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Post by stoner on Jun 29, 2006 22:13:59 GMT -5
Hey everyone. I picked up this slab at the last rock show and finally got around to cutting a cab from it. Is this Lemon Chrysophase? It's soft like onyx but still takes a pretty nice shine. It was giving off a white slurry while I was grinding it. That's about all I can say about the stone to help in it's identity. Thanks.
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Post by Cher on Jun 29, 2006 22:20:11 GMT -5
I have no idea but it's pretty and another picture to feed our addiction. ;D How do you get such perfect ovals?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 29, 2006 22:20:12 GMT -5
Wow another nice cab Ed! Chrysoprase has a hardness of 7 and is chacedony. If it's soft like that I think you're probably looking at a form of serpentine ( comes in several bright yellow forms) or a serpentized marble like verde antique which ranges through yellows into lime greens and darker. My guess woud be verde antique...mel
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Post by stoner on Jun 29, 2006 22:25:40 GMT -5
Thanks Mel, it's definetly not a mohs 7. Cher, I use a template and stay outside the lines. I get confused sometimes though between cutting cabs and coloring in my coloring books. I gotta remember, cabs, outside; coloring books, inside!!!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 29, 2006 22:35:23 GMT -5
i don't know if your coloring is any good but your cabbing is! beautiful stoner!
kim
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Post by gemkoi on Jun 29, 2006 22:50:07 GMT -5
Ya, Mels right on. Lemon or citron Chrysoprase is hard stuff. Takes an awesome shine though.
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HarryB41
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Post by HarryB41 on Jun 30, 2006 5:07:08 GMT -5
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Shelbeeray
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Post by Shelbeeray on Jul 1, 2006 0:34:40 GMT -5
I love that color! reminds me of a lemon icey cone!!I can't wait to get my machine so I can start learning to make cabs!!
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Post by connrock on Jul 1, 2006 12:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by jdennis on Jul 2, 2006 1:13:53 GMT -5
Wow Love it ~jody~
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