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Miners and Lapidary Artists
Suzanne Cassidy - Co-founder, lapidary artist, silversmith, bead maker, and rockhound
Kevin Cassidy - Co-founder, miner, lapidary artist, and rockhound
Canyon Cassidy - Miner, lapidary artist, bead maker, web guy, and random task
Stone Mountain Mine -
Our mine is located in high deserts of Lyon County, Nevada.
The mine was discovered in the late 1970's and
since that time we have discovered the majority of our turquoise by hand and pick.
We filed our claim for Stone Mountain in 1982 and
began hard rock mining turquoise in the form of veins and nuggets.
The colors range in a full spectrum of blue and green with some
stones having a blend. In addition to mining, we have taken up lapidary work and silversmithing.
In 2003, Canyon set-up our website at http://www.nevadacassidys.com and
since then we have been concentrating on preparing turquoise for sale.
After tumbling and cleaning, we grade for type, size, and color.
Some stones must first be cut on a slab or trim saw,
then it is on to a grinder where we remove excess material.
In the grinding stage, we “window” the bottom or flat side of the stone.
This method allows the true color and matrix pattern with-in the stone to be revealed.
The result can be varied because the stones tend to change throughout each piece.
The series of grinding grits are 100, 360, 600, 1200, 3000, 14000 diamond grit for a graduated finish.
We do not polish the “windowed” side. This allows the lapidary artist to make
the decision as to how to further cut and polish the stone.
However, we do take our cabochons and some specimens to a high polish
using a 50,000 mesh diamond-polishing method.
We sell our turquoise by rough, windowed, specimen, and cabochon.
Rough and windowed are sold by the gram. Cabochons are sold by the carat.
Stone Mountain specimens are occasionally available and are priced by rarity,
quality, weight, and lapidary work. Our weekend hobby and now
life’s work and business, are adventuring in new ways.
Along the way we have met many wonderful people. Soon,
we hope to have a section on our website that is a gallery of
artisan works, including some of our own.
Store Policies -
Terms of payment: Visa/Mastercard, Paypal, money orders or checks.
Mail Orders: Please provide complete contact information:
Name, Address, Phone #, and e-mail address
Shipping: USPS, UPS, FEDEX on request
Return Policy:
Nevada Cassidys must agree upon all returns prior to returning products. Products must be in original packing and box with original purchase order receipt included. Full refund will be within 14 days of return agreement.
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