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Post by vugs on Jul 29, 2014 17:49:34 GMT -5
Not too long ago member Bluesky posted some material she got at a Searchers show that was being sold as "California Picasso Stone". It was apparently coming from Laguna Beach, Ca. That caught my attention because a buddy and I have spent a decent amount of free time trying to find areas with anything interesting in and around that general Orange County coastal area. I had a hunch where to go take a look.. And what do you.. Heres the first cut off a large chunk. What do you think Bluesky? I think I found Ira's stash..  California Picasso Stone |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 21:44:08 GMT -5
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Post by vugs on Jul 29, 2014 22:11:26 GMT -5
I see that i copied the wrong code.. Thanks Shotgunner.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 11:20:59 GMT -5
It's my pleasure. Where do you live? I am in Chino.
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Post by vugs on Jul 30, 2014 14:10:59 GMT -5
It's my pleasure. Where do you live? I am in Chino. I'm over in Fullerton. I lived out near Chino for about 4 years. In Corona off the 15 and Limonite. There weren't any good rocks on the dairy farms so i had to move, haha. i'll tell you what i miss the most about living out there.. being closer to Diamond Valley Lake. Used to fish it about twice a week. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 30, 2014 19:45:01 GMT -5
I have a really beautiful slab of this. It's not as tan, but it sure looks a lot like that.
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Post by vugs on Aug 5, 2014 12:22:47 GMT -5
I have a really beautiful slab of this. It's not as tan, but it sure looks a lot like that. I have some newer pieces that aren't as tan. I think both could be considered Picasso. I will take some pics next time im in the workshop. Maybe a Pacific Picasso thread is in order. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 12:39:58 GMT -5
I have a question: A few years ago my wife and I went to a store closing sale (home center) which carried several styles of custom tiles.. The draw for us what there was "Picasso Onyx" tiles for sale.. but they wanted $25.00 per tile measuring apporx 8" x 8" The Picasso Onyx did not look like the above images.. But would they be apart of the same family or did the store mislabel their own samples..
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Post by vugs on Aug 5, 2014 13:38:55 GMT -5
I have a question: A few years ago my wife and I went to a store closing sale (home center) which carried several styles of custom tiles.. The draw for us what there was "Picasso Onyx" tiles for sale.. but they wanted $25.00 per tile measuring apporx 8" x 8" The Picasso Onyx did not look like the above images.. But would they be apart of the same family or did the store mislabel their own samples.. I just figure the "Picasso" label refers to the patterning and not a particular type/family of stone. Like Picasso Jasper, Picasso Onyx, ect. the reason i call it Picasso stone is because thats what i've seen it being called here on RTH. |
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Post by snowmom on Aug 5, 2014 14:34:44 GMT -5
That tile label could be a marketing persuasion name... tile companies and other marketers just make up names to fit their products. I have a car made by ford in a color that has been called grabber blue, ocean blue, and true blue, all the same color, different year releases on differing cars. They just want something to get attention to the product, and they don't give a rats behind about much else. I doubt it was mis lableiing that tiles, more like just naming them what they thought would help sell the product. And if it looked like they could involve a famous name or style, so much the better for their purposes. Nomenclature for rocks is by no means "set in stone" even without the marketing ploys being involved. Some names are local, some are scientific or patented names from certain locations (mines) or named after locations where they are found or who found them. Sometimes rocks looking entirely the same will crop up somewhere else and be called something else by another entity. its as confusing as all get out! the picture you show helps us see what you mean and eventually most of us agree to call it by one name or another.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 14:49:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the clarification Mom.. This was very similar to when I referred to a nice dark Smokey Quartz as being a "Root Beer" Smokey Quartz.. The geologist went off on me..
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Post by snowmom on Aug 5, 2014 19:32:09 GMT -5
sorry bout that.... most of us on the forum are more tolerant and I would love to see a root beer smokey quartz... I can picture it easily from that description! 
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Post by vugs on Aug 23, 2014 14:55:48 GMT -5
An end cut off a chunk of PCP. Still not as nice as the slab rockjunquie has but i'll be going to the area next week to spend the day collecting.  |
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