Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers

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Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 28, 2006 15:09:17 GMT -5

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Post by gemkoi on May 28, 2006 15:09:17 GMT -5

Hey Folks,

And very cool and nice member of the board, sent me a box a goodies and i got it on Friday. Well i got right down and included 7 cuts into my weekend batch. I wanted to share the photos and give a big thanks to Mel for sending such fine jaspers! Thanks Mel.
(Sierra Primrose)

(Obicular Jasper)

What’s really cool, is the jasper with the green color(Sierra Primrose) has nice zones of a purply metallic hematite!

The other jasper all came out of the same baggie and was noted as Orbicular jasper. Which really caught my eye weeks back when Mel listed photos of slabs he was cutting. I love this jasper allot because it shows very well the metamorphism of the eyes. And each piece is flecked with Pyrite! I have never seen pyrite in poppy jaspers! The freeform cab with the nice layers, has many cube flecks of pyrite through the layers, more than else were in the stone! That cab will be going to the lucky winner of the next contest i run. Thanks again Mel for the goodies and keep an eye out in the mail next week.

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 28, 2006 15:52:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on May 28, 2006 15:52:34 GMT -5 Nice cabs Shain from some very nice material. I wonder though, how you were able to obtain some of Mel's poppy jaspers? Well at least someone was able to get some of it.

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Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 28, 2006 16:02:02 GMT -5

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Post by gemkoi on May 28, 2006 16:02:02 GMT -5

He sent me a small lot for running contests on the baord and wanted to thank me for keeping his brain working. lol I was very surpirse becasue i didnt expect anything for running these contest except more informed buyers. So it was a very nice little treat.

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Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 28, 2006 19:24:33 GMT -5

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Post by Sabre52 on May 28, 2006 19:24:33 GMT -5

You're very welcome Shain. It's the least I could do for all the kewl contest fun you're providing the board. Gosh darn though! You put my meager cabbing skills totally to shame. Boy you really brought out the beauty in those rocks. I also was amazed to find so much pyrite in those jaspers when I found them. Cubic pyrite crystals in jasper seemed odd to me but now that I'm accustomed to hunting the area, it seems to be sort of an identifier for many of the types. I'll have to post a couple of my pics of some of the picture type jaspers from the area. They often have seams of pyrite along with the cubes against a purple black jasper background. Looks almost like a starry sky!....mel

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 28, 2006 23:44:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on May 28, 2006 23:44:39 GMT -5 Wow, those are some real beauties there Shain!
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 29, 2006 0:57:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on May 29, 2006 0:57:43 GMT -5 Shain, Those are some fine lookin' Cabs. It was very nice of Mel to send you some of his goodies. Steve

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Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 29, 2006 13:11:19 GMT -5

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Post by gemkoi on May 29, 2006 13:11:19 GMT -5

What i really liked is the second to last cab, it perfectly displays the life of one of these little poppies. You can see the bottom were they start to grow up through the rich rd color, then they expand, were the color is mostly white, and flip inside out to were there are rings of white withe red in the center. way to cool and in my opinion and reall collector. That starry night stuff sound pretty cool Mel. I have been finding my my over stocks a view material of calcite and quartz with perfect cubes of pryrite kinda strewn through the vien, not compacted and soft material. But nice becasue the way the cubes polish out like. Thanks again Mel, as i didnt have really any decent Jasper from that area of Califorina.

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers May 29, 2006 16:19:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on May 29, 2006 16:19:04 GMT -5 Nice job on the cabs Shain.
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Mel's(sabre52) Fine Poppy Jaspers Jun 1, 2006 10:22:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Jun 1, 2006 10:22:24 GMT -5 cool stuff- Mel does collect some really nice material!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

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