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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2011 13:18:37 GMT -5
I was out in the badlands between Mecca and I-10 in what we called box canyon when we hunted it for snakes. Tons of mineralization and beautiful colors to the road cuts and hills.
I found a nice chunk of white "quartzy" stuff. Is this the socalled "porcelain jasper"? I am sure if I cut it I would have sold white pieces that look like porcelain.
thanks!
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Post by rockrookie on Sept 9, 2011 13:28:49 GMT -5
any pictures ? --paul
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Post by spokanetim on Sept 10, 2011 0:40:38 GMT -5
Porcelain jaspers aren't about the color, white quartz isn't a "jasper" it's a massive crystal formation. Porcelain pottery is so fine because the clay partials are microscopic. In the same way porcelain jaspers are much finer grained silica jaspers, very tight, hard, and take the best polish. Willow Creek, Morrisonite and Bruneau jasper to name a few. Top shelf jasper's because they are superior to all the rest.
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 10, 2011 21:38:12 GMT -5
There actually are a coupe of jasper types in the porcelain group from the Mojave desert and Colorado Desert. Both are very much like Bruneau or Willow Creek in color, pattern and texture. One location is in the Hauser Beds region and occurs as fillings in T-eggs and in veins. The other called Mojave Jasper is found on the Arizona part of the Mojave desert but is fairly rare. They are true porcelain jaspers though and not quartzy at all....Mel
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 12:47:38 GMT -5
Hi Mel et al; First let me say I am a newbie and I used the word "quartz" for solid form silicon dioxide. This material is not "crystally" like one would think of for quartz. My mistake in terminology. Please accept my humble apology. This material is fine grained, smooth and creamy. Tumbled smooth by an epoch (or more) of desert rains. The locality is west of, but just over the mountains from Hauser. It is simply one piece. Not the mother load of happiness! I intend to slice off a piece and photograph it. I will put that here when I get a chance. I may make a sphere of it. Most people think of busy materials making better spheres. Contrasty or showy colors. Black obsidian makes a cool sphere, why not a nice clean white material? I have this feeling this will make a creamy off white ball of joy. Different, but elegant. We'll know when I make a slice!
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Post by paulshiroma on Sept 14, 2011 21:37:07 GMT -5
Very cool, looking forward to seeing the pics! Paul
... and good to meet you!
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Post by unclestu on Sept 15, 2011 5:40:28 GMT -5
Hi Mel et al; First let me say I am a newbie and I used the word "quartz" for solid form silicon dioxide. This material is not "crystally" like one would think of for quartz. My mistake in terminology. Please accept my humble apology. This material is fine grained, smooth and creamy. Tumbled smooth by an epoch (or more) of desert rains. The locality is west of, but just over the mountains from Hauser. It is simply one piece. Not the mother load of happiness! I intend to slice off a piece and photograph it. I will put that here when I get a chance. I may make a sphere of it. Most people think of busy materials making better spheres. Contrasty or showy colors. Black obsidian makes a cool sphere, why not a nice clean white material? I have this feeling this will make a creamy off white ball of joy. Different, but elegant. We'll know when I make a slice! I think a white sphere will look great sort of like a snow ball. Maybe if you have enough of the material you can make a snow man / woman Stu
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2011 13:32:21 GMT -5
I cut into it today. Not even close to white! Inside I see flecks of what I think is pyrite. Goldish flecks of shine. However, I smell no sulfur on cutting. Here is an image.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2011 13:35:15 GMT -5
pic didn't work.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2011 16:29:02 GMT -5
testing upload Attachments:
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