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Post by fernwood on Aug 14, 2023 8:36:16 GMT -5
Strange request. Maybe impossible. Am trying to ID the type of rock this is made from. A friend of mine is selling it. She said it was some type of jasper. She does not know where the artist got the rock from, but has posed the question. Based on what she told me, it is about 6-7 hardness. Skulls that this artist makes are usually high polish/gloss. This one is not high gloss, which makes me think the rock might be softer in places. Thank you.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 14, 2023 8:51:39 GMT -5
To me Amygdaloidal basalt is also possible, but am unsure.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 14, 2023 9:08:31 GMT -5
To me Amygdaloidal basalt is also possible, but am unsure. That's the first thing that went through my skull! *See what I did there! LOL
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victor1941
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Post by victor1941 on Aug 14, 2023 9:21:04 GMT -5
Try Mexican Leopard skin rhyolite or orbicular ocean jasper.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 14, 2023 10:35:58 GMT -5
To me Amygdaloidal basalt is also possible, but am unsure. I agree.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 14, 2023 10:38:19 GMT -5
Info from my friend. Sorry, but I think I am bordering on something not allowed here, but it is important for ID.
She said this is a Singer Skull. "Singers have a reputation for being even more 'talkative" than regular skull carvings. They are difficult to carve and that's why you'll usually only find them in harder materials. They often break during the process and take a lot of skill to carve".
The harder material would rule out basalt.
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Post by RickB on Aug 14, 2023 13:42:22 GMT -5
fernwood Alas poor Yorick - just for the heck of it try a black light on him and see if anything happens.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 14, 2023 14:48:35 GMT -5
fernwood Alas poor Yorick - just for the heck of it try a black light on him and see if anything happens. I was going to try a UV light when he arrives.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Aug 14, 2023 16:51:10 GMT -5
Try Mexican Leopard skin rhyolite or orbicular ocean jasper. looks like a dark piece of leopard skin to me
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 14, 2023 17:30:55 GMT -5
I agree with leopardskin. It was my first thought.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 14, 2023 22:00:31 GMT -5
fernwood Alas poor Yorick - just for the heck of it try a black light on him and see if anything happens.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 15, 2023 7:25:04 GMT -5
Thank you everyone.
It does look like Leopardskin Jasper.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 15, 2023 10:31:13 GMT -5
Another option. Plum Blossom Jasper? I had never heard of this variety before, but it matches.
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