Is this a green jasper?

casco1 noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since December 2005 Posts: 79	Is this a green jasper? Feb 8, 2006 10:31:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casco1 on Feb 8, 2006 10:31:22 GMT -5 I was just surprised where I found it. Hoping to have some of it cut tonight. I'll post those pics if it happens. I have to explore a little more but expecting to find some pet wood & probably some other Jaspers. We'll see.

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	Is this a green jasper? Feb 8, 2006 10:36:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 8, 2006 10:36:03 GMT -5 i'm thinking jasper too. it looks like the material inside the succor creek or blue mustang minus the part that makes it a picture jasper. can't wait to see after you get it cut. kim

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Is this a green jasper? Feb 9, 2006 10:23:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Feb 9, 2006 10:23:14 GMT -5 hehehehe- the fun you can have with green paint and some rocks hehehe- Sorry actually is looks like a jasper or Adventurine (are there little sparklies all over it) could also be a green quartzite
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 0:03:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 10, 2006 0:03:11 GMT -5 did you cut it yet? where are those pics? kim

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Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 3:24:57 GMT -5

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Post by casco1 on Feb 10, 2006 3:24:57 GMT -5

Yup. Picked up one of the WF saws. And went after a few rocks today.

This pic didn't turn out real clear. But the rock really doesn't look that much different. Pretty uniform texture. No banding. And a little more grey. When wet it is still very green.

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 9:57:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Feb 10, 2006 9:57:08 GMT -5 Can you do a close up please Casco, I got as close as I could to my monitor but still can't quite get a good look. ;D
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casco1 noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since December 2005 Posts: 79	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 18:25:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casco1 on Feb 10, 2006 18:25:12 GMT -5 Here are some better pics. Will end up trying some of this in the tumbler once I have a couple successful batches.

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 18:33:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Feb 10, 2006 18:33:16 GMT -5 Wow that's way cool. Thanks for the close up! Does that look like it absorbs water really fast or no?
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

casco1 noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since December 2005 Posts: 79	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 18:38:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casco1 on Feb 10, 2006 18:38:37 GMT -5 I'm not sure that it is absorbing water all that quickly. Its over 70 degrees here today and kinda dry so I think its kindof drying out.

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 18:50:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Feb 10, 2006 18:50:20 GMT -5 Ok was just curious. Someone on here either mentioned it or I read it on the net that rocks that absorb water fast don't always take a good shine. Hope it's not the case with yours.
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

casco1 noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since December 2005 Posts: 79	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 19:16:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casco1 on Feb 10, 2006 19:16:18 GMT -5 I don't really know. It was just a kinda different rock. Unexpected etc. Figured a few pieces shouldn't hurt anything to try tumbling.

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Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 19:53:39 GMT -5

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Post by Cher on Feb 10, 2006 19:53:39 GMT -5

Oh heck Casco, I didn't mean that you were wasting your time or anything. I'd sure give it a try and I'm not even sure about the water absorbing thing. Maybe I'll post a question about it cause now it's bugging me where I got that from. Anyway, I think it's pretty amazing in color and all and sure hope it'll shine for you.

The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone
said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm
just not close enough to get the job done.
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casco1 noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since December 2005 Posts: 79	Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 23:07:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by casco1 on Feb 10, 2006 23:07:02 GMT -5 Nah. didn't take it like that anyway. I don't know what I'm doing to start with so I can't really hurt anything by finding out if it will work or not. hehehe.

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Is this a green jasper? Feb 10, 2006 23:30:54 GMT -5

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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 10, 2006 23:30:54 GMT -5

hey cas if i had that rock id go for it i think it will come out cool hey every rock wont give ya a glass shine but ive seen some realy cool ones with a matty finish and if i had that id cab it and i bet it would be pretty finished,, throw acouple in for the next tumble bet ya get a nice surprize cause i think the color alone makes it worth doin

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rollingstone starting to spend too much on rocks Member since July 2009 Posts: 236	Is this a green jasper? Feb 11, 2006 1:48:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rollingstone on Feb 11, 2006 1:48:41 GMT -5 Hmm, maybe I'll change my vote to jasper. At any rate, it's got very good colour, better than any green rock I've ever found.

rocknrob: That was one heck of a windstorm that thankfully missed me. I guess Seatac almost hit 60mph gusts. I bet those were some fun landings Nov 20, 2024 21:55:16 GMT -5

dandresow: Thanks. Haven't done anything with rocks for years. Just fixed an older HP 18 inch and dug out a 10 inch and 18in Lortone and I have a couple of trim saws and need to make something to cab with. We stay broke and I only have enough to put oil in 1 Dec 1, 2024 16:49:20 GMT -5 *