brent
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Post by brent on Nov 20, 2011 18:04:07 GMT -5
Anyone know what this is?
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agatemaggot
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Post by agatemaggot on Nov 20, 2011 22:11:18 GMT -5
It kinda reminds me of Ocean Wave jasper but not exactly ! Just a guess, sorry !
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brent
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Post by brent on Nov 20, 2011 22:22:16 GMT -5
Ok, a little more info...it's from Arizona. tomorrow I'll post another pic from a different direction of cut.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 20, 2011 23:42:13 GMT -5
Could be Needles Blue agate. It comes in those skinny veins in a rhyolite matrix. Don't know the exact site it comes from but Needles is on the California border.....Mel
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Post by frane on Nov 21, 2011 20:34:30 GMT -5
It is a beautiful material and I have no idea what it is but I suspect Mel would be the one to know! If that matrix holds together, you have what looks to be a person in the bottom left of the slab on the right. I like finding figures in slabs! Fran
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brent
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Post by brent on Nov 21, 2011 21:36:28 GMT -5
Here is another piece from the same rock. There are alot of fractures in this one.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 21, 2011 23:41:01 GMT -5
Can't tell f the blue in the final pic is translucent. Almost look opaque in the pic. Needles Blue is translucent....Mel
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greaser
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Post by greaser on Nov 26, 2011 22:04:42 GMT -5
it looks great what ever it is. can you work it?
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brent
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Post by brent on Nov 26, 2011 22:59:07 GMT -5
I haven't tried to work it yet.
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docharber
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Post by docharber on Dec 2, 2011 17:38:05 GMT -5
Do I see some red in the photos? The blue/green and red together suggest cuprite/chrysocolla or other copper minerals. Interesting stuff.
Mark H.
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