Henry
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Post by Henry on Nov 28, 2014 18:39:11 GMT -5
Hello! Can someone help identify this stone/matrix/inclusions...whatnot. This piece is partially wet after a 60/90 tumble. Having found one other piece like this before, it tumbles well with jasper. It was found in the South "Willow Creek" area of Big Sur, Monterey County. California. Thanks!
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Post by Pat on Nov 28, 2014 19:44:48 GMT -5
Looks like poppy jasper jade. Bottom area resembles some of that jasper by Llagas Creek.
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 29, 2014 6:27:08 GMT -5
Looks like poppy jasper jade. Bottom area resembles some of that jasper by Llagas Creek. Thanks, Mrs. Pat! Will have to search for pics of poppy jasper jade since I haven't heard of it before. edited to ask: Is the calico jade also called the poppy? Cannot find any pics of the poppy jasper jade. Henry, it's a gorgeous piece. The patterns and colors in it look like Willow Creek Jasper that is found in Idaho.
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Post by Pat on Nov 29, 2014 9:57:22 GMT -5
@gingerbread kid re poppy jasper jade: I made that up. It seemed to be a mixture of the two, and it fit.
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 29, 2014 11:05:17 GMT -5
ROFL. Mrs. Pat!
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Post by captbob on Nov 29, 2014 11:47:44 GMT -5
Wouldn't that be Agatized Brecciated Poppy Jasper Jade? paging Mel, paging Sabre52 - rock identification clean up needed on aisle 2
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 29, 2014 13:40:32 GMT -5
Looks like real pretty pink and green chert to me. Lots of it in the Franciscan Formation deposits of California's coast ranges. The pink color is interesting. Wonder if the same manganese salts that color the local rhodonite pink are represented in your chert example? Very pleasing color combination that's for sure....Mel
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Henry
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Pink stone
Nov 29, 2014 15:19:04 GMT -5
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Post by Henry on Nov 29, 2014 15:19:04 GMT -5
Really strange. I've seen a lot of the green chert/red jasper combo. , but the pink is strange. Someone did think it had rhodonite qualities. I must say, a lot of the stones in the Big Sur region are very mumble- jumbled and brecciated.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 29, 2014 16:08:54 GMT -5
You going to cut it?
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Henry
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Post by Henry on Nov 29, 2014 23:30:19 GMT -5
fossilman:No cutting. I like the patterns of the piece.
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emyhro40480
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Post by emyhro40480 on Nov 30, 2014 14:30:15 GMT -5
I agree, Poppy Jasper. But maybe someone with better knowledge can take a look.
Ed M.
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Post by snowmom on Dec 1, 2014 8:37:56 GMT -5
beautiful stuff
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Post by stephan on Apr 11, 2015 18:24:22 GMT -5
Brecciated jasper/chert. Agree with Mel on the pink. Could even be pieces of rhodonite that have been cemented by agate/quartz.
I do not think that there is any such thing as jasper-jade. The formation of jade requires the subduction of sea-floor material to a depth of 5 miles or more. At this depth it is subjected to such heat and pressure that it takes on the consistency of toothpaste. I would venture to say that any jasper identity is lost at this point.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Apr 14, 2015 19:52:18 GMT -5
Whatever it is, it's stunning!
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