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Post by frane on May 10, 2009 14:08:53 GMT -5
Michael John, Thank you for sharing and Jo, You did a fantastic job at these cabs! I have some of the MJ purple in the tumbler along with some of the green...It just takes so long to get it done! I have some ready to go into the vibe after this next batch gets done. I am really looking forward to the results! Fran
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Post by NatureNut on May 10, 2009 23:23:37 GMT -5
OOh Fran, purple and green. Looking forward to seeing that! Thanks Fran. Jo
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Post by Titania on May 11, 2009 11:01:26 GMT -5
Jo, those came out fantastic!
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on May 12, 2009 8:22:44 GMT -5
Great teamwork guys! I've been fortunate enough to collect in those areas and it's wonderful to see the rocks in their finished form! Great job Jo! Great job MJ!
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Post by Michael John on May 12, 2009 14:35:40 GMT -5
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on May 12, 2009 17:58:58 GMT -5
*L* Thanks for the "word is gold comment" MJ but I really oversimplified the copper situations in our short conversation on your beautiful chrysocolla in quartzite material. Chrysacolla and malachite occur in oxidized zones of copper deposits but are not actually copper Oxide which is a different color. Chrysocolla is actually, I believe, a hydrated copper silicate and malachite a copper carbonate so the quartzite is actually infused with various copper compounds from the oxidation zone of a copper deposit which gives it the various shades of blue. Totally my bad *L* I'm such a rotten typist that when I get in chat situations I oversimplify to avoid typing as many words and I tend to get overtechnical anyway. Whatever, your material when cabbed is gorgeous stuff and like they say, a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet *L*.....Mel
And before you guys poke fun at me , try typing Hydrated copper silicate- (CuAl) 2h2Si2O5(OH) 4 nH20 and copper carbonate CuCo3 Cu(OH)2 real fast in chat with two fingers *L*
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Post by Michael John on May 12, 2009 20:30:29 GMT -5
Mel, no wonder so many people call just about anything that comes from a copper deposit "Chrysocolla"!
The prettiest thing in the vein at the peak of The Blue Mule is the pure Chrysocolla. It's rich royal blue, like no other blue I've ever seen. The next time I go up there, I'm going to bring some home and take pics. I only get little pieces of it, VERY seldom a piece even big enough to stabilize and cab.
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