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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 24, 2024 6:47:10 GMT -5
   This was to test how to make the images smaller! Finally got it! The trick was, you had to switch between the Preview and BBCode at the bottom once or twice, then the max width at 100% would come up in the coding of the image. It does not do it immediately! Thank heavens, thought I was going insane! :-) Thank you for the help realrockhoundThis chrome chalcedony is from Turkey. If it was from Zimbabwe, it would have been called Mtorolite, Mtorodite, or Matorolite. It is also marketed using the trade name, Aquaprase. The first frontal is outside in shade, the last one is in direct sunlight. |
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Post by chris1956 on Oct 24, 2024 6:56:37 GMT -5
I am glad you mentioned about the BBCode. I never could get that to work and had given up on it.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 24, 2024 7:01:16 GMT -5
I am glad you mentioned about the BBCode. I never could get that to work and had given up on it. It was literally driving me crazy! :-) I think when you switch to BBCode, it has to first load and look at the images, so switch forward and backward between that and the Preview, until you see the width 100% thingy magically appear in the image code. I made mine 50% for reference! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 24, 2024 7:18:35 GMT -5
So sorry guys! It was me that mentioned it first.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 24, 2024 7:26:12 GMT -5
rockjunquie Ahhh, no not at all need for sorries! You were absolutely correct and thank you kindly for your suggestion, it was really helpful! The big pictures feel a little bit like assault! :-) It really does work, there is just a quirk where if you loaded your images and did your typing, then switched to the BBCode tab, that width bit in the code does not show up at first! But if you allow the images to have a cup of coffee, maybe a snack or two, then it does! :-)
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 24, 2024 11:31:21 GMT -5
Beautiful stone and nice cut! Note that 50% is relative to the screen size, which might look a bit small on the phone screen or huge on a big monitor. I usually put in absolute pixel numbers, such as 500px so that the images show reasonable details for all my devices.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 24, 2024 19:24:29 GMT -5
pebblesky That is also useful information! Do you just put "500px" instead of "50%"? In the same spot? Without the "%"? Sorry, it usually takes me a while to figure things out. And thank you! :-)
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 24, 2024 21:19:37 GMT -5
Oh sorry the following was what I meant. Was about to paste the BBcode but got distracted. [img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dksdp2kh1/image/upload/v1729769900/qhehj85ruapcieuvkxhn.jpg" width=500px] |
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 24, 2024 21:46:46 GMT -5
pebblesky Thank you kindly! That is now clear as the sun on one's face! Even I cannot get that wrong. :-)
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 25, 2024 14:26:01 GMT -5
whalecottagedesigns Your post about Turkish chrome chalcedony caught my interest, since the various colored chalcedonies are among my favorite gems. I'd heard of Aquaprase but had never really looked into it as I've been totally occupied with other tasks. Today I had a chanced to do more research on-line and I found the results very informative. According to the GIA, it's found in Africa, not Turkey, though actual sources are frequently obscured for competitive reasons. The lab also attributes its blue-green coloration to the presence of both chromium and nickel, which would make it roughly half chrysoprase and half chrome chalcedony. The hues of the material bear this out. I find the lighter tones of the material very attractive as well as the darker ones you posted. But the seller's attempt to market matrix-bearing stones is not appealing to me though that's a matter of personal taste. It's apparently a brand new gemstone, never before reported. Thanks for putting the spotlight on it for us. I haven't been keeping up with gemology news as much as usual.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 25, 2024 19:40:08 GMT -5
gemfeller You are absolutely right. The Aquaprase bit is about an African Chalcedony, and I would guess it is possibly also from Zimbabwe somewhere near the Mtorolite sources. But here I am just guessing. I did not make it clear when I wrote that at all! My bad.... :-) The darker Turkish Chrome Chalcedony above is totally separate from both Mtorolite and Aquaprase.
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2024 0:10:11 GMT -5
gemfeller You are absolutely right. The Aquaprase bit is about an African Chalcedony, and I would guess it is possibly also from Zimbabwe somewhere near the Mtorolite sources. But here I am just guessing. I did not make it clear when I wrote that at all! My bad.... :-) The darker Turkish Chrome Chalcedony above is totally separate from both Mtorolite and Aquaprase. Ca you give me any further info on the Turkish material? I've searched but can't find anything about it. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Oct 26, 2024 0:14:44 GMT -5
Love that stuff, got a bit of it along with the purple "jade" and other turkish delights I got from my friend Alp a few years ago. I was looking at one of my Alp boxes just a few hours ago, thinking I needed to get into it.
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2024 0:19:00 GMT -5
Love that stuff, got a bit of it along with the purple "jade" and other turkish delights I got from my friend Alp a few years ago. I was looking at one of my Alp boxes just a few hours ago, thinking I needed to get into it. Found some images on-line just now. They looked to be mostly brown matrix with precious little chalcedony visible. ETA: duckduckgo.com/?hps=1&q=turkish+chrome+chalcedony+images&atb=v401-1&ia=web |
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 26, 2024 0:38:04 GMT -5
gemfeller I do not have any written descriptive information, what I can tell you is that I bought it from a gentleman called Kadir on Instagram, his handle is menekse_bilal08 and he has been an absolute pleasure to work with, I have bought twice from him now, and to give you an example, the last time I bought two rocks - some of the gorgeous lime green prehnite and purple jade. He sent those plus another 10 other ones just for fun! Love him! Rockoonz Mannnn, I love that purple "jade", it is a pleasure to work on the wheels too!
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 26, 2024 0:40:39 GMT -5
gemfeller I did find the following on Mindat: Chrome chalcedony found in an ancient Roman gem collection may have come from one of the chromium deposits in what is now Turkey. Present commercial production comes from Zimbabwe under the trade name "mtorolite", and from Bolivia under the trade name "chiquitanita".
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2024 0:46:51 GMT -5
gemfeller I did find the following on Mindat: Chrome chalcedony found in an ancient Roman gem collection may have come from one of the chromium deposits in what is now Turkey. Present commercial production comes from Zimbabwe under the trade name "mtorolite", and from Bolivia under the trade name "chiquitanita". Thanks. I'm very familiar with Mtorolite and have cut a fair amount of it with rough yet to slab. The Bolivian material is new to me and I'll be looking for more info on it. |
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 26, 2024 0:53:47 GMT -5
gemfeller  Those are the three other bits I have, they were all freebies thrown in with my other purchases. You can see while they are not clear, fairly full of inclusions and whatnot, the actual gemmy parts are quite good! Do not look like those very brown matrixy stuff you found on the web.
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 26, 2024 0:59:19 GMT -5
gemfeller Those are the three other bits I have, they were all freebies thrown in with my other purchases. You can see while they are not clear, fairly full of inclusions and whatnot, the actual gemmy parts are quite good! Do not look like those very brown matrixy stuff you found on the web. Glad to learn there may be some cuttable material available. Nice color. Thanks. |
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 26, 2024 3:10:36 GMT -5
gemfeller I spoke to Kadir, he says the chrome chalcedony he sent me is from Eskişehir province in Türkiye.
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