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Post by velodromed on Dec 13, 2023 15:47:58 GMT -5
Bob Thanks for showing me that giant Tecovas Jasper in your other post. Ever ever since you first started talking about this stuff and been looking for it. Could either of these be considered Tecovas Jasper? They look different from the other jaspers I find around here and have a mix of soft and hard spots, like you had mentioned it does. Ever since you talked these, months ago, I think, I can’t get them off my mind and have been looking. Hmmm...that looks very much like some things I find almost every time I do some outing anywhere between western Oklahoma and Arizona. I don't know what it is. I've tried to tumble it many times because the red/orange color appeals to me, but I'm trying not to pick it up anymore. Most pieces are riddled through with air pores. The cherts and jaspers, including Tecovas and some others in this part of the US, are actually kind of known for being reliably solid. So their "rind", that is the weathered surface, is usually much more slick and doesn't have that crumbly look like this rock does. I predict if you tumble this you will not be happy with it. Thanks Bob! They do look like they’ll fall apart. Of course I’ll try anyway, just another disappearing rock trick. I’ve so many of those since I’m a tumble hoe (I’ll tumble anything).
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wargrafix
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Post by wargrafix on Dec 16, 2023 17:46:30 GMT -5
I'm not jealous!
Great my nose apparently grew and broke my screen.
Lol.
These are amazing, beautiful and all of the adjectives.
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