The Bagdad AZ Blues

AzRockGeek has rocks in the head Member since September 2016 Posts: 703	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 17:45:42 GMT -5 NDK, quartz, and 17 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AzRockGeek on Mar 3, 2024 17:45:42 GMT -5 Picked these up several years ago at estate sale, finally got around to cutting them. 😅
	That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

khara fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2022 Posts: 1,980	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 17:54:03 GMT -5 via mobile Rockoonz and 1dave like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by khara on Mar 3, 2024 17:54:03 GMT -5 Oh my gosh. That first close-up. What?! is this? I need to get some.

ThomasT has rocks in the head Member since June 2022 Posts: 616	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 18:39:35 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ThomasT on Mar 3, 2024 18:39:35 GMT -5 Very beautiful material. Chrysocolla perhaps?
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gemfeller Cave Dweller Member since June 2011 Posts: 4,059	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 18:51:14 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gemfeller on Mar 3, 2024 18:51:14 GMT -5 Yowzah! Silicated I assume.

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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 19:35:50 GMT -5 via mobile Rockoonz, 1dave, and 1 more like this

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Post by khara on Mar 3, 2024 19:35:50 GMT -5

By the way, thanks for rubbing it in our faces showing off that picture of you standing there in the sunshine, wearing shorts, while some of us are still up here shivering in our beanies and long johns clutching our coffee cups for warmth.🤣🥶🤣

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,831	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 20:14:58 GMT -5 1dave and khara like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Mar 3, 2024 20:14:58 GMT -5 Beautiful! What is it?
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AzRockGeek has rocks in the head Member since September 2016 Posts: 703	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 20:20:15 GMT -5 Rockoonz, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AzRockGeek on Mar 3, 2024 20:20:15 GMT -5 Thanks all. It is mainly Chrysocolla with Malachite, Azurite, Tenorite, Shattuckite, Silica and other various copper minerals. I am loving the variation in this!
	That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

rockbrain Cave Dweller Member since January 2022 Posts: 3,172	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 20:38:35 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockbrain on Mar 3, 2024 20:38:35 GMT -5 Some amazing slabs there!
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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 3, 2024 21:03:53 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 3, 2024 21:03:53 GMT -5

Holy sh*t! Gorgeous stuff!

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Mark K Cave Dweller Member since April 2012 Posts: 2,818	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 6:26:38 GMT -5 1dave, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mark K on Mar 4, 2024 6:26:38 GMT -5 That right there is why I go to AZ and run around the desert. I rarely find stuff like that any more. Used to.

Peruano driving up their electric bill Heads Up! Member since March 2011 Posts: 2,429	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 8:55:44 GMT -5 via mobile 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peruano on Mar 4, 2024 8:55:44 GMT -5 Now change your oil that you cut those slabs in. Or keep cutting the same stuff.
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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 12:03:37 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Nice stuff, when you say Baghdad does that mean from the pit east of Wikieup?
I went to the Rawley mine down by Gila Bend weekend before last, got a bit of that AZ blue, have to show it off after I get more cut.

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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 12:07:12 GMT -5 1dave, AzRockGeek, and 1 more like this

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Mar 3, 2024 19:35:50 GMT -5 khara said:

By the way, thanks for rubbing it in our faces showing off that picture of you standing there in the sunshine, wearing shorts, while some of us are still up here shivering in our beanies and long johns clutching our coffee cups for warmth.🤣🥶🤣

When it's in the 80's there in August, and we're pushing 120 we'll be the jealous ones.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,979	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 12:35:37 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Mar 4, 2024 12:35:37 GMT -5 Absolutely beautiful!!! Don't see a lot of that anymore. I have a few pieces put away for a rainy day. How stable is it?

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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 14:50:52 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Mar 4, 2024 12:03:37 GMT -5 Rockoonz said:

Nice stuff, when you say Baghdad does that mean from the pit east of Wikieup?
I went to the Rawley mine down by Gila Bend weekend before last, got a bit of that AZ blue, have to show it off after I get more cut.

Yes. This is from the Bagdad mine, probably mined in 70's.

That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 14:53:09 GMT -5 rockjunquie, 1dave, and 2 more like this

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Mar 4, 2024 12:35:37 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Absolutely beautiful!!! Don't see a lot of that anymore. I have a few pieces put away for a rainy day. How stable is it?

I threw this stuff in with some other things I was getting professionally stabilized, so it very stable.

Here is a pic of all the Bagdad I had stabilized, 27 pounds.

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That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

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The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 14:57:05 GMT -5 1dave likes this

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Mar 4, 2024 14:53:09 GMT -5 AzRockGeek said:

Mar 4, 2024 12:35:37 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Absolutely beautiful!!! Don't see a lot of that anymore. I have a few pieces put away for a rainy day. How stable is it?

I threw this stuff in with some other things I was getting professionally stabilized, so it very stable.

Here is a pic of all the Bagdad I had stabilized, 27 pounds.

Whoa! Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

NDK Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 9,440	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 4, 2024 19:40:38 GMT -5 via mobile 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NDK on Mar 4, 2024 19:40:38 GMT -5 OMG this stuff is gorgeous!
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liveoak still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2022 Posts: 4,706	The Bagdad AZ Blues Mar 5, 2024 7:22:05 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liveoak on Mar 5, 2024 7:22:05 GMT -5 Forget the weather-those slabs (and rough) are beautiful ! I look forward to seeing the cabs Patty
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