ROUGH & TUMBLE LAPIDARY

PRICE LIST FOR TUMBLE POLISHED STONES - APRIL 2010

To go to the Tumblestones page click here.

To go to the Tumblestones ordering form click here.

All tumblestones are sold by weight with most stones starting at about 2 grams. Most of the stones held in stock are anything from 3 to 12 grams in weight although a few are larger or smaller. Please ask for availability of outsized stones. The list below details the cost by weight for each type of stone, rounded up (or down) to the nearest penny...


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2 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 10p.  Medium, 10g = 20p.  Large, 15g = 30p.  50g = £1.00, 100g = £2.00

  Agate, black             Agate, Botswana          Agate, dyed              Agate, green moss
  Agate, Mexican           Agate, Tree              Amazonite, light green   Amazonite, mid green
  Amethyst, pale           Amethyst, chevron        Aventurine, blue         Aventurine, green

  Aventurine, peach        Aventurine, yellow       Bronzite                 Calcite, blue
  Carnelian                Citrine                  Dumortierite             Flint/Chert
  Fossilied Wood           Goldstone, blue          Goldstone, brown         Goldstone, green

  Hematite                 Hickoryite               Howlite, blue            Howlite, white
  Jade (Serpentine)        Jasper, Dalmation        Jasper, green            Jasper Iron
  Jasper, Picture          Jasper, red              Jasper, yellow           Leopardskin

  Moonstone                Mookaite                 Obsidian, black          Obsidian, mahogany
  Obsidian, snowflake      Onyx, black banded       Picasso Stone            Quartz, blue dyed
  Quartz, clear            Quartz, Rose, pale       Quartz, smoky            Quartz, snow

  Rhodonite                Sardonyx                 Selenite                 Sodalite
  Tigers Eye, blue         Tigers Eye, gold         Tigers Eye, red          Unakite
  Verdite

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3 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 15p.  Medium, 10g = 30p.  Large, 15g = 45p.  50g = £1.50, 100g = £3.00

  Aquamarine               Aventurine, raspberry    Chiastolite              Quartz, rutillated
  Turitella fossil jasper

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4 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 20p.  Medium, 10g = 40p.  Large, 15g = 60p.  50g = £2.00, 100g = £4.00

  Agate, blue lace         Amethyst, dark           Ametrine                 Angelite
  Chalcedony, Pink         Fluorite, rainbow        Garnet, Almandine        Iolite
  Jade, Nephrite           Lepidolite               Malachite                Merlinite

  Quartz, Rose (A)         Quartz, Strawberry       Quartz, tourmalinated    Sugilite 
  Sunstone                 Tektite                  Thulite                  Tourmaline, black

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6 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 30p.  Medium, 10g = 60p.  Large, 15g = 90p.  50g = £3.00, 100g = £6.00

  Apatite, blue            Calcite, Mangano         Citrine, natural         Labradorite 
  Ruby in Fuchsite         Ruby in Zoisite

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7 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 35p.  Medium, 10g = 70p.  Large, 15g = £1.05.  50g = £3.50, 100g = £7.00

  Astrophyllite            Celestite                Chrysocolla              Chrysoprase 
  Coral, Blue              Jasper, ocean            Pietersite               Pyrite 
  Quartz, with Chlorite

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8 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 40p.  Medium, 10g = 80p.  Large, 15g = £1.20.  50g = £4.00, 100g = £8.00

  Kyanite, blue            Lapis Lazuli             Obsidian, rainbow        Rhodochrosite 
  Shattuchite in quartz

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13 pence per gram  Small, 5g = 65p.  Medium, 10g = £1.30.  Large, 15g = £1.95.  50g = £7.50, 100g = £13.00

  Chalcedony, blue         Charoite                 Eudialyte                Moonstone, rainbow

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20 pence per gram  Small, 5g = £1.00.  Medium, 10g = £2.00.  Large, 15g = £3.00.  50g = £10.00, 100g = £20.00

  Ruby

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26 pence per gram  Small, 5g = £1.30.  Medium, 10g = £2.60.  Large, 15g = £3.90.  50g = £13.00, 100g = £26.00

  Jet (unpolished)         Turquoise, blue

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65 pence per gram  1g = 65p.  2g = £1.30.  3g = £1.96.  4g = £2.60.  5g = £3.25

  Amber

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CUSTOM STONE PROCESSING AND POLISHING
I will also work stone upon demand for customers. This could be any of the following: cutting, grinding, polishing, drilling, shaping...

  • My charge for this service is £10.80 per hour.
For example, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm holes take about 5-10 minutes to drill so the cost would be about £1 to £2 per hole. (Note: The time needed to drill a hole varies according to the depth of hole needed and the hardness of the material, in some cases holes may take 15 minutes or more to drill.)

The cost of shaping and polishing stone(s) from scratch varies depending on size/weight and hardness of stone. An estimate cost for shaping and polishing single stones would be...

  • Up to 5 grams final weight, 30 to 45 minutes, roughly £5 to £8 per stone.
  • Up to 10 grams final weight, 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, roughly £8 - £15 per stone.
  • Up to 15 grams final weight, 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, roughly £10 - £17 per stone.
Naturally, the shape and complexity of work needed will be reflected in the final cost. Also, the cost of the raw stone will have to be added. The above figures are estimates and may vary up as well as down.

STONE TUMBLING
I am also happy to tumble polish stone for customers, either stone supplied by me or customer supplied stone.

  • Coarse tumbling * £2.00 per week. (Note: could be 10 or more weeks in total.)
  • Fine tumbling * £2.30 per week. (Note: typically 2 weeks duration.)
  • Polish tumbling * £1.50 per week. (Note: typically 2 weeks duration.)
* The above rates apply to stone(s) assuming an initial weight of 3 pounds (1.3kg). For example, 100g of supplied stone taking 14 weeks to final polishing would cost about £2.00

POSTAGE AND PACKING

  • All stones will be sent via Royal Mail, first class, recorded delivery.
  • Packages will incur a basic cost of £0.25 packing irrespective of weight.
  • Recorded delivery will cost £0.74 per package irrespective of weight.
  • The postage cost will vary according to the weight and size of the package.

Most packages will be classed by Royal Mail as a 'Packet', that is, over 1 inch (25mm) thickness. The following list is a full breakdown of postage and packing costs assuming that it is classed as a 'Packet'...


Total weight   Packing   Recorded  Postage   Total   
of package               delivery            cost
Up to   100g   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £1.38  =  £2.37
Up to   250g   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £1.72  =  £2.71   
Up to   500g   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £2.24  =  £3.23

Up to   750g   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £2.75  =  £3.74
Up to 1.00kg   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £3.35  =  £4.34
Up to 1.25kg   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £4.50  =  £5.49

Up to 1.50kg   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £5.20  =  £6.19
Up to 1.75kg   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £5.90  =  £6.89 
Up to 2.00kg   £0.25  +  £0.74  +  £6.60  =  £7.59

On a few occasions a package sent may be small enough to be classed by the Royal Mail as a 'Large Letter', in which case the postage cost is less.

In any event I would supply a breakdown of the cost of any order prior to despatch. The above are examples only. The cost depends on the final weight and size of the package, type of postage, and how quickly you want delivery.

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To go to the Tumblestones ordering form click here.


© Derek Haselden 2010