Who
we are: We are a family of Rockhounds who not only love to
collect rocks & minerals, but also like to make things from what we have
collected. We are involved in a number of small enterprises related to
our interests & because we are retired, we dabble in a number of things
- including the lapidary arts.
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What
we sell: We are selling slabs of rocks & minerals of Canadian
specimens. We have noticed that there are many sources of beautiful
slabs online, but that not many of these slabs are Canadian or
decorative stones. For that reason, we have decided to offer our
self-collected Canadian slabs for sale.
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Amazonite
- Quadville, Ontario |
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Amethyst
- Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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Banded Iron
- Sherman Mine, Temagami, Ontario |
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Bannockburn Porphyry - Matachewan, Ontario |
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Blue Sodalite
- Bancroft, Ontario |
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Chloritoid - Madoc, Ontario |
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Daisy Stone
- Pancake Bay, Ontario |
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Fluorite -
Newfoundland |
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Matachewan Porhyry - Matachewan, Ontario |
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Pink Calcite -
Eganville, Ontario |
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Puddingstone
- St. Joseph Island, Ontario |
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Pyrite -
Newfoundland |
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Sop's Arm Grey Marble - Newfoundland |
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Sop's Arm Pink Marble - Newfoundland |
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Virginite - Newfoundland |
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Wanapitei
Breccia - Sudbury, Ontario |
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Our
Customers: Our customers are people who want to make
cabs or other decorative items out of rocks & minerals that are not
commonly available. Because our specimens are Canadian, our slabs are of
interest to people who either collect Canadiana or who want to expand
their collection to include rocks & minerals from Canada.
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Shipping: Because we live in Canada (just north of Toronto in
Ontario), shipping slabs anywhere is very expensive. It just doesn't
seem fair that the cost of shipping is half or more than the value of
the slabs themselves. However that's the way it is and when the cost is
factored in to the final cost of a finished cabachon made out of a
unique material that is not that common, then the price of buying online
from us is justified. Since we are not doing this as a major enterprise,
you will not find us at any mineral shows however if you are ever in the
GTA, we would be happy to have you drop by & save yourself the shipping
cost.
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Slabs for Cabbing COMING SOON
GMB Slabs
- price listed is per square inch
- slabs vary in thickness, generally they are 1/4" to 3/8 " thick
- custom thicknesses can be arranged for
- images here show the slabs freshly cut - not polished or made
wet
- to see what the finished material might look like, come & play
with a spray bottle!;-)
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