snuffy
Cave Dweller
Member since May 2009
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Post by snuffy on Jan 6, 2011 13:27:27 GMT -5
Curt gave me a large chunk of this several weeks ago.Just cut a couple slabs off 2 sides.Any location or name appreciated. Thanks, snuffy
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 6, 2011 13:53:35 GMT -5
some of the pattern looks like Cherry Creek, but some of the color does not.
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Post by texaswoodie on Jan 7, 2011 8:19:06 GMT -5
Not Cherry Creek. Most of us didn't know where China was when this was collected. Curt
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Roan
has rocks in the head
Member since January 2008
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Post by Roan on Jan 7, 2011 8:32:44 GMT -5
Lovely. I'd love some of that stuff. Reminds of me of a colored picasso stone.
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 7, 2011 9:57:09 GMT -5
the geology sure looks interesting. Like a lot of picture jaspers there must have been N-S and E-W stresses that fractured the formation producing a lot of vertical semi-rectangular columns. Then there was fluid in the cracks to make the colors. But some fluid seems to have permeated a bit into the rock and formed a ring at the leading edge, with the area next to the crack uncolored. In other spots the fluid just colored the cracks.
very trippy to look at.
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Post by tandl on Jan 7, 2011 16:16:31 GMT -5
Cool interesting stuff , I agree with Daniel .
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