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Post by tribeunited on Oct 8, 2024 16:58:36 GMT -5
I have some I sort of know, but need some confirmation. First one. Mescalero, or Blue Dream Jasper? Possible maligano as well, but if so it's vastly different from the others I have. 1. Blue Dream Mescalero - Figured it out.  Second. Either Rocky Butte or Owyhee. I know both are technically Owhyhee, but I've seen it listed as old stock rocky butt and old stock owyhee, so I want to be as accurate as possible. 2.  Third - Fordite, Bowlerite, or surfite? If it helps, this is a very small piece - about 2". It photographed much larger than it is. 3. Firdite - Thank you pebblesky Fourth Variscite, or Burma (Myanmar) Maw Sit Sit, or some other green thing? 4. Variscite - Lucin, Utah - thank you rockjunquie and gemfeller  And last - I first thought Ocean Wave, but when I photgraphed it, I thought it might be Kaleidoscope. Ok truth be told, this isn't a this or that, but I had those two guesses when I saw it. Other guesses welcome! 5.   Thank you! |
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Post by chris1956 on Oct 8, 2024 17:05:47 GMT -5
Currious to know if the fractures on the first one are completely healed.
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 8, 2024 17:11:57 GMT -5
Yes, it's like smooth porcelain. Let's inspect this closely.   |
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 8, 2024 17:28:35 GMT -5
1, wondering if the first two names are both from Nevada. All the Maligano I have seen appeared to have messier busier patterns and features than yours so I am also tentatively crossing Maligano out.
3 looks Fordite to me.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 8, 2024 18:26:57 GMT -5
Variscite
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 8, 2024 18:40:21 GMT -5
4 & 5 - Variscite, Lucin, Utah
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 9, 2024 13:32:44 GMT -5
1, wondering if the first two names are both from Nevada. All the Maligano I have seen appeared to have messier busier patterns and features than yours so I am also tentatively crossing Maligano out. 3 looks Fordite to me. I agree on the maligano. So when you mentioned both being Nevada, I dug around and figured out the ID for the first slab. It turns out, Blue Dream is from the same mine or claim as the Mescalero - so it's a variant of Mescalero. I had seen this material listed both ways, so I think either name is technically correct, but the older Mescalero has less of the "spots" of brecciated material. In my personal collection, I have seen slabs similar labeled both as Blue Dream and as Mescalero. I think at the end if they are all together, it will be easier to distinguish between the two. |
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 9, 2024 13:35:41 GMT -5
rockjunquie and gemfeller - thank you both for the variscite ID and the location. I thought it was variscite, but I always try and verify my material through an image search. When I saw the Burma material pop up, I thought I had better double check with you guys!
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 9, 2024 14:21:23 GMT -5
rockjunquie and gemfeller - thank you both for the variscite ID and the location. I thought it was variscite, but I always try and verify my material through an image search. When I saw the Burma material pop up, I thought I had better double check with you guys! This is Maw Sit-Sit I cut a long time ago. It's pretty distinctive in appearance but could be confused with some jades, both jadeite and nephrite. It's not a true jade but a mixture of several minerals, including chloromelanite jade. It's lovely stuff and i wish I'd been able to afford more when it was more "affordable". But not for me.  |
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 9, 2024 15:00:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the photo and explanation gemfeller . It's really pretty and the look is quite distinct! I want to show you the material which made me question this slab being Variscite. link It's called Maw sit Sit, but looks nothing like the Maw Sit Sit you showed. I haven't researched this material other than the link I'm showing here. |
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 9, 2024 15:09:31 GMT -5
Thank you for the photo and explanation gemfeller . It's really pretty and the look is quite distinct! I want to show you the material which made me question this slab being Variscite. link It's called Maw sit Sit, but looks nothing like the Maw Sit Sit you showed. I haven't researched this material other than the link I'm showing here. Wow, no wonder! That's pretty marginal Maw Sit-Sit. I'll have to school those guys next time I'm in Sedona. It's not far away and I've done business with them on a limited basis. |
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 9, 2024 17:16:57 GMT -5
I'm glad you see it too and it's not just me!
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