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vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,537	Wonderstone Oct 30, 2023 5:59:00 GMT -5 RWA3006, quartz, and 12 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Oct 30, 2023 5:59:00 GMT -5 Videos: 20231027_133036_1 by James Sloane, on Flickr 20231027_132958_1 by James Sloane, on Flickr 20231027_132917_1 by James Sloane, on Flickr Pics

liveoak still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2022 Posts: 4,685	Wonderstone Oct 30, 2023 6:48:36 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liveoak on Oct 30, 2023 6:48:36 GMT -5 WOW ! That would make beautiful cabs - good find !!! Patty
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,392	Wonderstone Oct 30, 2023 7:17:05 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Oct 30, 2023 7:17:05 GMT -5 Spectacular specimens James!
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chris1956 driving up their electric bill Member since July 2022 Posts: 2,383	Wonderstone Oct 30, 2023 9:05:55 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chris1956 on Oct 30, 2023 9:05:55 GMT -5 Spectacular!

victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,160	Wonderstone Oct 31, 2023 9:46:08 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Oct 31, 2023 9:46:08 GMT -5 That is some really nice looking wonderstone with great variety. Is this material solid or does it have soft spots?
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Wonderstone Oct 31, 2023 14:49:55 GMT -5

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Oct 31, 2023 9:46:08 GMT -5 victor1941 said:

That is some really nice looking wonderstone with great variety. Is this material solid or does it have soft spots?

I have cabbed this material before and it was solid. Wonderstones (rhyolite) will vary in composition. Some is more glassy, such as these pieces as where other Wonderstones have more of a sandstone texture that does not polish well.

goldfinder Cave Dweller Member since December 2020 Posts: 273	Wonderstone Oct 31, 2023 15:37:21 GMT -5 via mobile vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goldfinder on Oct 31, 2023 15:37:21 GMT -5 Wow that's some really wonderful wonderstone! I really like the "veins" in the fourth picture down, I don't think I've ever seen any with that pattern.

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Oct 31, 2023 15:37:21 GMT -5 goldfinder said:

Wow that's some really wonderful wonderstone! I really like the "veins" in the fourth picture down, I don't think I've ever seen any with that pattern.

If I had to guess, I would say jasper. Silica solutions can seep in to cracks first condensing in to a silica gel, then to opal. As the opal loses water it will crystallize in to some form of chalcedony, in this case it looks like jasper.

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