Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 27, 2018 15:01:38 GMT -5
I'm 90% certain it's not Strawberry onyx from the ribbon rock mine near Ludlow. I've got a lot of that material and two are not similar other than a common red and pink color. I've never seen such an organized pattern with SO and I have not seen SO with clearly defined yellow. With my advanced case of CRS I can't remember where I got this rock but it's a pretty big piece - maybe 20lbs. Takes a beautiful shine with very slight orange-peeling or micro-undercutting as I think rockjunquie coined the term. Scratches easily with a nail but very solid and easily worked.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 27, 2018 15:07:58 GMT -5
I don't think I have seen this before, but it sure is pretty. I really like the pastel colors.
I can't claim credit for orange peel. It's a term we used when painting cars. When the finish had that micro dimpled look- it was orange peel (usually from applying a paint too dry/too much pressure). Looks about the same on a rock.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 27, 2018 15:13:19 GMT -5
I don't think I have seen this before, but it sure is pretty. I really like the pastel colors. I can't claim credit for orange peel. It's a term we used when painting cars. When the finish had that micro dimpled look- it was orange peel (usually from applying a paint too dry/too much pressure). Looks about the same on a rock. Thanks. I was actually giving you credit for the term "micro-undercutting" - I hadn't heard that before until I read it here on the forum and I thought it was yours.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 27, 2018 15:15:43 GMT -5
It is really pretty
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Post by mohs on Mar 27, 2018 15:43:02 GMT -5
man that some clean rock
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 27, 2018 15:43:36 GMT -5
I don't think I have seen this before, but it sure is pretty. I really like the pastel colors. I can't claim credit for orange peel. It's a term we used when painting cars. When the finish had that micro dimpled look- it was orange peel (usually from applying a paint too dry/too much pressure). Looks about the same on a rock. Thanks. I was actually giving you credit for the term "micro-undercutting" - I hadn't heard that before until I read it here on the forum and I thought it was yours. Yeah, it was me.
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Mar 27, 2018 16:22:30 GMT -5
The top half of those slabs looks like Globe onyx, the bottom does not.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 27, 2018 18:46:30 GMT -5
Just a guess based on the color scheme etc but I'd guess Oaxaca,Mexico . Lots of that sort of travertine onyx down there and that's where the ocean wave travertine comes from that also has wavy banded and straight lined examples. Another similar one comes out of Bhutan and is sold as rainbow onyx and I saw another sold as Gobi stone at a show once. Think it was a bit brighter in color though...Mel
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Post by fernwood on Mar 28, 2018 4:22:34 GMT -5
I love the subtle flow of colors.
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Post by AzRockGeek on Mar 28, 2018 9:23:26 GMT -5
Hey Tommy, I was kicking around my Onyx pile this morning, I was wrong, I did give you that piece. Unfortunately, does not narrow down location much, came from old estate. Most likely from Az, not Globe or Seven Springs. Possibly Mayor Onyx, but Mayor tends to be more grays then reds.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 28, 2018 10:43:07 GMT -5
Hey Tommy, I was kicking around my Onyx pile this morning, I was wrong, I did give you that piece. Unfortunately, does not narrow down location much, came from old estate. Most likely from Az, not Globe or Seven Springs. Possibly Mayor Onyx, but Mayor tends to be more grays then reds. View AttachmentHaha awesome thanks Tim. I was sure it was you because I found it in my backyard in direct proximity to a big chunk of amethyst I remembered getting from you - and a large piece of your lizard stone I didn't know I had .
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Post by NRG on Mar 31, 2018 0:11:20 GMT -5
Definitely NOT strawberry. At class, the locals have cut thousands of pounds of strawberry at class. It has never had that yummy yellow colour.
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