jcinpc
has rocks in the head
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Post by jcinpc on Jan 16, 2010 14:12:12 GMT -5
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jan 16, 2010 14:52:19 GMT -5
Sweet! That's a killer cab Jeff!
Man that stuff looks like Jaspelite.
Did it change much when you cooked it? I wonder if our stuff up here would respond to a little cooking?
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Post by moondragon on Jan 16, 2010 16:37:34 GMT -5
Wowser:) That is some fine looking rock. I got a piece I want to try. Can I just stick it in my Weber grill for a few grilll outs? Kinda serious, kinda wanting a laff.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Jan 16, 2010 16:48:37 GMT -5
it was brownish with gold before I cooked it. You cant just put it in a grill, I use sand and charcoal in my pot, some have kilns. I buried it about 2 inches and my fire got to at least 650
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 16, 2010 17:47:50 GMT -5
Yep, that's how the red tiger eye on the market is made. They just cook the yellow brown kind. Ron's Rocks used to do a lot of that with fine results....Mel
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Post by johnjsgems on Jan 16, 2010 17:57:14 GMT -5
Yes, yellow tiger eye comes from Australia or Africa and red tiger eye comes from an oven. My neighbor here at the show bought a used casting burnout oven from me to do just that. He has tons of So. African tiger eye. Now he has a bunch of red too. Next thing will be cooking amethyst into citrine.
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Jan 16, 2010 19:03:44 GMT -5
very nice! I find lots of hematite just like that in some of the areas I hunt for jade...fun stuff to tumble and cab...
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Jan 16, 2010 19:50:43 GMT -5
John Sinkankas' "Gemstone and Mineral Data Book" also states that the reddened tiger eye can be bleached to shades of pink through short to long soaking in laundry bleach solution or oxalic acid solution. He recommends cutting and polishing stones first.
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Post by moondragon on Jan 16, 2010 20:09:56 GMT -5
Thats a cool thing to learn too CArlos. Lets see we can cook it, bleach it and roll it in a pan:)
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Post by fishenman on Jan 16, 2010 20:45:48 GMT -5
Really nice looking. I wondered how tiger iron would look like cooked. You did a fine job with that material.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 16, 2010 21:15:52 GMT -5
Nice job JC. Ya never know what will happen until ya pull it from the ashes huh? Dang near as cool as cutting rocks apart to see what's inside!
Nate
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Post by Bejewelme on Jan 18, 2010 9:28:21 GMT -5
JC that looks really cool, very nice cab too!
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