Jamesp got my new year off to a great start
Dec 31, 2017 12:12:29 GMT -5
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Post by wampidytoo on Dec 31, 2017 12:12:29 GMT -5
Posting this here because I am going to attempt carving some of these stones.
jamesp sent some new to me stones so I am quite happy but also stumped as far as ID goes.
The green and yellow stones look like quartz crystals with quartz flash but I can cut them with a cheap file. Love the color, especially the green, so I will be starting the carving there.
I am a little stumped with these also. James said they are jade but I can cut them with the same file so they are softer than the other jade I have cut. I will do an SG test to narrow it down one of these days and post the results here. The polish on them looks jadish so I am very curious.
I am not familiar with rhyolite other than in photos so i am not positive if that is the ID for this stone and it is to pretty to hit with a file so my grand daughter has it on her rock shelf.
Thank you James, you da man.
Jim
jamesp sent some new to me stones so I am quite happy but also stumped as far as ID goes.
The green and yellow stones look like quartz crystals with quartz flash but I can cut them with a cheap file. Love the color, especially the green, so I will be starting the carving there.
I am a little stumped with these also. James said they are jade but I can cut them with the same file so they are softer than the other jade I have cut. I will do an SG test to narrow it down one of these days and post the results here. The polish on them looks jadish so I am very curious.
I am not familiar with rhyolite other than in photos so i am not positive if that is the ID for this stone and it is to pretty to hit with a file so my grand daughter has it on her rock shelf.
Thank you James, you da man.
Jim
