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Post by stardiamond on Sept 19, 2023 13:21:14 GMT -5
Getting new material to work on is a great motivator. Top left is opalized Biggs which is not new material but I rediscovered it. Biggs/Blue Biggs, Loma Prieta (big earthquake of 1989), bone. Second Biggs needs to be a flat top because the pattern is very thin.  |
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aGates
has rocks in the head
Building a silver studio
Member since January 2021
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Post by aGates on Sept 19, 2023 22:22:20 GMT -5
Looking forward to the bone!
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Post by Pat on Sept 19, 2023 22:41:31 GMT -5
I didn’t know Biggs opalized. Thanks.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 20, 2023 16:35:18 GMT -5
I slept in and today is garbage day so I got off to a late start. I had three cabs come off the dops so I quit after getting to 325 soft. At that point, there is very little to worry about and I know what each cab will look like finished.
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dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since December 2020
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 21, 2023 13:09:07 GMT -5
I didn’t know Biggs opalized. Thanks. That makes two of us. |
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dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 21, 2023 13:09:49 GMT -5
Those are going to be great!
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 21, 2023 13:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 21, 2023 13:42:08 GMT -5
This is Biggs opal which is not the same as Opalized Biggs. I've bought this and cabbed it. There are multiple internet links for Biggs opal.  The opalized Biggs is what the seller called it. I bought a small piece of rough and have made some cabs. It is much harder than regular Biggs and I've had it fracture working it. It could be agatized. I searched the internet and couldn't find any reference to either agatized or opalized Biggs. The internet is more about selling than informing when searching. |
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realrockhound
Cave Dweller 
Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 21, 2023 14:18:14 GMT -5
Looks like wascoite
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wpotterw
spending too much on rocks
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Post by wpotterw on Sept 21, 2023 16:47:20 GMT -5
This is Biggs opal which is not the same as Opalized Biggs. I've bought this and cabbed it. There are multiple internet links for Biggs opal. The opalized Biggs is what the seller called it. I bought a small piece of rough and have made some cabs. It is much harder than regular Biggs and I've had it fracture working it. It could be agatized. I searched the internet and couldn't find any reference to either agatized or opalized Biggs. The internet is more about selling than informing when searching. I bought Biggs from someone on here who said it was opalized Biggs and it kinda looked like that. Can't remember who though. |
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