Mookaite Jasper

Dr DG fully equipped rock polisher Gone Fishing Member since April 2005 Posts: 1,848	Mookaite Jasper Nov 25, 2017 17:03:13 GMT -5 Pat, broseph82, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dr DG on Nov 25, 2017 17:03:13 GMT -5 I need a bigger Saw rock are on my trash can
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youp50
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Mookaite Jasper Nov 25, 2017 19:18:58 GMT -5

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Post by youp50 on Nov 25, 2017 19:18:58 GMT -5

Interesting stuff, that mookaite. I have a piece I was getting ready to cut, and I noticed some sea shell looking vacancies. I got around to googling it. Found some interesting info from an Australian mining site. Wish I could capture and upload the address.

I do not even know the correct pronunciation.

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Mookaite Jasper Nov 25, 2017 21:02:20 GMT -5 Dr DG, woodman, and 1 more like this

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Post by pauls on Nov 25, 2017 21:02:20 GMT -5

It comes off Mooka Station so Mooka-ite.
Mooka is in outback Western Australia. The material is reasonably common over a very wide area inland from Carnarvon Western Australia, though not usually as good as the Mooka stuff.

A station in Australia is the same as Ranch, so we have cattle stations you have cattle ranches.

Its not really a Jasper either, more an Opalite sort of thing, Silica derived from marine Diatoms.

Peruano driving up their electric bill Heads Up! Member since March 2011 Posts: 2,430	Mookaite Jasper Nov 26, 2017 8:21:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Peruano on Nov 26, 2017 8:21:16 GMT -5 And its wonderful to work with: tumbling or cabbing.
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orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,208	Mookaite Jasper Nov 26, 2017 9:56:10 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on Nov 26, 2017 9:56:10 GMT -5 Knapps vera nice too!
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loot starting to spend too much on rocks Member since October 2017 Posts: 111	Mookaite Jasper Nov 26, 2017 10:47:51 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by loot on Nov 26, 2017 10:47:51 GMT -5 I have a few pieces I bought from local rock shop. There are inline to jump into sphere machine. Not quite sure the hardness, but I we will see.

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