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Post by stonesthatrock on Jan 14, 2008 16:49:27 GMT -5
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rallyrocks
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Post by rallyrocks on Jan 14, 2008 16:56:58 GMT -5
1 and 2 I don't have a clue, 3 could be Biggs, or something else(?) 4 and 5 look a lot like Fallon Wonderstone, what with the pinks and oranges, and that last one could be akin to the 2nd or 3rd, but I have to admit I still struggle quite a bit on telling localities unless there are really strong indicating traits like those found in some of the Owyahee jaspers and stuff.
There are a lot of similar materials found throughout northwestern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and Oregon, since that entire area has related geology
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Post by Cher on Jan 14, 2008 17:35:22 GMT -5
Nope, can't tell you a thing except they are nice slabs.
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Post by akansan on Jan 14, 2008 23:06:05 GMT -5
#4 I'm going to go with Antelope Jasper, or something similar, with those reddish splotches.
#5 is definitely Wonderstone.
#2, 3, & 6 I'm going to guess came from the McDermitt area, which would explain the grainy texture on #6. Some of the picture "jasper" from around there is not well silicified and quite porous.
#1 - no clue.
I really like the slabs in #3 & #4.
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 14, 2008 23:25:44 GMT -5
I thought McDermott too, but the thicker brown lines are atypical. The hole in #2 is typical of biggs, but it woul dbe a low grade biggs.
Antelope is a good guess. I got nothing better.
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Post by akansan on Jan 15, 2008 8:22:25 GMT -5
Yeah - I'm not very good at identifying Biggs. Don't know what it is about that particular jasper that throws me off...but I can't tell the difference between it and the McDermitt stuff. I know, I know...sacrilege. I've seen that darker colored thick line somewhere else, and I thought it was rough that I owned, but I have no pics of it on my computer. Let me see what else I can dig up.
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