious materials

[Silverspotstudio]

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>     I wish I had some of the multi-colored iron slag I used to find
>     around the old 19th-century iron forges. It came in shades of blues
>     and greens and was striped like agate. 

    Coming along a bit late (as usual), but I wanted to add that I've
    bought several cabs of this lovely material at local gem & mineral
    shows. It is glassy, with a transparent to greenish body color and
    stripes of opaque light blue, some of which are close enough together
    to give a shimmering effect - very agate-y and quite pretty. 

    It was sold under the name "Swedish Blue." Happy to send pix or
    contact info for the seller to anyone interested, off list. 

Cheers,

Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
Cincinnati, OH
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