FORBY 3 lbs Bulk Rough Madagascar Stones Mix - Large 1" Natural Raw Stones Crystal for Tumbling, Cabbing, Fountain Rocks, Decoration,Polishing, Wire Wrapping, Wicca & Reiki Crystal Healing

My husband ordered this for me just to sell a few inexpensive stones in my Crystal shoppe. We didn’t have very high hopes since the price was so low, but got it anyway and were very happy with the stones we received. Let me start by saying that the package arrived very quickly. The stones were shipped together in a heavy bag with a lot of dust and debris. We briefly looked over them and removed any small chips (which surprisingly was not a lot) and the rest were rinsed in a warm bath with just a little mild soap. They soaked for about 10 minutes and immediately looked 10x better. I was amazed at the quality and size of these stones. After they came out of the rock rinse, they were individually scrubbed, dried and had an organic oil polish applied to bring out the true colors. They are stunning! And a few of them were over 3” in length! I will say that we received more of a stone selection than was advertised. We got a large chalcedony in our mix as well as some really nice tigers eye and fluorite. I made my money back on these plus some in just one day. I’m about to buy another set now! The pictures I included were taken after the stones were professionally cleaned and polished.

I like the assortment of stones. I've already polished some and learned a fair amount by doing so. This is a new venture for me. I'm not tumbling these but polishing them with a Dremel.

I am so very happy with this purchase, I don't even know what to say. I had really hoped to get a spectrolite and a black obsidian that was all. However, I got so much more! I got some amethyst, quartz, tiger eye, black obsidian (4 pieces, one shaped like a pyramid naturally) and 4 pieces of labradorite/spectrolite, one of which has such a beautiful flash that I am absolutely in love with it and just sat there saying wow over and over while cleaning it, and a few more that I haven't identified. I will absolutely be buying this lot again in the future, these stones have made me so happy. Even my mom was excited when I showed them all to her and said we need to order these again for sure. What an incredible deal, there are a few stones that I am sure would cost 15 dollars on their own if you look for them on ebay in the same quality/size/weight. I think these are such a great thing to have for yourself if you like them as decorative items, for reiki, crystal magic etc, crafting/jewelery making, or they would make a great gift. Individually or as a set. My 3 yr old really enjoyed looking at them all as well and had many "oohs", "aaaahs" and "wows", so they would make a great gift for almost any age. I also got a gift of 2 tumbled rose quartz stones with my purchase, which I think is amazing given how much value the set already has. This is one of those times where you kind of don't want to write a review because you want to keep this awesomeness to yourself haha. Really, this is probably the most surprisingly awesome purchase I've made this year. I hope the seller continues to offer this great deal because even if the gemstone types remain the same, I may just get a few more, because you really can't have too many beautiful stones.

Great variety and well sized specimens! Can’t wait to tumble them

Hello friends! So I would like to start this review by saying there will be a tldr summary at the bottom lol. Also the image with the tiny polished rocks is just a little gift they added to my package and I thought that was nice. To start off some people here have no idea what "raw natural" gems and stones look like and their reviews show it haha. So for those of you thinking of purchasing but are now worried that their stones will be dull and boring in color THAT IS NOT TRUE. Well kind of. Really quick, if there are any rocks around your house outside I want you to take a look, go outside and pick up a few. Gravel is a good example. Now when you look at them they are all greyish and dull right? If you look really close some might have some color but nothing really special about them right? Now rinse them in the sink. Did they suddenly get darker? Did some colors you didn't see originally pop? Did the dusty look suddenly become bright? Exactly. These raw and natural rocks will come dusty because that's just how natural rocks are and also they were being tossed and tussled in a bag in a box for a couple days. Now I will say I only had a few chips which is great. But when you get your rocks don't be alarmed just rinse them in some warm slightly soapy water and voila their colors will appear. In my pictures unfortunately I was too excited and I actually rinsed them once before I was able to get a picture so the picture of them all on the towel is actually after one rinse and they look so much better than when they arrived. Now when they dry after the rinse they will return to a slightly duller version of their colors. If you want them to stay bright and colorful you will need to polish them. That's just how rocks work unfortunately, but if you have a tumbler these will be perfect for you. If not you can use a dremil/rotary tool and some polish grit. As for texture, don't expect them to be smooth because they aren't. They are rough and bumpy and oddly shaped. These are a great value for the price actually, if I wanted to I could smooth and polish these out and sell them and make a pretty decent profit off it but alas I am just using these to practice my stone cutting hobby. Anyways I hope this helped. TLDR: Got dusty dull looking stones??? Wash them and be amazed at how water works!! Polish them if you want them to stay shiny and colorful. Stay safe out there friends!

The rocks I received are nice mix of various colors and sizes and are perfect for tumbling!

A few nice pieces, but alot of what I would call filler at best. Certainly nothing like what is presented in the ad

Totally loving this hobby. This is my first run thru the tumbler.