jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Oct 18, 2012 0:27:00 GMT -5
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gerard
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Post by gerard on Oct 18, 2012 0:40:50 GMT -5
chrysoprase
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keystonecops
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Post by keystonecops on Oct 18, 2012 13:26:49 GMT -5
Them will make some sweet cabs. Later Clyde
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Oct 18, 2012 16:02:46 GMT -5
Chrysoprase is a form of Chalcedony - Moh's hardness +-7. Gaspeite however has a hardness of only 4.5 to 5.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 18, 2012 16:11:40 GMT -5
looks like chrysoprase, you have some really cool colors going on!
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Post by beefjello on Oct 18, 2012 19:01:41 GMT -5
Neat stuff Jason, I have a slab of something similar I thought was variscite.
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Post by gingerkid on Oct 19, 2012 12:19:25 GMT -5
Looks kinda like variscite to me also. Cool patterns in it; looks as if it has stitches.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 20, 2012 11:11:53 GMT -5
don't think the veriscite has that brown rind and black inclusions, that is mostly on chrysoprase
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2012 12:00:06 GMT -5
Other possibilities would be magneprase (which is what I suspect) or magnesite. Variscite, & others in the turquoise series, do sometimes form the plumey pattern and can be highly silicified with brown matrix and black inclusions, but I agree that those are less likely than the others mentioned.
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