Huge amazonite cabochon

I usually have this mental problem with not wanting to cut up a rock, because I think all the sawing, grinding and polishing is a waste of material. This piece of amazonite was from the province of Quebec in Canada. I supposed I could make several cabochons, but after I sawed out a small piece I decided "what the heck, just make a large cab because I can." :)

 

It presented a minor challenge as I started polishing it Appearantly a small pot hole started to emerge itself, and it seemed deep. 

I was afraid that I would either have to give up the original plan and end up cutting it up, or spend a whole lot of time grinding it down. Since it has a very high dome, I decided to grind it some more and see what would happen. To my surprise, it was easy. I completely took out the pot hole after working on it for just a few minutes.

The color is not the deepest teal green I have seen in this type of gemstone, but it polished nicely. The back is flat and polished as well. The dimensinos are 37mm x 42mm, and 12mm in height.

Here is after the final polishing stage:

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