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Post by MsAli on Mar 20, 2023 19:04:07 GMT -5
RickB that definitely looks like it could be, especially if it has some orange in with it
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Post by pebblerock on Mar 21, 2023 7:42:44 GMT -5
NDK and MsAli Is this what you are looking for??
Don't remember where I got this from but think it was in the 70's.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 21, 2023 9:09:30 GMT -5
That too me looks more like regular slag.
I don't recall rosarita having that yellow in it, but I could be wrong
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Post by pebblerock on Mar 21, 2023 13:02:41 GMT -5
Okay,
Sounds good to me.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 21, 2023 13:04:17 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 21, 2023 13:12:43 GMT -5
I'm just throwing this out there for food for thought- I don't know if it's true in this case, but red/rose glass used to be colored by gold. I wonder if this is why it is so expensive. I have used gold to color glass and I have seen a lot of Venetian glass colored by gold.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 21, 2023 14:56:30 GMT -5
I'm just throwing this out there for food for thought- I don't know if it's true in this case, but red/rose glass used to be colored by gold. I wonder if this is why it is so expensive. I have used gold to color glass and I have seen a lot of Venetian glass colored by gold. Rosarita is actually the by product of gold smelting in Alaska Red glass started back in Babylon days and there is clay tablet with that recipe. They believed that base metals could be transformed into gold
But the color faded so they had to figure out ways to solve that problem so they added gold chloride. The deep ruby red having the higher content with bright red they added selenium.
These days selenium and sometimes a combo of other metals is oxidized to make red
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Post by MsAli on Mar 21, 2023 17:14:38 GMT -5
Ya, it definitely could be I wish I knew an expert in it |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 21, 2023 17:53:13 GMT -5
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Post by pebblerock on Mar 22, 2023 13:26:08 GMT -5
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Post by julieooly on Sept 20, 2023 8:31:26 GMT -5
Did you find what you were looking for? Turquoisemoose.com looks like they're selling it for $45 a pound. I just bought 5 pounds from a rock seller in NM, you can find him on Etsy and Ebay and Insta under the name woodstonefeatherhide I haven't received my package yet but here's one of the pictures from the listing As far as rosarita containing any gold, it would be a very slight amount if any. I think the price is high because it's so beautiful and it isn't produced anymore. I had been looking for years and even had an Ebay search, for some reason this listing did not come up in the search, I found it by luck. If you talk to Gray let him know it was me who recommended him.  |
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Post by julieooly on Sept 20, 2023 10:38:01 GMT -5
Yes, the seller has more Rosarita. I asked about colors and he said he just has red. I meant to post above that it isn't just red but can be yellow and orange and have bands and swirls too.
The bigger rough is .50 a gram and slabbed is 1.00 per gram. You can also message him Gray Cowan on Facebook Messenger.
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Post by MsAli on Sept 23, 2023 9:22:55 GMT -5
Thank you Julie! I did get some. One day, I'll post a photo of it 😊
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Post by MsAli on Jan 18, 2024 16:51:48 GMT -5
I just realized I never did post what I ended up with Did a trade for this beauty.   |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 21, 2024 11:19:57 GMT -5
I just KNEW that hadn't been posted! LOL Super nice piece!!  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 21, 2024 19:54:47 GMT -5
Nate looked at me and said "Did you ever post it"? And I went, " oh bleep, no, I never did"
#oldageproblems
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 21, 2024 19:59:14 GMT -5
Nate looked at me and said "Did you ever post it"? And I went, " oh bleep, no, I never did" #oldageproblems #wegotyourback!  |
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