Silicon Carbide Tumbling Grit

I have way more grit that I can use so my surplus is your (big time) bargain! (these are all I have, if I come across more grits I will add them)

The typical prices below are from online discount suppliers. I have also seen incredible prices for grit online (double or triple these!). I think that retail lapidary suppliers are ripping people off left and right. I won't even list those prices since I think they are flat out ridiculous. CLICK THE CART BUTTON TO ORDER THROUGH PAYPAL. SOLD OUT means I HAVE NONE. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT

Grit Size (Mesh #)

DISCOUNT Online Price per 1 lb. & per 10 lb.

My Price for 1 Lb.

My Price for 10 Lb.

Pounds Available

Thundereggs

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SOLD OUT means I HAVE NONE. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT. (Note: I often have slabs of material long after I have sold out of rough, so ask about slabs if the material says Sold Out). Please note the sizes of eggs - if it says large eggs then ordering 1 or 2 pounds isn't going to be possible! Slabs are sold by the square inch. For example, a 4"x4" slab is 16 square inches. Please Note:  I always have slabs available unless the Available Quantity says otherwise. For slabs, I only charge for usable material if the slab has unsuable portions (for example, thunderegg slabs have both unusable matrix and usable centers).

Material (click on the name for a pic!)

Location

Sizes

Avail. Qty. (lbs.)

Buchanan Orangeskin Cool cloudy multicolored agate, some hollow centers

Buchanan Greenskin Different agate, some hollow

Buchanan Brownskin Cool agate "scenes", some hollow

Desolation Canyon (now in Mill Creek Wilderness) mined 1960s & 70s. Unique moss and other patterns in clear agate .

Friend Ranch bed Darkish blue/black patterns in a dark agate, reminiscent of Montana agate; unusual patterns, also make awesome cabs. Bed now closed (R.I.P. Darrell Friend 1949 - 2010; you were a generous man and a good friend to many).

Jackrabbit Spring  UV fluorescent, hollow chalcedony eggs; nice specimens.

Joe McDonald Bed Rarely collected, mostly clear/white scenes.

Lucky Strike mine Very cool & varied colorful agate patterns

McDermitt (Quinn River "Blue Ridge Claim"; smaller eggs, patterns in clear agate, with rare red plumes) mined 1960s & 70s; rare.

McDermitt (Quinn River "Mackintosh Claim"; smaller eggs, patterns in clear agate with rare red plumes) mined 1960s & 70s; rare.

McDermitt Cottonwood Creek new bed (discovered by ME LOL); highly variable agater/jasper eggs.

McDermitt aka Quinn River "Middle Bed"(snakelike or patterned blue agate centers w/ gold ring); rare.

McDonald "Green Eggs 'n' Ham" bed Either stable BRIGHT green opaque opal, tube agate, or mossy agate centers. No one else has dug these!

Ochoco Agate Beds Unusual, varied agate patterns; rare.

NEW SUPPLY Ochs Ranch Pony Creek Moss bed Brown, tan, red, golden moss and white blobs in a clear agate. Some are hollow with botyroidal agate inside, these are great for display. Awesome mossy scenes!

Pony Butte bed (aka Lawson or Gullickson Bed) Mostly agate and a lot like Blue Bed eggs only more moss; occasional red & rare precious opal; I have found a Priday Plume egg here

Priday Blue bed These are the standard that all other thundereggs strive to achieve! Scenic blue/ black/ white/ red eggs, some moss, opal (stable - does not crack). Simply the best, baby! 20% OFF

Priday Flat Bed (I cut TWO with Priday Plume here out of about 10 lbs.!) Agate and stable opal eggs; cut these along the flat side for the best chance of plumes.

Priday Moss Bed Spectacular red/orange/gold/green/brown moss and plumey stringers. The best moss agate eggs there are. Awesome cabs! 40% OFF

Priday No. 2 Bed Very rarely available large to GIANT eggs; thick agate centers; moss, blue/clear/white "clouds" VERY NICE EGGS!

Priday No. 5 Bed Very rarely available small egg masses with zeolite minerals clinoptilolite (largest in North America!), mordenite, natrolite (for you mineral collectors!); very rare. A pound gets you a lot of specimens

Priday Opal Bed (for the faceters, these are the ones you want. If you aren't a faceter, you will still like them) Usually stable jelly to translucent blue, reddish, or mossy opal. Nice cabs and coveted for faceting. Small eggs 1" - 3"

Priday Plume (New) bed OCCASIONAL plumes; mostly very nice moss or scenes. The opal here is very nice and extremely stable (slabs are gorgeous but do NOT show plumes, think moss bed x blue bed). 20% OFF / 45% OFF Slabs

Old Priday Plume (Windmill) bed I am the Exclusive Online Supplier of these "Flower Garden plume" type eggs, graded for the best plume agate potential by John Richardson. Closed to collecting for 20 years.

Priday Red bed If you want something a little different... nice red moss, scenic, agate, occasional hard red opal/agate eggs. 

Secret Ridge Old Stock mined 1960s by Paul Colburn "The Geode Kid"; mine now closed.

Succor Creek Occasional blue opaque opal (stable), mostly agate scenes & "clouds".

TNT Bed TNT for Tim 'n' Terry Ensell, we rediscovered this bed. Small "thundernuts" with quartz crystal or agate centers; red line around center, very few faint purple (not amethyst); very rare.

Valley View mine Unusual white/light blue/greenish agate bands and patterns. Cut these across the "equator" for watercolor type scenes.

NEW SUPPLY Whistler Spring Rare; dark blue/black, scenic, opal (stable)

Agate and Jasper

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SOLD OUT means I HAVE NONE. Please do not click on the Cart button if the Available Quantity says SOLD OUT. Please note the sizes of the material - if it says large pieces then ordering 1 pound isn't going to be possible! Slabs are sold by the square inch. For example, a 4"x4" slab is 16 square inches.

Material (click on the name for a pic!)

Biggs Picture Jasper Very nice "landscape" scenes

Blue Mustang Picture Jasper Very unusual reddish to rust, blueish, black patterns on a cream to brown background; rare.

Brazilian Agate Nodules the classic fortification patterns in round nodules.

Burnt Ranch Jasp-agate Golden brown patterns in clear to milky white agate; extremely rare.

California Porcelain jasper Rarely available (if at all). Pastel colors, some neat spiderweb patterns, very solid!

NEW SUPPLY Chief Paulina agate Unusual brown/yellow/red jasper patterns in agate with polka dots in some pieces.

Cripple Creek Picture Jasper Dense dark brown lines and patterns on a slate colored background; rare.

Disaster Peak Picture Jasper Hard wonderstone; takes a good polish.

Fulton Canyon Picture Jasper Mine Run Larger pieces

Gary Green Jasper Layered blue to blue/green to green jasper; some pits but very cool patterns.

Graveyard Point Plume Agate White, black, brown, yellow, or pink plumes in clear agate.

Graveyard Point Regency Rose Plume Agate Classic yellow to pink plumes in clear agate.

Graveyard Point Black Plume Agate Marcasite plumes (stable) in whiteish milky agate; rare

Graveyard Point Multicolored Tube and Plume Agate Smaller pieces and slabs perfect for tumbling or smaller cabs; tubes and plumes in various colors in clear agate

Haystack Rock jasp-agate very nice varied colors, swirls and scenes. High graded from several tons of rough, a few fractures.

Little Trout Agate very dense green/red/dark yellow moss agate, I have seen killer carvings of this. Ranch is now closed to collecting.

Marston jasp-agate aka "Christmas Jasper" (don't ask me why lol). Nice swirls of color in clear agate or swirled jasper patterns.

Maury Mtn. Moss Agate Classic red/ yellow/ brown/ green dense moss agate

NEW SUPPLY McDonald angelwing agate Awesome white angelwing plumes, feathery white/yellow plumes, or white/brown/black cauliflower plumes in translucent blue agate. Some of this is amazing stuff! (another pic) (and one more)

McDonald Ranch jasp-agate Unusual brown/yellow/red jasper patterns in agate with polka dots in some pieces.

McDonald Ranch Yellow Moss Agate Unusual dense moss; very rare

Milepost 40 Agate White "clouds" and greenish patterns; very rare

Montana Moss Agate The classic black dendrites and blobs in  in clear agate

NEW SUPPLY Ohcs Pony Creek moss agate (same as Pony Creek thundereggs). Very nice moss or fortifications in clear agate.

Oregon Sunset Jasper Classic jasper from Richardson's ranch. You aren't going to find any there now without explosives :( Mostly tumbling size; slabs are larger.

Owyhee Picture Jasper Select Grade, this is the best of the current supply from the owner. Very interesting scenes.

Paulina Limb Cast agate tumbling size. milky white, light green, light blue agate casts of small limbs and wood chips; great for tumbling or specimens; rare black dendrites

Paulina Limb Cast agate specimen or slabbing size. Fist size pieces; very rarely found.

Priday Polka Dot agate  I guarantee each piece has polka dots; usually brown to dark brown dots in a milky to blue agate with red/brown/yellow patterns

Priday"Blue Ice" Polka Dot agate Very blue translucent agate with some "snowball" dots.  Beautiful even without dots.

Rufus "Biggs" Picture Jasper (Pat Beers' quarry; looks like Deschutes PJ). Almost never available in the rough and this is the highest grade there is.

25 (1 piece)

Royal Sahara Picture Jasper Incredible patterns similar to Deschutes jasper. Pieces will all make a 30x40 cabochon minimum. Each slab is between about 2 and 5 sq. inches

Salt 'n' Pepper agate Translucent milky agate with black dendrite dots (good for spheres); very rare 70% OFF Slabs

Sheep Creek Plume Agate Black to brown plumes in a milky white agate. Now part of the deceased tire magnate Les Schwab's Ranch and closed to entry; rare

20

Succor Creek Picture Jasper Aka "Kitty Litter" jasper. Nice brown to tan pattern on a slate blue background; rare (another pic) 75% OFF Slabs

Turritella Agate Very dark brown agate/calcite with creamy white fossil snails

Wascoite Jasp-agate Cream or clear with brown, yellow shades. Mostly opaque. 70% OFF Slabs

Wildhorse Picture Jasper Classic dark yellow to rust colored patterns in a blue to slate colored background. Hand graded for the best patterns

Note: Slabs are almost always 3/16" to 5/16" thick. Ask about large material for spheres!

Petrified Wood

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Material (click on the name for a pic!)

Location

Price Rough per pound

Arizona Petrified Forest Classic colorful agate wood; fractures are common in all this wood but these are better than average, since I hand picked them from a shop in Winslow.

Bear Creek Wood  Black, grey and other agate colors with ligt blue agate intrusions.

NEW SUPPLY Blue Forest Wood Strange brown to dark brown giant vines in a petrified algae rind, blue agate rind around wood. I removed the white calcite coating for you. Tumbling & cabbing size.

Hampton Buttes green wood Very rare colors for wood, green to blue-green agateor jasp-agate, sometimes clear agate, occasional wood patterns but mostly replacement or casts .

 McDermitt Limbs (another pic) Beautiful brown to dark brown grained limbs (I have cleaned off the white calcite coating) Suitable for cutting, tumbling or as unique specimens.

McDermitt Wood Turner Ranch "red limbs" hard agate or opal. Great for specimens or tumbling.

McDonald Ranch Wood Extremely hard Dawn Redwood, mostly agate and some hard opal chunks and small rounds, creamy white, brown, tan, buckskin and other colors. Many have tight "herringbone" grain.  (another pic)

Merritt Wood (agate + opalized limbs); very rare

Paulina Limb Casts tumbling size. milky white, light green, light blue agate casts of small limbs and wood chips; great for tumbling or specimens; rare black dendrites

Paulina Limb Casts specimen or slabbing size. 1/2 pound + pieces; very rarely found.

Rodgers Mtn. Wood Creamy white/tan/brown agate driftwood chunks, some opal. Now closed to digging. Killer patterns.

Saddle Mtn. Wood Classic conifers; hard opal and agate limbs, roots, and chunks, some "scenic" wood.

Stinkingwater Golden Oak The best oak wood I have ever seen, tight grained and extremely hard

Swartz Canyon Wood Rare agate or hard opal wood collected 1950s, no longer available. Black, buckskin, brown, tan colors. Very hard agate. Probably a pine with large growth rings.

Wildhorse Wood; rarely collected locality

Willow Creek Wood; rarely collecetd locality

NEW SUPPLY! Fossil Lake Fish

The best & most detailed fish fossils in the world. I dig these at a private quarry in the Green River Formation Fossil Lake fish beds near Kemmerer, Wyoming

Marine Fossil Plates (turritella, other snails, and clams)

Pecten (extinct scallop)

Salmon Creek "coprolite" (looks like petrified poop!)

"Turritella agate" Tumbling pieces

Elimia tenera, freshwater pleurocerid snails (Eocene Green River Fm.) in black calcite-agate (ask about slabs)