Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 16, 2012 15:10:26 GMT -5
Howdy folks, Got back from the gym today to find anther goodie box in my mail. A few weeks ago, Jim Brown ( wampidy) had asked me about a trade for some Porterville Jade. We did a trade and he also offered to cut some for me, for shares, that was too big for my little saw. Got the slabs back today ( really fast turnaround Jim!) along with some fine tumble stuff for the kids, some very cool slabs and endcuts, and a really neat cab and a jade ring for my wife. Jim, you are a very generous guy! Anyway, thanks again Jim and here are a few pics for the gang.....Mel One of the jade slabs in transmitted light. This is from the old Janoko Mine in Tulare Co. Calif. Collected on a fieldtrip with the Porterville Gem and Mineral club. Cool jasper slab Jim sent me: There is a beautiful cab in this one. Pic does not do this justice. Don't even know for sure what the heck it is but it's solid and much more red and green than shows in the pic. Maybe a unakite relative The cool cab which is from a jasper and hematite material very much like African Mugglestone and the jade ring Jim made for my wife. Fits well too.
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Post by helens on Feb 16, 2012 16:04:49 GMT -5
Beautiful new stuff!!! And what an amazing job on that ring!!
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Post by deb193redux on Feb 16, 2012 16:25:24 GMT -5
really like the layers in the Mugglestone cab!
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Post by tandl on Feb 17, 2012 14:22:15 GMT -5
Excellent stuff ! Alp -Epidote granite-unakite , a finer grained one , and probably without the cleavage fracturing of the feldspar? Find some of those here.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Feb 17, 2012 15:22:16 GMT -5
That jade is beautiful! what a sweet deal
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NDK
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Member since January 2009
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Post by NDK on Feb 17, 2012 21:59:46 GMT -5
Jim's a great guy. Looks like you had a fun trade experience, Mel.
Thanks for the pix!
Nate
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 18, 2012 0:58:19 GMT -5
Nice colour, and translucency in that jade slab. Great job on the ring, too. Woody
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