Alba Shores

Suppliers of ethically sourced, personally collected rocks, minerals and crystals from Scotland.
(3)

21/10/2023

Jar of polished Scottish stones. Tumble polished to a high shine, a selection of Scottish agates & jasper. Packaged in a small glass jar, ideal as a Christmas stocking filler. All stones ethically sourced and crafted in Scotland, set includes: tumbled yellow and red jasper, fortification and island agates, also a small quartz crystal. As all the stones are unique, pictures here show a typical selection, actual stones will vary. Please DM if interested or find us on etsy.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaShores?ref=search_shop_redirect

26/07/2023

Another beauty from Ayrshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

21/07/2023

Unusual find from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍

13/07/2023

Self collected, cut and polished (well, half of its polished 🤷🏻‍♂️😂) Ayrshire, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

31/05/2023

Took advantage of the glorious weather here and cut some rocks today, a few crackers in the bunch 💙😍 All self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21/05/2023

A few more from this weeks cutting session, not polished yet 💙 all self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍

19/05/2023

Weathers improving so been able to get out and do some cutting, had a few interesting results 💙 all self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍

03/05/2023

Interesting amethyst agate nodule which broke apart while I was trying to extract it, some Interesting details including a bit of waterline agate 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

07/04/2023

Rather plain on the outside, got a nice surprise when i cut this one 😍 Stunning colours, should make some nice cabochons 😊 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

06/04/2023

29/03/2023

Removed the calcite from this piece after polishing it, love the details it revealed 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

23/03/2023

21/03/2023

16/03/2023

14/03/2023

03/03/2023

My absolute favourite mineral to find, there's just something about amethyst 😍 self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

28/02/2023

A rarity from the west coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Agatised fossil coral with some beautifully preserved details😍

24/02/2023

Scottish agate, collected and tumble polished by Alba Shores 😁 All from the west coast of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

23/02/2023

Stunning quartz crystal cluster, self collected from the shores of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21/02/2023

A beauty from the west coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Was a bit rough and dirty when I found her but she cleaned up beautifully 😍

18/02/2023

Lovely subtle colours on this big agate, light pink and greys that almost look like metal, plus an interesting wee cavity 😍 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

16/02/2023

Removed the calcite from this agate nodule, ended up with a pretty nice geode 😍 self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💙

13/02/2023

Breathtaking quartz crystal cluster, self collected from the shores of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

12/02/2023

Could watch my homemade vibratory tumbler all day and night, absolutely mesmerising 😵‍💫🤣 results to follow soon 👍😁

10/02/2023

Brand new addition to the Etsy page, Scottish agate 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 one of a kind, self collected & polished by Alba Shores. Ethically sourced from the shores of South Ayrshire in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaShores?ref=search_shop_redirect

09/02/2023

What a difference a bit of grinding and polishing does 😍 Glad I took a chance on this one, well worth the effort 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

07/02/2023

Some of the latest batch of agates out the tumbler, think they came out pretty well 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

03/02/2023

Been a ruff week, being a rockhound takes it out of you 😴 Time to get under a blanket and relax 🐶🐶🥰

03/02/2023

Cut some rocks today and was really surprised by this one, was not expecting it to look like that inside 😳 a subtle reminder that sometimes we need to look a bit deeper to see the true beauty of things 😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

Address

Ardrossan
KA227

Telephone

+447359112434

Website

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbaShores?ref=search_shop_redirect

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Alba Shores posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Alba Shores:

Videos

Took advantage of the glorious weather here and cut some rocks today, a few crackers in the bunch 💙😍 All self collected in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #beachfinds #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #crystals #mossagate #etsyseller

💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #beachfinds #oneofakind #mothernature #geode #hearts #crystals #etsyseller

#ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #beachfinds #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller

Found a massive piece of what appears to be a plume/vein/moss agate, lovely rare material which I'm hoping to make some nice slabs from 😍 If I ever get a big enough saw that is 🙄🙈🤣 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #bigagate #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #scottishgeology #geology #veinagate #mossagate #plumeagate #etsyseller

Nice big agate segment, love the details on this 😍 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #geology #scottishgeology #rockhounding #handpicked #crystals #bigagate #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #quartz #etsyseller

Removed the calcite from this piece after polishing it, love the details it revealed 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #geology #scottishgeology #rockhounding #handpicked #stalactites #selfcollected #bigagate #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #veinagate #etsyseller

Had a polishing session yesterday, a nice variety including some burn anne and a bit of what looks like jasper 😁 Skip to the end for some still photos, and also a photo of my nail where i managed to cut through it on the edge of a flat lap disk 🥴 All self collected from the west coast of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #polishedstones #rockhounding #handpicked #handpolished #quartz #quartzcrystal #selfcrafted #oneofakind #mothernature #burnanneagate #scottishgeology #jasper #scottishjasper #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller

Wasn't sure about this one, but it turned out to be a very interesting agate 😊 Bit of a clean up uncovered some lovely details, including a crystal pocket, a botryoidal pocket and a crystal impression 😍 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #geology #scottishgeology #rockhounding #handpicked #bigagate #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #quartz #etsyseller

Definitely my find of the year, or maybe any year 😊 The lines on this are insane, incredibly blessed that the universe chose me to discover it 😍 Self collected from the shores of Scotland 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #bigagate #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller

I was hoping this agate nodule had a bit of smokey quartz or amethyst, but after looking at the base I'm not sure I have the heart to cut it, lovely colours which look like they were painted on 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #quartz #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller

Scottish agate, collected and tumble polished by Alba Shores 😁 All from the west coast of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #tumbledstones #rockhounding #handpicked #selfcrafted #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller

Stunning quartz crystal cluster, self collected from the shores of Scotland 😍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #crystals #naturalbeauty #quartz #quartzcrystal #rockhounding #handpicked #selfcollected #oneofakind #mothernature #etsyseller

A beauty from the west coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Was a bit rough and dirty when I found her but she cleaned up beautifully 😍 #ethicallysourced #scottishrocks #lapidary #rockhounding #handpicked #agategeode #oneofakind #mothernature #scottishagate #agate #etsyseller