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darstcreek77 has rocks in the head Member since April 2011 Posts: 673	Tumbled stones wanted Jun 30, 2014 7:21:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darstcreek77 on Jun 30, 2014 7:21:20 GMT -5 Send me your address will send you some .
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radio driving up their electric bill Member since December 2013 Posts: 2,058	Tumbled stones wanted Jun 30, 2014 8:29:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by radio on Jun 30, 2014 8:29:23 GMT -5 Jun 26, 2014 11:33:41 GMT -5 phil said: At that resolution, no. Sorry. taken with a cell phone and through the glass.
	It's time to remove the warning labels from things and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool!

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Tumbled stones wanted Jun 30, 2014 8:37:19 GMT -5

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Jun 26, 2014 8:32:14 GMT -5 junglejim said:

Very nice display. I could guess at which turquoise is fake but would probably be wrong.

There are two cabs just to the right of the big chunk of Sleeping Beauty that are dyed Howlite and the cab on the dop stick is nothing more than epoxy with dye. It smells terrible when cutting! The ring closest to the center has one of the dyed Howlite cabs set in some very nice silver to show as an example to customers that one can easily be fooled .
The Bear paw ring on the right is old stock Morenci Turquoise with Pyrite and most folks think it is fake instead of the Howlite

It's time to remove the warning labels from things and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool!

junglejim spending too much on rocks Member since January 2014 Posts: 344	Tumbled stones wanted Jun 30, 2014 12:22:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by junglejim on Jun 30, 2014 12:22:59 GMT -5 I have resin and turquoise dye. Maybe I'll make my own using resin molds. Never thought to make my own but the more I think about it a lot of pieces I see on e bay from China and other places are probably hand made.

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Tumbled stones wanted Jul 1, 2014 14:53:34 GMT -5

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Jun 30, 2014 12:22:59 GMT -5 junglejim said:

I have resin and turquoise dye. Maybe I'll make my own using resin molds. Never thought to make my own but the more I think about it a lot of pieces I see on e bay from China and other places are probably hand made.

There is most likely more fake Turquoise on the market than there is real. Mix your resin and dye, pour it into a box or brick mold, let it cure, then slab it 1/4" thick. I've never seen anyone pour a cab in a mold, but don't see why it couldn't be done.

It's time to remove the warning labels from things and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool!

rocknrob: That was one heck of a windstorm that thankfully missed me. I guess Seatac almost hit 60mph gusts. I bet those were some fun landings Nov 20, 2024 21:55:16 GMT -5

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