MINNESOTA PIPESTONE CATLINITE EXCELLENT GRADE A+ 5 LB+

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This is a very nice piece I have saved out of 100's of pounds, all my stone comes from the quarries in Pipestone Minnesota. I hand pick each and every piece, it is treated with due respect, from start to finish! I DID wet it down this time; I have people asking for darker red, this is what it will look like polished with beeswax when finished. It suffices to say it is the highest grade for carving that is attainable. I carve a lot of pipestone; this is the best t is, bar none. This is the best of the best. Good color, no cracks or fissures, {it has been water pressure tested for fissures} and extremely dense and solid and at the same time 'soft' for carving. Dimensions are about 6 and 1/8ths inches the long way and about 5 1/8ths inches the short way. This piece is 1 and 7/8ths inches at its thickest point, and 1 and 5/16ths inches at its thinnest point. It weighs 5 pounds 2 oz. It's really a perfect size for just about anything. Which brings me to my next point NONE OF THE ITEMS {pipes, beads, fetishes, etc} ARE INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION!! YOU ARE BIDDING ON JUST THE SINGLE LARGE PIECE OF STONE. Everything else is for illustrational points as to what is possible to get out of a piece this size {if you are careful and frugal and do a layout plan} Each piece is individually sawn into these perfect sized "center cut" pieces, each unique, read more

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