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Turkish Calchedony

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adrian65
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Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 5:51:24 GMT -5 Fossilman, quartz, and 6 more like this

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Post by adrian65 on Sept 30, 2014 5:51:24 GMT -5

Hello, friends.

To see the story of this specimen, please read here:
forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/67867/ed-stoner-istanbul

This is what I bought from the shop in Istanbul:

Rough:

I thought this special pattern of this nodule would deserve to to be polished. Here it is, done:

Two pictures for the pattern...

... and two pictures for the shine:

A macro with those white orbs surrounding the blue area:

Thank you for looking,

Adrian

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Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 6:22:47 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this

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Post by jamesp on Sept 30, 2014 6:22:47 GMT -5

Awesome stone Adrian. Check out the white rind. I tell you, much of the coral I find has a bright white coating with a similar grey fill like that.
And though it may only be grey, it has a glow that is hard to photograph after the face is polished. The 3rd photo seems to show a similar 'glow' or radiation.
It is as if it is opalescent or still a liquid. Anyway, that is a beauty.

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 7:59:15 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 7:59:15 GMT -5 Amazing stone. You are a great chooser (picker)(urban hounder). Jim

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 9:39:49 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Sept 30, 2014 9:39:49 GMT -5 Stunning to say the least!
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transcendental spending too much on rocks Member since June 2014 Posts: 459	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 10:58:17 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by transcendental on Sept 30, 2014 10:58:17 GMT -5 (drool)Woah! Check out that shine! Amazing polish and awesome specimin!
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spiritstone Cave Dweller Member since August 2014 Posts: 2,061	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 14:02:28 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spiritstone on Sept 30, 2014 14:02:28 GMT -5 Beauty! has the sleepy blue color I admire in a few chalcedony's.
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 14:28:07 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 14:28:07 GMT -5 wowowowowow Just wow... Did I say, "wow"? I have never seen any bird lay an egg like that before!

quartz Cave Dweller breakin' rocks in the hot sun Member since February 2010 Posts: 3,359	Turkish Calchedony Sept 30, 2014 23:11:19 GMT -5 adrian65 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by quartz on Sept 30, 2014 23:11:19 GMT -5 Quite unique, really nice, and a super polish, thanks for showing.
	Larry

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