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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 2, 2012 17:41:05 GMT -5
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Post by talkingstones on Jul 3, 2012 5:06:10 GMT -5
Nice work, Tela! Wish I could help with the ID but am at a loss. Maybe some of the others can help!
Cathy
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 3, 2012 6:51:23 GMT -5
Thanks, Cathy. I have to say, this was very gratifying to do. I took a rock and made it a cab. So cool! It's REALLY bugging me what it is, though!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2012 6:59:26 GMT -5
First off I have to tell you that you did an awesome job of smoothing and polishing. And it looks like you did it WITHOUT LOOSING ALL OF YOUR FINGER NAILS. lol It is hard to see from the photographs but if you are saying that those are red inclusions I would guess that it is blood stone. The shades of green can vary but the green looks real close to the green that I have seen in bloodstone. I would also guess that is a lower grade of bloodstone because there is not much red but it is still a beautiful stone. That is probably why the seller threw it in because there was not enough red to sell as blood stone. I could not find the photo that I was looking for but this one will show you the green that is close to yours. It comes with a lot less red and more red. Varies like any other stone. And then again I could be way way off in left field. lol I am pretty sure you will get more opinions from people with a better eye. But, hope this helps. Jim
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 3, 2012 7:12:35 GMT -5
I have cut or ground nearly all of my fingernails down, but the dopstick will help me preserve what I have left. LOL! Worked a charm on this one. Too bad I got it AFTER I ground the top my pointer nail to wafer thin. It's really weird looking now. My thumbnails are gone, too. Oh, well. Bloodstone.... I hadn't thought of that. The blue/green seems close. The red is wrong, though. The red in this is more a dark maroon/purple/red. I wouldn't mind it being bloodstone, though. It's beautiful whatever it is. I'm gonna finish the back a little more today and wrap it up.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 3, 2012 7:17:26 GMT -5
One thing about fingernails is that they grow back. You'll get used to having funny nails. Nice work Tela! Jo
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Post by 3rdrockfromthefun on Jul 3, 2012 8:57:37 GMT -5
Is it as hard as agate? Hard as a pocket knife? Harder than your fingernail (if you can find one ;D ) ?
It almost looks like a scenic jasper that broke and someone decided to send you just the blue, lol.
Hard to say but if you can narrow the hardness down a little that might help some of us narrow the ID down.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 3, 2012 10:09:37 GMT -5
Thanks- yeah I should of tried that. Haven't done it before.
penny, no pocket knife, no metal file, no piece of quartz, YES
What does that mean?
I agree the color is kinda like a good picture jasper, but a little dark. I have a little color blindness in the blue/green. The pics of the rock and the last picture are most accurate.
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Post by susand24224 on Jul 4, 2012 1:19:41 GMT -5
Does it have any translucency now that it's cabbed?
P.S. Nice smooth cut; great first free form!
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Post by hubrocks on Jul 4, 2012 1:44:06 GMT -5
Do not know I.D. of stone, but your cab is perfect looking! How long have you been doing this?
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Post by 3rdrockfromthefun on Jul 4, 2012 2:10:30 GMT -5
Thanks- yeah I should of tried that. Haven't done it before. penny, no pocket knife, no metal file, no piece of quartz, YES What does that mean? I agree the color is kinda like a good picture jasper, but a little dark. I have a little color blindness in the blue/green. The pics of the rock and the last picture are most accurate. Metal file == mohs 6.5 Quartz == mohs 7 (less if impure) So it's probably just under mohs 7. If the metal file leaves metal on the rock it's closer to 7, if not then closer to 6.5, but for me it's just helpful to know that it's close to quartz because that rules out a lot of softer rock. It doesn't look quite like bloodstone to me but I'm pretty new at this and the colors are 'close' to some of the bloodstone I have so - maybe. That cab really helps a lot too - somebody may recognize it by that and the hardness and know exactly. Nice cab btw!
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Post by kk on Jul 4, 2012 4:08:11 GMT -5
No idea as to ID, but you did a great job on it and it looks amazing.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 4, 2012 7:06:58 GMT -5
I wonder if it could be a form of Chrysocolla. Is the hue of the green in the pic pretty accurate?
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Post by talkingstones on Jul 4, 2012 7:12:21 GMT -5
When I start killing the nails, I do the dopping but the more experience I get, the less I find that I need it. It's a time thing! The longer you've been working on the wheels, they more your fingers know how to avoid getting mangled! LOL! Beautiful cab with great color, Tela!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 4, 2012 16:07:29 GMT -5
Yes, the color is pretty accurate in these pictures. I thought chrysocolla was softer or maybe just some of it. (?) Yes, I will get used to keeping my fingers out of the way. I'm already doing better. My nails grow crazy fast and strong, though and I think I will just always need to keep them shorter than I usually do now. It's not a bad trade off. It's kinda a joke really. I'm not that vain.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 9:49:03 GMT -5
Chrysocolla is pretty interesting and I am still trying to figure it out. By itself, yes, it is pretty soft, but it can be interspersed with other rocks or minerals such as quartz which can make it harder.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jul 5, 2012 20:12:01 GMT -5
That's sweet!! .... I have no idea on the ID.
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