Miles of Alaska Raw materials Gemstone page
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Opal is one of my favorite materials to work with. It reminds me of water or sky and fits in well with my wild life scenes and adds such a sparkle of color and excitement as well as adding value. I have met some top people in the opal business as well as opal miners over the years at the Tucson gem show and trade with them so have some good sources and a good supply on hand. I have more then can be shown so inquire if opal is exciting to you. I do not have the very high end but I have some 'nice' material at great prices.
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Miles at Miles of Alaska
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Nenana Alaska
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1-907-832-5442 miles@mtaonline.net
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Have a large quantity of stones of all kinds. Left is a sample of cut and polished mixed stones. I carve then and make cabs free formed polished, or rough for you to cut . have stones ready to set in rings or stones ready to wire wrap and stones with holes in them ready to make a necklace. I probably have 500 pounds of stones.
The only known source of this rare agate for sale on the open market. Has to be brought to civilzation with a small float plane. I have rough, cabs and polished freeforms
Earrings I made from Nowitna River agate
Mixed semi precious cut stones I got by the pound as odd cuts and off sizes. Very high quality at good prices moonstones amethyst garnet ruby turquoise etc
Laboradite cabs
Left Natural quartz crystal from Brazil. $40 includes shipping. Interesting inclussions weighs 2 oz
Right natural crystal from Canada $40 includes shipping. Has smokey sections mixed with very clear sections and phantoms. Weighs 8.5 ounces
Right smokey quartz natural crystal from Canada weighs 2 pounds $50 includes shipping
Opal hand made beads $35
Gorgeous opal. Not done on a lathe, each bead unique. Make a note which bead # you want if you have a preference (assume you do)
Above Rare Nowitna River agate $7 a slice includes shipping
Can sell by the pound or have this in the rough if you are set up with diamond cutting tools inquire
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Right Tiger eye slabs- sets. For knife makers but can be used for any project. $45 a set depending on size quality inquire
last updated Dec 2011
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I'm somewhat stumped figuring out how to offer stones for sale. I have a few hundred cut agates but it is not worth spending half an hour to photo list describe 'one stone' if I think of it I might photo a batch of 10 and put in shop cart. It's just not a priority right now when I'm moving $10,000 worth of mammoth ivory or $400 knives. Why mess with $10 worth of stones? But… anyhow.. someone might just have to have one and here they are. Usually I would bring 20 pounds to a show and sell them by the pound to someone who can look through them or put out in bowls for kids for $2 each or whatever.
One ounce for $35. I dip in and weigh out an ounce, do not ask me to high grade and select certain stones. This is about 50 cents a stone for stones, that some of which would cost $10 each bought individually.
You get 5 stones for $10. 5mm to 15 mm some round some oblong. I might accept a request for ';smaller' or 'round' that I can accommodate in under a minute. Please do not request specifics for settings. Stones like this can sell for $10 each so for 10 cents on the dollar you do not get much for choice but the quality is good. It's just that I buy them by the pound and am very busy and I have no time to poke through 1,000 stones to find your perfect stone and send you a picture of it for $2. Add another $20 and I might be interested (?) Humph! This is a garage sale , not Zale's.
I refer to this as 'jade' and assume it is 'related' but this rock is local with no name no outside Alaska sources and as far as I know come from only Talkeetna Alaska. We haven't names it yet. It takes a polish and has dark green inclusions in a lighter green background. There are slight dark veins and some red like iron rust running in it here and there. This piece is 2x2 inches x ¼ thick for a large pendant as is or can be cut into cabs. Satin polish on it could be hand polished. $10
6 pendant size pieces of Alaska jade from different parts of Alaska. Could be used as free forms as is, or cut into cabs or carved. $30-sold
I call it jade. Local rock with no name - dark green with white spots hard, handles like jade This piece is 2 ounces and rectangular in shape , 2 inches long x 1 inch tall. $10
Nenana River conglomerate rock. Common where I live but no where else in the world. One of the oldest rocks formations on the continent. Volcanic pebbles in a creek bed became part of a conglomerate sedimentary rock. Speckled with quartz, jade and other mixes this has an interesting pattern that takes a nice polish. This piece is 2.6 ounces and is 3 inches long x 1 ½ wide x an uneven thickness max ½ inch. Hardness reminds me of jasper. $10
Brookes Range Alaska conglomerate rock. One of the oldest rocks formations on the continent. Volcanic pebbles in a creek bed became part of a conglomerate sedimentary rock. Speckled with quartz, jade and other mixes this has an interesting pattern that takes a nice polish. Different from the Nenana rock in that is has a lot of red jasper included. This piece is 3 ½ ounces and is 2 inches long x 1 x 1. Hardness reminds me of jasper. $15
Russian Charlite, from the Siberian Charl river. Russian used to own Alaska and is only 50 miles away so I call it 'local'. Highly sought after not common or seen for sale in the rough much. This piece is 2.3 ounces and is 2 ½ x 2 ½ and would be square but has 1/3rd missing. This is ¼ inch thick - one side polished. $40
Me out rock hunting and here- banding up a mammoth tusk found with the rocks along the beach.