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Post by mohs on Nov 5, 2014 11:37:55 GMT -5
  I think it was all mined from the same location most likely Mexico. It all as a waxy surface The purple opal were all pretty familiar with It will fool ya into thinking its Tiffany stone The pink is fabulous with a black marblish type matrix attached to it. --Its what my signature heart is made from. That black matrix-- But this green rock is different  It more like a clay. Very compacted. anyone have a clue what it might be? Thanks Ed |
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Post by leadbelly713 on Nov 5, 2014 13:09:48 GMT -5
The green stuff looks like altered rhyolite tuff, I find similar looking material in the owyhees. Robert.
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Post by mohs on Nov 5, 2014 13:32:17 GMT -5
interesting leadbelly713 ! have you ever tried polishing any ? Thanks Ed |
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Post by leadbelly713 on Nov 5, 2014 14:12:22 GMT -5
Hey Ed, One of the outcrops I know of is shattered due to ground movement, and when you knock pieces off, it breaks off in small angular pieces, it's really glassy looking material. The second outcrop is more solid but not as glassy looking, I have not tried to polish material from either of the outcrops. I have never even brought any of that stuff home, but I was opal prospecting when I came across them. Robert.
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Post by Peruano on Nov 5, 2014 14:16:39 GMT -5
One other option for the green one, is a serpentine formation (when it is interdigitated with talc, its called ricolite, and looks a lot like your last photo. Very soft, polishes exquisitely, and is quite fun to work with. Either way the green one should be fun to work up into a creation. I'll try to post some ricolite cabs in a separate thread, a bit later today. Tom
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Post by mohs on Nov 5, 2014 15:02:57 GMT -5
Thanks Guys Good suggestion lead I'd pick it up bring it home I think your on to something too Peruano ! definitely post those pics when you get a chance I just did a fairly quick window polish  in the right hands this stuff will only deeper green and glossier |
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Post by Peruano on Nov 5, 2014 18:03:34 GMT -5
Here are 3 cabs recently done from ricolite. As you can see there is variation depending on degree of striping. ![]() Apologies for lighting. Greens are more brilliant in real life, faded here in my photos. Tom  |
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Post by orrum on Nov 5, 2014 18:36:23 GMT -5
I like ricolite!
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Post by mohs on Nov 5, 2014 19:02:20 GMT -5
I like ricolite too!
excellent cabs Tom !
I really serpentines type materials
my material as just a trace of banding
would that type of material be found around
the type of opalize material in my picture ?
I got that rough out of a bag
and that was the only piece of green material in there
so different form the rest of the stuff....
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Post by leadbelly713 on Nov 8, 2014 14:55:22 GMT -5
I was hounding the owyhees yesterday and hiked to one of the out crops I mentioned previously, I took some pic's but in the direct sun I could not get my camera to show how green this stuff really is. Oh well! I tried. Robert.  |
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Post by mohs on Nov 8, 2014 16:11:18 GMT -5
with that amethyst that would be great shining material
what some of the biggest pieces?
it would tumble/vibe well
nice find !
Ed
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Post by grizman on Nov 8, 2014 20:32:27 GMT -5
Oh yaw, that would be fun to tumble and finish in my vibe! The pieces don't look like they would need much work to make them very nice specimens. Any idea of the mohs for the last specimens photographed?
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Post by leadbelly713 on Nov 10, 2014 12:55:18 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Nov 10, 2014 14:08:04 GMT -5
That amazing glassy hill
meteorite impacted scattered?
looks like some large chucks
somewhere in that there for to be at least 1 teardrop cab
anyway your there... so know more
thanks for posting
that a picture I'll reference a few times !
Ed
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Post by mohs on Nov 10, 2014 14:09:03 GMT -5
what I would call it is margarita hill  mostly |
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Post by mohs on Nov 12, 2014 12:48:46 GMT -5
I’m so glad you mention i.d. the ricolite It some of my favorite material to grind This is the one I just did-- from beefstock  I’m not sure its pure rico but its a 100% rock’n heart mostly |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2014 16:40:08 GMT -5
THAT looks like rattlesnake heaven. Be careful!  |
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Post by leadbelly713 on Nov 13, 2014 13:04:18 GMT -5
Hey shotgunner, believe it or not, I run into more scorpions than snatllerakes out here. Robert.
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Post by pghram on Nov 16, 2014 22:48:42 GMT -5
That's a real nice one Ed, great color.
Rich
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Post by mohs on Nov 17, 2014 10:10:53 GMT -5
Thanks Rich!
I really appreciate the comment
I have that rico heart hanging from my rear view mirror
another place to hang a rock'n heart!
Ed
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