QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since May 2008
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Post by QuailRiver on Apr 4, 2018 23:26:10 GMT -5
Ever toss a rock on the discard pile only to later see it "in a different light"? I've done it a few times and the slabs shown below are from one such rock. It came out of an estate collection I purchased and the previous owner had cut a slice off of it which only exposed an ugly bland brown color. So in my mass sorting I had tossed it on the discard pile along my fence. Some time later, after many rains, it caught my eye one day while passing. After further examination decided to cut it in a different direction from the previous owners cut and this is what I got. Not sure what it is but in some respects it resembles some of the Chapenite I've seen. Managed to get several decent slabs off of it.   Larry C. |
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Post by grumpybill on Apr 5, 2018 15:29:40 GMT -5
I'm still fairly new at this, but I learned quickly to make "test cuts" in two directions before deciding if the stone is worthwhile.
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Post by Pat on Apr 5, 2018 15:51:29 GMT -5
Good idea! I’ll start cutting n-s, and e-w. You never know! Thanks!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 8, 2018 9:02:32 GMT -5
NICE! I have a discard pile right next to my saw, I always find something I think I can use again..
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 8, 2018 12:04:53 GMT -5
Nice brecia - looks like Burro Creek jasper to me. Do you see any signs of pink sections in it at all?
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Post by drocknut on Apr 8, 2018 12:33:40 GMT -5
I agree with Tommy, looks like Burro Creek brecciated jasper.
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Post by Psycho on Apr 8, 2018 13:24:16 GMT -5
Now that's my kind of surprised lol
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QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since May 2008
Posts: 1,640
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Post by QuailRiver on Apr 8, 2018 23:04:01 GMT -5
Nice brecia - looks like Burro Creek jasper to me. Do you see any signs of pink sections in it at all? Yes. The color balance of the photos is off a little. They have more flesh-tones and a few small pink areas, and are not as yellow tinted as they appear in the photos. Larry C. |
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