icatz
spending too much on rocks
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Post by icatz on Mar 15, 2016 15:48:06 GMT -5
I have no idea what this stone is. It's amazing, whatever it is. Wrapped with sterling and Swarovski. Very simple but quite striking, I think.  Kiwi Jasper in sterling. This is the only stone whose name makes sense! I know there are what look like tons of scratches on the hammered addition. That's from the polishing brushes. NO idea why this happened. But it doesn't look so obvious in person.  Ok, that's it, I swear. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 15, 2016 16:25:11 GMT -5
I like the addition of those beads. I don't know the stone, either, but it's cool.
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icatz
spending too much on rocks
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Post by icatz on Mar 15, 2016 18:25:18 GMT -5
Thanks, but darn! I need to know!
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 15, 2016 22:20:43 GMT -5
Nice job. The first one looks like quartz. I have some that looks identical to yours.
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Post by captbob on Mar 15, 2016 22:52:06 GMT -5
I would have guessed a calcite, but that would be a guess.
How hard is it?
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icatz
spending too much on rocks
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Post by icatz on Mar 16, 2016 5:26:37 GMT -5
The stone is very hard. I haven't scratch tested it. Since it's finished I'm wary of taking anything to it that might mar it. It was a buck at the local mom & pop. The owner wasn't there, the guy watching the place was basically a watchdog. He didn't know anything. But I got a nice 28ct bumblebee cab from them for a buck. They sometimes don't know what they have.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 22, 2016 9:56:52 GMT -5
Beautiful wraps!!
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Apr 22, 2016 13:03:23 GMT -5
I think what you have is quartz that have been treated by either heating the stone and then dropping it in cold water, or vice versa (cold rock in hot water). The Chinese do this and sometimes get spectacular results like your piece.
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Post by Pat on Apr 22, 2016 16:01:52 GMT -5
Striking pieces!
First stone resembles spiderweb carnelian. I posted two samples on my show thread last week.
I'll try to find it.
Thread is: BIG SAN JOSE SHOW 61st. GOODIES ADDED.
Post was April 20.
i don't know how to link.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 22, 2016 16:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 22, 2016 16:12:57 GMT -5
I think what you have is quartz that have been treated by either heating the stone and then dropping it in cold water, or vice versa (cold rock in hot water). The Chinese do this and sometimes get spectacular results like your piece. There is actually naturally occurring quartz like that. I collected some up in BC Canada because my friend wanted me to cab of piece of it. |
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Apr 23, 2016 6:05:42 GMT -5
Striking pieces! First stone resembles spiderweb carnelian. I posted two samples on my show thread last week. I'll try to find it. Thread is: BIG SAN JOSE SHOW 61st. GOODIES ADDED. Post was April 20. i don't know how to link. I see them. They are the same except that mine is obviously not Carnelian but could it be a type of agate? Great chunk of Arabic Script Stone in the 2nd pic. Also called Elephant Skin Jasper (not a jasper). I can give you more info on it if you like. I love this stuff. Beware, it's extremely breakable (fractures easily). I found out the hard way with a cab much larger than this one.  |
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