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Post by snowmom on Aug 2, 2014 17:48:15 GMT -5
maybe hawks eye on the two smaller ones, verde antique or serpentinite for the second lighter green one... all have a grain which could be asbestos or asbestos replacement, I have no way of knowing and leave it to those who are more knowledgable than I am to take the risk of playing with them or not. If you'd like to have them leave me a PM, first come first served. The biggest rock is probably about 6x4x3, the larger hawkeye/tiger eye, imposter is about 6x3x2, the smallest 4x 4x 2 ... all measurements approximate. you take all responsibility for your own use of these once they leave my hands.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 17:54:17 GMT -5
Rather big for tumbles.. unless one is going to cap them.. I would slice (assuming one has a slab saw) down the middle or do a 4 way slice on the larger ones. The smaller one I would cut down the seam or between the layers and cap around that, it would offer a very nice stair step to the center.
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thehp
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Post by thehp on Aug 2, 2014 19:40:31 GMT -5
First picture, bottom rock - Have no idea what it is - but I have it's twin sister on my desk for a paperweight !
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 2, 2014 20:06:13 GMT -5
That green one is nice. I think it will look really good sliced up. If you don't have any takers, I'll cut it for you, but I don't want it because I have a bunch of similar stuff myself.
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Post by snowmom on Aug 3, 2014 18:25:17 GMT -5
nobody has spoken thus far. It looks like jasper and quartz stuff in layers. might be crocidilite or lizaardite or some other sort of reptilite.. thanks jugglerguy!
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Post by snowmom on Aug 3, 2014 18:27:10 GMT -5
thehp, I could arrange a reunion for the separated twin here... sent usps frb straight to your desk! say the word!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 3, 2014 19:36:14 GMT -5
Yes,cut that bad boy up.....
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 4, 2014 8:47:46 GMT -5
You know, I'm not sure exactly what part of the country you are from, but, if you are finding rocks that might have originated in the Iron Ranges, and you are actually finding tiger eye mimic rocks with chatoyance ( flash) you just might be picking up hunks of silkstone or Binghamite. That is really good gem material! You might looks up pics of the stuff and see if it matches what you are finding....Mel
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 4, 2014 14:02:21 GMT -5
Mel has a good point about location. Many of the named rocks, like hawks Eye, come from international sources. You would need a local rock to have the same mineralogy to properly use the name, and as Mel points out chatoyant rock in the upper mid-West is likely silkstone or Binghamite. Other names, which are much more generic, e.g., serpentine, quartzite, epidote, dolomite, are more amenable to identifying by appearance and hardness.
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Post by snowmom on Aug 5, 2014 6:19:33 GMT -5
well, that's pretty much the point, the name I used comes closest to describing the stuff. It could be anything "proper" or not, that's the best I could come up with. They are offered free to anybody who wants to look deeper into the matter.
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Post by snowmom on Aug 5, 2014 6:40:25 GMT -5
the rocks have a new home. thanks!
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