Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 1, 2006 15:43:59 GMT -5
I was cutting slabs last week. Here are some of them. Thanks for looking. Zotika
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Post by Alice on Feb 1, 2006 15:48:34 GMT -5
those are really neat! What's the one on the top? (Aqua colored one... 2nd from the left)
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Post by stoner on Feb 1, 2006 15:54:42 GMT -5
Yeah Zotika, ya can't just post nice looking slabs and then not ID them.
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 1, 2006 16:19:27 GMT -5
First top row: tree white greenish opals and one chrysoprase; Second row (left to right): blue mist chalcedony, four jaspers (two orbicular) and bluish-purple chalcedony; Largest slab is agate, beneath it is marble onyx, and in bottom right corner there are agate slabs with carbonate minerals – white is magnesite and green is dolomite. Zotika
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 1, 2006 16:29:30 GMT -5
I forgot. All slabs are from Serbia, except that marble onyx. Zotika
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Post by rockds on Feb 1, 2006 16:51:31 GMT -5
all should make up some nice cabs, let us know what you plan to do with them
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Post by Cher on Feb 1, 2006 17:05:11 GMT -5
Great colors, I really like the blues.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 1, 2006 17:12:09 GMT -5
hey zot great lookin slabs man but i got a fav that bluish-purple chalcedony is way cool man where did you get it that would make some realy great cabs
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 1, 2006 17:17:03 GMT -5
Outstanding material- can't wait to see the cabs----
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Post by deb193 on Feb 1, 2006 17:19:21 GMT -5
Do you have any more specific information on the orbicular jasper? I have some similar stuff that I have no real idea what it is.
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 1, 2006 17:19:59 GMT -5
I plan making cabs out of them. Starting tomorow. Of course I will post the results. Zotika
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 1, 2006 18:15:42 GMT -5
Deb193 I don't know commercial names for those orbicular jaspers. As a geologist I just know their mineral composition. Any help with their commercial names would be much appreciated. Both of them are from one deposit (Central Serbia) in hydrothermaly altered serpentinite due to the Tertiary volcanic activity. Sands, That bluish-purple chalcedony is also one of my favs. I collected it myself, as most of my stuffs. Zotika
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 1, 2006 20:43:55 GMT -5
Wow! beautiful countryside, castles and all those fantastic stones. Serbia is a nice place for rockhounds! Love the blue-purple and the orbicular material. You've got you some nice cabbing material in that batch...mel
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Pebbles
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Post by Pebbles on Feb 1, 2006 20:56:52 GMT -5
Those are really such wonderful colors!
Question for you, Zotika -
You say you find most of these rocks yourself, right? Can you tell from the outside what you will find on the inside? Or do you have to wait to cut into them to know for sure?
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jlc0321
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Post by jlc0321 on Feb 1, 2006 21:11:21 GMT -5
They are all nice Zotika, but I like the chrysophase the best. Jeff
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Post by joe on Feb 2, 2006 1:04:56 GMT -5
I think the agate slabs at the bottom are the best, they look like little sunrises. Can't wait to see what you do with them Z.
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Debs
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Post by Debs on Feb 3, 2006 5:23:04 GMT -5
Cool rocks! I really love those blue ones on the bottom. Kind of remind me of blue lace. Is that what they are?
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Feb 3, 2006 8:27:30 GMT -5
Those are really such wonderful colors! Question for you, Zotika - You say you find most of these rocks yourself, right? Can you tell from the outside what you will find on the inside? Or do you have to wait to cut into them to know for sure? Pebbles, Of course, I can't see through stone. I always know what kind of rock I am bringing home and it is always lapidary quality. But only when rock is “opened” (cut) I can see what I really have. Hey, SandsMan This is where that bluish-purple chalcedony is found. Man at work. Come out, come out, what ever you are. Zotika
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Post by Zoran on Feb 3, 2006 8:36:28 GMT -5
Debs, That agate also reminds me of blue lace agate. The color is little lighter and there is no that actual lace pattern. Zoki
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Pebbles
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Post by Pebbles on Feb 3, 2006 9:41:22 GMT -5
Hey, Zotika -
What do ya mean, you can't see thru stone? *lol*
Guess I worded my question wrong. Let's see if I can rephrase it....
As a geologist, can you tell the difference between those rocks before you cut them open? From what I can see of the outside edges of the slabs you have there (especially the very top slabs & the very bottom slabs in the pic), it appears that the outside of the rocks look very similar to each other although the insides are quite different.
In other words, can you ID those rocks by looking at the outsides only, or do some rocks need to be cut open before ID'ing?
Does that make sense? I know what I want to ask, but it's hard to explain in writing - sorry!
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