rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Oct 17, 2008 3:27:30 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 17, 2008 4:46:08 GMT -5
Awesome batch, keep'm coming!!  |
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Oct 18, 2008 1:41:03 GMT -5
Hi Don,
A wonderfull batch my it realy shows up th "poppy" in the close up excelent finish
thanks for showing the befor and after a BIG difference ! !
Jack
Yorkshire uk
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Post by frane on Oct 18, 2008 13:03:01 GMT -5
Those are some really beautiful rocks there. Love the colors and patterns!
Fran
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 18, 2008 21:29:44 GMT -5
How could I miss those beauties?? The only reason might be I was blinded by the beauty of your freshly posted Crazy Lace batch!
Amazing details and amazing shine, on a material that's not too easy to work with.
Adrian
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Post by deb193redux on Oct 18, 2008 22:38:23 GMT -5
great poppy batch, love the closeups
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Post by sparkles on Oct 23, 2008 6:50:12 GMT -5
Wow Don! that is a real TREAT for the eyes! I'm staggered by the beauty of these stones, you did a fabulous job on this batch, really special tumbles. Such a variety of patterns and tones, the colours are all from the same pallett, but have tremendous depth and variety. I have to say that second to your OJ batch - these tumbles are the most exciting I've seen. You certainly wouldn't have guessed they would take such a pretty colour when the polishing was complete - at least from judging the rough material, I agree it looks a little plain - just goes to show you can't judge a rock by it's crust...  Cheers, Sparkles. |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Oct 24, 2008 3:21:19 GMT -5
Wow Don! that is a real TREAT for the eyes! I'm staggered by the beauty of these stones, you did a fabulous job on this batch, really special tumbles. Such a variety of patterns and tones, the colours are all from the same pallett, but have tremendous depth and variety. I have to say that second to your OJ batch - these tumbles are the most exciting I've seen. Cheers, Sparkles. Sparkles, I share your enthusiasm for this poppy jasper, which also reflects Mel's efforts to locate and mine these undiscovered or lost PJ seams in California. Definitely this is one of my all-time favourite tumbles, I love the patterns and the variety in this material. I am surprised that there's been just 6 comments in the 7 days since I posted this thread.... guess my faves aren't always others faves. -Don |
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ejs on Oct 24, 2008 7:11:32 GMT -5
Don: don't despair for a lack of replies. I, for one, was speechless.   |
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 24, 2008 8:08:01 GMT -5
i guess i must have missed this post because i only found it today! those are some amazing rocks! and the shine.....wowser!
KD
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 24, 2008 8:46:54 GMT -5
Wow Don, you polished those hunks up real fine! It sure aggravated me when I found so much of the material from those old sites was fractured. I suspect that the small amount of fine material that resulted from the mining efforts back in the 1960's was the result of extensive high grading. The remoteness of the sites would have made removal quite a problem so lower grade material would have been thrown out. Mariposa County, being relatively non seismic compared to the Morgan Hill region, I would have expect less fracturing but of course, the weather at the Sierra sites is more prone to extreme temperature changes which would have the same effect. The pitting seems to be more of an incomplete silica replacement problem as there are often voids between or within the little spheres. This varies from site to site too, as you can see. The smaller orb varieties like the pink and white on dark background from the Firefly pit and the Cosmos Jasper vein, tend be much more solid and pit free. It's also interesting that these jaspers are really a gold ore of sorts too, as they often contain gold bearing pyrite and other sulfides. As far as I know, most all these sites were originally found and worked as goldmines.....Mel
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Post by stoner on Oct 24, 2008 18:47:12 GMT -5
Well in spite of the damn California fractured rocks, you did another superb job Don.
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Roan
has rocks in the head
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Post by Roan on Oct 24, 2008 18:48:52 GMT -5
Too jealous and awestruck to post Eileen |
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 27, 2008 22:28:22 GMT -5
wow is all i can say
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Post by sitnwrap on Oct 28, 2008 0:05:03 GMT -5
These are so beautifully perfect. I might be crazy but I like the fractures and pits if they are naturally a part of the stone especially if the imperfections don't overshawdow a beautiful shine and these most certainly have a gorgeous shine.
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