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Post by gingerkid on Jan 27, 2015 10:50:27 GMT -5
Thanks, rxscram, for the good bits of info!  |
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Post by glennz01 on Jan 27, 2015 15:08:22 GMT -5
#1 looks like chrome chalcedony aka mtorolite. I think rxscram has some for sale on the forum? But it could be chrysoprase as you already id'd it. It's hard to photograph greens well, so I can't say for sure, but that looks more like chrysoprase than mtorolite. Mtorolite has a deeper hue, almost emerald green, due to the Chromium (versus nickel for chrysoprase). It is a nice light blue color. Thanks for the confermation! If the shop owner got my message I should be getting more stuff tonight. |
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 27, 2015 16:19:16 GMT -5
06 - Craxy Lace
07 - Burro Creek
08 - picture jasper
09 - maybe Burro Creek
12 - misc moss agate
15 - not crazy lace
16 - picture jasper
18 - maybe parral dendritic
21 - maybe stinking water plume
23 - could be Any Sage or Parral Dendritic
26 - maybe pink spiderweb imperial jasper
27 - could be Montane, but maybe Amy Sage
28 - misc idaho plume
29 - blue feldspar in granite, Norway (not Labradorite)
31 - not bone
35 - Chinese Dendritic Jasper - Oregon
39 - dumorite
41 - Willow Creek
45 - Graveyard plume
46 - Brueanu
47 - misc sagenite agate
54 - misc petrified wood
56 - mexican flame
69 - maybe pink spiderweb imperial jasper
72 - agate, likely rooster tail, or nearby variety
73 - likley not pet wood
81 - parral dendritic (or Piuate agate)
85 - Rocky Butte picture jasper
87 - Norwegian Blue Pearl granite
104 - Arizona pet wood
105 - maybe ruby in zoisite
110 - deschutes picture jasper
113 - Blue Mountain Jasper
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Post by glennz01 on Jan 27, 2015 17:21:32 GMT -5
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Post by glennz01 on Jan 28, 2015 22:20:26 GMT -5
#52 could be blue aventurine with dumortierite grains. ? I shown the pic to my co-worker... He thinks that it is the really rare lapis. he seen some in Tuscon but will need to see the slab in person to tell. He only seen it ever been trying to sell once and it had high pricing. |
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Post by radio on Jan 29, 2015 7:24:47 GMT -5
I have a slab very, very similar to your #52 and no one can tell me what it is. I have cut lots of Lapis including the denim variety and my slab doesn't resemble any Lapis I have seen. I would be more inclined to go with a variety of the Aventurine that others mentioned as a possibility Congrats on a super buy and some killer slabs! If you get some Dino bone to spare with good cells and color I would be interested in some  |
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Post by glennz01 on Jan 29, 2015 15:04:22 GMT -5
I have a slab very, very similar to your #52 and no one can tell me what it is. I have cut lots of Lapis including the denim variety and my slab doesn't resemble any Lapis I have seen. I would be more inclined to go with a variety of the Aventurine that others mentioned as a possibility Congrats on a super buy and some killer slabs! If you get some Dino bone to spare with good cells and color I would be interested in some Correct me if i'm wrong because I don't know much about aventurine... but the white in the aventurine is not calcite i'm presuming? If this is lapis the white will be calcite, thus an acid test should determine if it is or is not lapis? I know there is a lapis that looks like this (my co-worker seen the stuff in person at Tuscon one year). So i'm thinking an acid test will solve this wonder? As for dino bone I don't have much now, maybe there will be more slabs next time I get some but I don't have much now (unless your wanting a pendant made, I can do that) |
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Post by deb193redux on Jan 29, 2015 15:18:50 GMT -5
You can put some vinegar on it. But this is not lapis.
Anyway, lapis is prized for dark indigo blue. The lighter denim lapis was a junk stone until someone started calling it "Denim"
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Post by radio on Jan 29, 2015 16:32:19 GMT -5
I have a slab very, very similar to your #52 and no one can tell me what it is. I have cut lots of Lapis including the denim variety and my slab doesn't resemble any Lapis I have seen. I would be more inclined to go with a variety of the Aventurine that others mentioned as a possibility Congrats on a super buy and some killer slabs! If you get some Dino bone to spare with good cells and color I would be interested in some Correct me if i'm wrong because I don't know much about aventurine... but the white in the aventurine is not calcite i'm presuming? If this is lapis the white will be calcite, thus an acid test should determine if it is or is not lapis? I know there is a lapis that looks like this (my co-worker seen the stuff in person at Tuscon one year). So i'm thinking an acid test will solve this wonder? As for dino bone I don't have much now, maybe there will be more slabs next time I get some but I don't have much now (unless your wanting a pendant made, I can do that) |
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Post by glennz01 on Jan 29, 2015 16:52:17 GMT -5
You can put some vinegar on it. But this is not lapis. Anyway, lapis is prized for dark indigo blue. The lighter denim lapis was a junk stone until someone stared calling it "Denim" It could be like denim lapis (still lapis only has more calcite). I'm not sure if my co-worker bought any of the stuff that looked like this or not but he said he seen something verry similar they were calling a lapis.. I would like to see a pic of what that looked like. |
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