181lizard
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Post by 181lizard on Aug 13, 2007 13:34:38 GMT -5
Customer brought this in & gave to me. He bought it for his fish tank & for some reason....didn't work out. Any help ID'ing is appreciated. Colors are true. It really does fade to a pale sky blue.
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Post by stoner on Aug 13, 2007 14:46:19 GMT -5
Looks like some pet wood I have.
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Post by 181lizard on Aug 13, 2007 20:19:02 GMT -5
oh wow...I woulda never guessed that! Got a pic Stoner?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2007 0:40:35 GMT -5
i don't what this is but it looks great!
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 18, 2007 11:47:08 GMT -5
Hmmm. I'm not sure but thinking some kind of wonderstone....Mel
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Post by desertdweller on Sept 18, 2007 13:37:38 GMT -5
Pet wood wouldn't fade, I don't think wonderstone fades much either. How big is the rock? Does it look the same on the other side? Does it have a different colored outer shell?
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Post by 181lizard on Sept 18, 2007 14:44:31 GMT -5
Jamie...hunk is bigger than my hand & solid. The fractures appear to be healed. I can see no wood grain of any kind but it does have a bit of a crust on the outside. Here's some more pics.
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Post by 181lizard on Sept 18, 2007 14:45:33 GMT -5
If wonderstone feels a bit grainy...this doesn't.
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Post by AgateHeaven on Sept 25, 2007 21:45:42 GMT -5
Could it possibly be Arizona petrified wood? They have wonderful color ranges.
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Post by desertdweller on Sept 26, 2007 1:11:51 GMT -5
Geez Liz, I don't know, The new pictures you posted of the outside look to be a totally different color, I know...............I sure do have a firm grasp of the obvious don't I? Who knows, maybe it doesn't have a name, maybe its just a weird freak of nature that came from a deposit that never really produced enough material to make a name for itself.
Not a lot of help am I, but thats my story. I have an idea, lets just call it "Fred". Not one of my more intelligent posts thats for sure. Sorry I couldn't help you out. I go now!
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Post by one80mike on Sept 26, 2007 19:22:29 GMT -5
Come on Jamie, you can be more creative than "Fred"! How about "Pink Rock"? I had better not let my 3 year old daughter see this. She is nuts about anything pink. Mike
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Oct 7, 2007 9:25:40 GMT -5
I have some Rhyolite that looks just like that. The stuff I have came from T or C New Mexico. They call it candy Rhyolite. From what I know it is a type of wonderstone. Jason I have not cut mine yet but here are some pictures of the outside. It looks close but I could be wrong.
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Post by petroglyph on Oct 13, 2007 2:56:01 GMT -5
I've seen hydrothermal silica with a vibrant orange colour like that. The colour is caused by mercury (cinnabar) which may explain why it didn't work out for the aquarium owner..... the stuff is toxic.
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Post by DeanW on Dec 17, 2007 16:20:22 GMT -5
New late reply, I have some AZ / Utah "Chinle" formation pet wood that closely resembles those, especially that last view of the outside/backside. The Chinle formation wood, often also called Rainbow, comes in all the colors of the rainbow.
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Post by SirRoxalot on Dec 18, 2007 18:30:20 GMT -5
Looks like some sort of jasper to me. Don't think it's pet wood or cinnabar in chalcedony.
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Post by DeanW on Dec 24, 2007 17:35:32 GMT -5
from my experience Rhyolite has more obvious banding than what is shown in the original photos. The outside/backside photos definately look like a lot of the Chinle' formation (AZ and UT) pet wood I've seen; and the inside color definately are withing the possibilities of Chinle' pet wood.
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Post by RockyBlue on Jan 25, 2008 12:59:39 GMT -5
It looks like some of Banjo`s Hickoryite...............Rocky
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Post by DeanW on Jan 30, 2008 15:02:59 GMT -5
Liz, looks alot like Arizona/Utah "Chinle" formation petrified wood to me. I've seen and handled a bit - the outside especially resembles a lot of what I've seen. I even have two large pieces that look almost exactly the same as yours. Chinle formation wood comes in an amazing range of colors, and your piece definately has the right colors. Have you done a hardness test on it?
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