Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Feb 17, 2015 20:19:38 GMT -5
Here is a random assortment of cabs I have cut in the last while. The images are better than my last ones IMHO. If you can ID some please do so:) Some kind of agate, I like it. This is chrysocolla malichite material but is very very hard, I would like to think of it as gem silica but not sure, its quite big at 2 in by 1 in. One may think this is like a silver sheen obsidian but it is agate of some kind, the color is off a bit its way darker but this is backlit. I don't know, Help!! Please:) Varisite, way cool I don't know Montana, love the state love the rock Some kind of dendritic something, very hard. Brazilian? Bruneau Jasper, not for sure on the first one but I think so, very subtle orbs. Tee Pee Canyon Jasper??? Dendritic Jasper? Palm Bots? ? Pet wood, I really like this one Agate
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 17, 2015 21:23:55 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs!! The one in the fourth pic (right side) looks like Amazonite.
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junglejim
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Post by junglejim on Feb 17, 2015 23:16:04 GMT -5
Those cabs are fantastic, I really like the variety.
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Feb 19, 2015 14:21:30 GMT -5
Thanks everyone
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 19, 2015 16:09:59 GMT -5
Totally cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Feb 19, 2015 18:13:40 GMT -5
Very cool. Great job.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 19, 2015 18:19:18 GMT -5
What an array of fine cabs! My favorite is the bright golden palm. I'm with Rand on the amazonite ID. Maybe it's my monitor but the Tee Pees have a dark matrix on my screen and look more like Dryheads. Hard to tell on a screen pic though.....Mel
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Feb 19, 2015 18:56:02 GMT -5
Thanks Mel,
It is Tee Pee, likely my lighting. Old stock from a member of the club that has been playing in this hobby for 37 years. I took about 50 Lbs off his hands. He is in Tuscon now but I will run it by him. I like to catch him when he is wrong LOL. I am going to tell him an ID pro thinks its dry head and get him going:)
Thanks again.
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Post by snowmom on Feb 20, 2015 6:26:27 GMT -5
lovely group! Love that amazonite one, the rest are right up there, too. thanks for the show, looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Feb 20, 2015 9:30:25 GMT -5
Those are all amazing, but that Variscite is off the charts.
Picture #4: The left stone looks like a Tree agate variant I've seen before, and the cab to the right looks an awful lot like Listwanite or Mariposite.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 20, 2015 17:54:07 GMT -5
Great group with lots of variety- LOVE IT! I think that one dendritic mystery might be yellow feather jasper or something like that, I always get it mixed up. It doesn't seem real typical, but that could easily be it.
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
Member since January 2013
Posts: 1,557
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Post by Tom on Feb 20, 2015 19:03:30 GMT -5
Thanks everyone,
Having a look at images on the WWW the rock sure could be Listwanite as there dead ringer image, more for Maraposite but it is likely Amazonite.
Tela I think you nailed it, thank you.
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