Fordite Cabochon, Fordite, SMALL Oval Fordite Cabochon, Semi Truck EB16

The main picture is enlarged to show detail. See the other pictures for scale and below for detailed measurements. This cabochon is made from freightliner fordite from Ohio. It has nice bright color with lots of red. This is a top domed oval with a flat back and has good thickness. All sides are polished. This cab measures:  .67 H x .43 W  x  .16 Thickness in inches or  17 x 11 x 4.2 mm. Fordite is recycled automotive paint sourced from automotive factories as well as manufacturers who paint parts for new vehicles. It forms in thin layers as car parts are painted on the racks that hold them in place. After hundreds of trips through the booth where the paint is sprayed and then baked the excess buildup is scraped off the racks. We buy this waste paint in rough chunks and recycle it into beautiful jewelry. It can take hundreds of layers of paint to make a one inch thick piece of fordite. The original fordite came from Detroit and since then it’s also synonymously known as Detroit Agate.