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Post by peachfront on Mar 28, 2011 10:42:46 GMT -5
I realize that this post will betray our status as novices to identifying the jasp-agates and their relatives, but we're scratching our heads over these stones we cut this weekend. Anyone know? Stone #1-- the slabbies... I thought it would be Montana Agate but once we slabbed it up, we noticed that it contained some lovely pale purple. Ideas? Stone # 2-- another purple guy... Somehow I had it in the junk box, but I helped a friend with a garage sale this weekend and sold all my junk Quartz. I found a few other not very good items...and then I noticed this one. I thought it might be the same material as the one above, which we had just slabbed, so we decided to cut it open and see. Nice purple there too. Stone #3: some kind of speckled flint? It was difficult to cut, much harder and cut much slower than the Agates. Looking at the "chip," if you can see it, I'm thinking flint?
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Post by frane on Mar 28, 2011 11:59:52 GMT -5
I have no idea what they are but they sure look nice! Fran
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Post by peachfront on Mar 29, 2011 9:01:33 GMT -5
Thanks, Fran. I searched one of the Agate data bases, well, U.S. and Mexico Agates but still don't see anything that quite matches the first two. Hmm. Will have to investigate further...
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Post by catmandewe on Mar 29, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -5
I have cut lots of stuff very similar to your first one that came from the Graveyard Point area, it is a seam agate but lots of it didn't develop the plumes the area is known for and comes out like what you are showing with lots of different hues, purple being one of them.
Have a great day..................Tony
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Post by peachfront on Mar 29, 2011 17:28:15 GMT -5
Thanks, Tony, that might be a good clue. It was all mixed up in an estate but there was other Graveyard Point plume agate in there, so why not? Hmm.
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Post by tanyafrench on Mar 29, 2011 17:33:37 GMT -5
That purple is really pretty. It should make some beautiful cabs.
Tanya
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Post by tandl on Mar 30, 2011 8:00:29 GMT -5
I dont know , but like Tony said , i have cut graveyard plumeless before ;D. the last is definetly flint
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Post by mossyrockhound on Mar 30, 2011 18:28:27 GMT -5
I've seen similat material to #1 that came from the Bear Creek (Central OR) area, with a little green-ish moss in it. Don't have a clue about #2, but it looks good and solid. Garry
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Post by peachfront on Mar 31, 2011 9:34:00 GMT -5
I'm thinking we'll thick-cut/shape #2 for tumbles. I have the impression that if it's thicker, the purple will show better. I have it in the kitchen right now where I keep walking around and seeing it from different angles.
So the tentative guess is northwestern United States Agate, Idaho or Oregon, for the two Agates. Thanks, all.
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Post by Woodyrock on Apr 1, 2011 1:07:30 GMT -5
Peach:
When it comes to identifying jasp/agate, or just plain jaspers, and agates there are so many variations that some material will always defy being identified. Chemically both are the same, so can shade from agate into jasper, or may be mixed so parts are agate, and other areas are jasper. So, when you collect your own material, label it. Date collected is good information to add as well. This is not just for an evential estate sale, but several years down the road you may not remember where it came form yourself...............that is the main reason I label all my boxes of rock. Woody
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Post by peachfront on Apr 1, 2011 8:31:28 GMT -5
I have material from different estates, and none of these guys labeled ANYTHING. I am slowly getting off my duff and trying to get IDs but a lot of them are ending up with question marks or "the best guess to date is..." on the label. Whew. Believe you me, I have learned the importance of labels. A problem I have identified -- because I have too many rocks and a small house, I use "rock tables" outdoors. Not sure yet how to label the guys that live outdoors.
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