gemmaster
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2005
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Post by gemmaster on Oct 15, 2005 21:37:25 GMT -5
recentlly ordered cutting rough rock from the rockshed.com he was a bit slow ,had to crank him on the phone but the 5#puddindgstone, 5#rose quartz and the absurdly improperly misnamed 5#:african bloodstone" arrived fast after that looks good especially the cherry orchard agate which name i saw over 30 years ago for the same rock. it is brecciated agate has angular red pieces of japer in a green agate love the color contrast probablly will reorder, he is apparently geared to selling crushed rocks for tumbling , best hand selection as i coiuld get site unseen as they say. gemmaster
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Post by puppie96 on Oct 17, 2005 2:31:56 GMT -5
Shawn is great, he is not deceptive about his product, if he says it is good, it is.
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Post by parfive on Oct 17, 2005 16:05:56 GMT -5
In the last few days I've seen two other dealers call the same rock 'bloodstone' or 'Swazi bloodstone' so I guess that's the going term in the 21st century.
"It is not a true bloodstone, but rather a red jasper brecciated into a green chert"
Probly ain't got no cherry orchards in Swaziland.
Rich
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gemmaster
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2005
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Post by gemmaster on Oct 20, 2005 11:43:26 GMT -5
may or may not be cherries in swaziland but the bastardization of a true name [bloodstone] by linking it to this material is scientically obscene and inexcusable. i realize i am a voice in the wind but the unwashed masses are saddled with enough ignorance with government schools, government lies , and mass indeference surely the sellers could have done better in naming this rock, like the rock , abbhor the name . gemmaster
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Post by xenaswolf on Oct 20, 2005 16:57:12 GMT -5
Tell us how ya REALLY feel gemmaster
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 20, 2005 17:00:19 GMT -5
Yup! I agree. Not bloodstone but rather brecciated jasper-agate. Have always called it "cherry orchard agate" out here. Never heard of a squarish spot of blood anyway and that's where true bloodstone got it's name!...mel
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