Chris Van Cleave

Creator, musician and lapidary artist from Denver, Colorado.
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Amazonite Crystal from Park County, Colorado- Self Collected in 2019 (Pesonal collection, offers considered)

#amazonite #crystal #crystalporn #blue #green #minerals #mineralspecimens #mineralspecimen… https://t.co/HxrGB4KrVo

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Amazonite cabochon fresh off the machine- Self Collected in Park County, Colorado in 2019 (16.8mmx10.8mmx6.8mm LxWxD) Available- $25 shipping included

#amazonite #cabochon #jewelry #blue #minerals #crystal #gems… https://t.co/ngygPXbohW

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Recently sold Arkansas Quartz Cluster from Van Cleave's December 2018 pocket. This one will be missed, but I am glad it will be enjoyed in a new home!

#quartz #crystal #crystalpoint #crystals #crystalporn… https://t.co/KIfeMj79nK

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Great times digging this summer with great people!

#dig #digger #digging #rockhound #rockhounding #mining #highaltitude #alpine #colorado #usa #northamerica https://t.co/kGxYzjrBJg

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Copper Replacement Specimen- Druzy Quartz, Chrysocolla & Linarite from The Blanchard Mine in Socorro, New Mexico- Self Collected in 2019 (NFS-TRADES WELCOME!)

#mineralspecimens #mineralspecimen #minerals… https://t.co/ncsaHRO64V

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Happy Indepenence Day everyone! Thanks to our ancestors that fought for this land and our for our freedom to live our lives the way that we choose. Microcline and Albite from Colorado (left/reddish 🤣), Quartz Twin… https://t.co/6hyPpcq7S7

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A little guy I whipped up for my buddy jump_cheese 💎💎💎

#quartz #crystal #crystalpoint #crystalporn #crystalsofinstagram #crystalart #crystals #engraving #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #minerals… https://t.co/y2204JZiJS

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A very interesting find from the weekend. A friend and I were digging a smoky quartz and Fluorite bearing pegmatite when he unearthed what appears to be a massive piece of Smoky Quartz with a large encrusting of… https://t.co/Z4dknXQd7Z

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Not a gem or mineral, but still a good way to practice my new craft! Spider and web with Hyacinth flowers engraved on a whiskey glass by Chris Van Cleave. 🥃🥂🥃🥂🎉

#glass #glassart #whiskey… https://t.co/vWFwnb2aQP

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New things in the works! Polished/modified Quartz Crystal engraved by Chris Van Cleave- $45 shipping included.

I am still learning new designs but can engrave virtually any crystal you see posted for a very… https://t.co/cFaPEzgxCH

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Amazonite Cabochon from Teller County, Colorado- Collected and faceted by Chris Van Cleave - Gift for a metalsmith/high school aquaintance luminarycreature

#amazonite #stones #cabochon #lapidary… https://t.co/r3iUnWasSH

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Septarian Nodule Slice (slightly polished) from Cuba, New Mexico- Self Collected in April of 2019 $30 US shipping included

#mineralspecimens #mineralspecimen #mineralsforsale #mineralsofinstagram #minerals #artist… https://t.co/QUdSzORBg3

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Quartz Crystal from Mt Ida, Arkansas- Self Collected in December of 2018 $14.00 USA shipping included
#quartz #crystal #crystalpoint #crystalsforsale #crystalporn #crystalsofinstagram #reiki #chakra #meditation… https://t.co/toJ0Cr711A

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Optical Quartz Crystal from Mt Ida, Arkansas- Self Collected in December of 2018- $12 shipping included within USA

#clear #quartz #crystals #crystal #crystalsofinstagram #crystalsforsale #crystalpoint #crystalporn… https://t.co/6uwkHXXdGK

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Petrified Wood and Sandstone replaced by Azurite, Chalcocite, Djurleite and Chrysocolla from Cuba, New Mexico- Self Collected in April of 2019 **BIN $16- Shipping Included**

#petrified #petrifiedwood #copper… https://t.co/pQghx6zZfV

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6.5 carat Optical Quartz- Twin Creek Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Arkansas- Collected, designed and faceted by Chris Van Cleave

This is my first custom gemstone design. I decided to make this design with two table facets… https://t.co/g8lkKJP4jT

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Blue Fluorite and Barite- Blanchard Mine, New Mexico- Self Collected on 4-20-19
BIN $80 shipping included in the continental US.

#blue #fluorite #cube #cubes #mineralspecimen #mineralsforsale #mineralsofinstagram… https://t.co/1RTahNYAGq

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8.9 carat Smoky Quartz- Self Collected in Park County, Colorado and faceted by Chris Van Cleave (NFS)

#colorado #smoky #quartz #crystal #crystalporn #gems #gemstones #mineral #minerals… https://t.co/N9F3VSrAtb

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4.9 carat Brazilian Amethyst, round brilliant style cut- Faceted by Chris Van Cleave

#amethyst #brazil #purple #pink #quartz #gem #gems #gemstone #cutting #cut #rocks #stone #lapidary… https://t.co/oGaOw7jxwS

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Amethyst- Las Vigas Mine, Vera Cruz, Mexico $50 BIN (shipping included)

#amethyst #quartz #minerals #mineralspecimen #mineralsofinstagram #purple #crystal #crystalsofinstagram… https://t.co/IWlv985ZxS