riverbendlapidary
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Aug 22, 2012 12:48:19 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 22, 2012 12:55:06 GMT -5
Love them both, but the first one is just awesome! Nice job. Jean
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Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Aug 22, 2012 14:23:04 GMT -5
Wow .. the palm is amazing
Dennis
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Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 22, 2012 14:36:09 GMT -5
The palm is amazing!! Both cabs are beautiful
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 22, 2012 14:56:00 GMT -5
Dang those are some sweet cabs! I've got me some of that palm sagenite somewhere. I need to slab me some up...Mel
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cccbock
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Post by cccbock on Aug 22, 2012 15:02:43 GMT -5
The jasper reminds me of the mushrooms in mario brothers !....lol
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riverbendlapidary
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Aug 22, 2012 15:56:58 GMT -5
It came out about 10 years ago from Durango. Most of the chunks I saw were over 20 lbs and it was pretty pricey. I haven't seen much since.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2012 16:29:55 GMT -5
Those are some real eye poppers. Great job on them. Jim
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Aug 22, 2012 17:53:31 GMT -5
Those are real beauties. Is that saganite that looks like palm or is that palm with saganite or is that palm that looks like saganite?
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itsandbits
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Post by itsandbits on Aug 22, 2012 18:46:30 GMT -5
you should warn a guy when sunglasses or welding goggles are needed! Wow
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 22, 2012 19:18:25 GMT -5
*L* I hate the name palm sagenite or palm jasper assigned to this material because it's one of those instances of real bad naming. It is sagenite that kinda looks like palm when cut but is not a fossil material. It's just silica pseudomorphs after acicular crystal groups of some other mineral. I have a few smaller pieces of rough and in that condition, there's no question it is not palm fiber....Mel
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jason12x12
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Post by jason12x12 on Aug 22, 2012 20:50:24 GMT -5
grrreat stones
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 22, 2012 20:52:25 GMT -5
very nice showing of palm sagenite
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Aug 22, 2012 21:40:58 GMT -5
Thanks Mel. Helps me appreciate that beauty even more.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Aug 22, 2012 22:41:05 GMT -5
What a beautiful material! Thank you Mel for the explanation, I was convinced it's palm wood. Awesome cabs, both of them.
Adrian
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Post by deb193redux on Aug 22, 2012 23:16:52 GMT -5
I wondered about the palm too, I have matched sister slabs that I plan to cut a 5x5 tile from. I hope the trimmings can make some small cabs that nice.
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Aug 23, 2012 4:59:59 GMT -5
That book ended slab is knuckle biting pretty Daniel.
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riverbendlapidary
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Aug 23, 2012 10:06:24 GMT -5
Yeah I was hoping the Durango boys would have come up with some neat sounding name for it.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Aug 23, 2012 11:07:19 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs and stone!
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rockingthenorth
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Post by rockingthenorth on Aug 23, 2012 11:08:56 GMT -5
what beautiful cabs and the slabs look great too
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