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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 13, 2016 5:38:18 GMT -5
I got ya. That username is a pain. Wish I could change it.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 13, 2016 5:45:16 GMT -5
I got ya. That username is a pain. Wish I could change it. Ha, it is early and brain going slow. Had memorized it and lost it this time.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 13, 2016 6:36:58 GMT -5
Looks like sci fi jasper. Sweet tumbles!
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Post by jamesp on Nov 13, 2016 7:02:52 GMT -5
Looks like sci fi jasper. Sweet tumbles! Well Tela, you may have solved a long time mystery. (4 years) Sci fi jasper also known as porcelain from N Mexico mirror's many rocks I find on the Rio. Especially after looking at images. Description: Porcelain This material is located high in the mountains near the Sonora, Chihuahua border in Mexico. Evidence indicates that the deposit only 10 yards wide was at one time as sedimentary formation which became highly silicated and as such fractures formed which were filled with iron. The high amounts of iron as they filled the cracks over time are now seen as the veins of purple and red. The cream color base is the perfect back drop to this natural masterpiece that has a truly exotic and sensual feel. One of the samples from the Rio, but many others. My camera dulls purple. Am sure this is not from actual vein as described above, but conditions must be favorable in close by areas for similar formations. Sorry to get off subject on your thread Jeremy. I dragged a bunch of this mysterious purple stuff home and am pumped about getting an answer after several years of searching. Proximity to Rio Sabre52
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Post by jamesp on Nov 13, 2016 7:47:28 GMT -5
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Post by txrockhunter on Nov 13, 2016 10:01:07 GMT -5
Thanks for stepping in, Randy Garage Rocker! I went to see if I had another piece of that material (my friend's wife got that one), but never found one. I think you gave that to me! jamesp, funny thing about the guy on Etsy....none of his rocks are from TX. You add value to any thread, glad to have your input!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 13, 2016 11:01:36 GMT -5
No problem Jeremy. I got a little chunk of that from Roger, I believe, and you got half. I tried to ID it, but there are so many japers, it was beyond the effort I normally put into ID'ing. I saw it in one of Tela's cab collages a while back, but there wasn't an ID index. Shoulda asked about it then.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 13, 2016 11:02:22 GMT -5
Looks like sci fi jasper. Sweet tumbles! Thanks Tela, been wondering what kind of jasper I had.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 13, 2016 11:04:50 GMT -5
Once you see Sci fi porcelain jasper, you will always recognize it. For me, it is the charcoal black. I can't think of any other rock that has that kind of charcoal color.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 19, 2016 14:28:40 GMT -5
jamesp , I took another pic of the sci-fi jasper piece I had. The other side has less red/pink and looks more like what you picked up on the Rio.
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Post by jamesp on Nov 19, 2016 16:11:16 GMT -5
jamesp , I took another pic of the sci-fi jasper piece I had. The other side has less red/pink and looks more like what you picked up on the Rio.
Lots of Sci Fi on google images. rockjunquie mentioned it being charcoal colored. The stuff I found may be different. It is all purple, blue, sometimes red. Makes sense because the Sci Fi is found in a distinct vein in Mexico. But you can throw the book away at the Rio Grande since it is a Heinz 57 mix of everything from everywhere. Purple breciatted jasper in many forms common there.
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