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Post by vegasjames on Apr 11, 2018 14:39:37 GMT -5
Chalcedony  20180410_131844 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131820 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131806 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131721 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131704 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131645 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131624 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131551 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131521 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131455 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131424 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180410_131418 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131336 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131308 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131250 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131239 by James Sloane, on Flickr Common opal  20180410_131220 by James Sloane, on Flickr Jasper  20180410_131207 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180410_131200 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by mohs on Apr 11, 2018 14:52:38 GMT -5
rocking hounding! Cool rocks Some of those chalcedony I took for quartz and some of those jaspers leaned towards chalcedony But this one is definitely mix a Jasper quartz chalcedony with a touch of carnelian hue Were you in one your usual Nevada hounding areas? O and that common opal Is that polish-able or is it to soft? |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 11, 2018 15:09:56 GMT -5
rocking hounding! Cool rocks Some of those chalcedony I took for quartz and some of those jaspers leaned towards chalcedony But this one is definitely mix a Jasper quartz chalcedony with a touch of carnelian hue Were you in one your usual Nevada hounding areas? O and that common opal Is that polish-able or is it to soft? Technically agate and jasper are chalcedonies. Yes, central Nevada. I had to make two trips to Reno in the last 30 days so I have been exploring new areas on the way up and on the way back. Have a lot more stuff, including several carnelians I still have to photograph. Most of the opal up there is hard enough to cab. The only opal that would be hard to cab would be the sunset red opal which for some reason fractures more easily and it is almost impossible to find pieces big enough to cab. The other colors are hard and solid enough to cab. I have found a lot of light and dark green, dark brown, purple, white, yellow, bluish, butterscotch, salmon, pink and a few others. Recently found a really cool what I first thought was a black opal. Better lighting revealed it is actually a purplish-brown. And found what looks like a precious opal. I see some fire in it. |
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Post by mohs on Apr 11, 2018 15:16:13 GMT -5
Nevada rocks!
and you mostly have the place to your self
I been reading a book that talks extensively about
the Paiutes Indians, Walker River area, Comestock lode ect...
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Post by MsAli on Apr 11, 2018 15:23:46 GMT -5
Love the second to last
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 11, 2018 17:29:54 GMT -5
If you want to wear that for a necklace you will need to put it on a towing chain. That piece of chalcedony is just over 30 pounds. |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 11, 2018 17:40:50 GMT -5
If you want to wear that for a necklace you will need to put it on a towing chain. That piece of chalcedony is just over 30 pounds. I think she needs to be cut open to see what is inside |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 11, 2018 17:46:51 GMT -5
If you want to wear that for a necklace you will need to put it on a towing chain. That piece of chalcedony is just over 30 pounds. I think she needs to be cut open to see what is inside I may someday. Or sell it to someone who will cut it. I don't work with harder stones like chalcedony very often. I have a lot of other stuff to focus on right now. |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 11, 2018 23:20:21 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Apr 12, 2018 5:47:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the show. Nice finds.
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Post by fantastic5 on Apr 12, 2018 7:21:07 GMT -5
That last peach one is really nice. I bet that will make some beautiful cabs! This is my favorite of the whole batch so far. Its just so unique. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 12, 2018 9:10:28 GMT -5
Those unknowns are really cool looking. You've done a great job finding interesting material. Would love to see the opal w/play of color.
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 12, 2018 15:29:17 GMT -5
Those unknowns are really cool looking. You've done a great job finding interesting material. Would love to see the opal w/play of color. I will photograph it as soon as I can. Still catching up on some of the other material including the orange chalcedony and black agates, which were some of my favorites. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 12, 2018 19:19:42 GMT -5
I will wait patiently for you to show them.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 12, 2018 20:18:29 GMT -5
What a smorgasbord!
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Post by MsAli on Apr 12, 2018 20:28:39 GMT -5
Really love that last peachy one
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Post by nchillbilly on Apr 12, 2018 20:55:56 GMT -5
Those are awesome! Just a friendly note: If you ever find you're running out of storage space, I've got some extra room near my tumblers.  |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 12, 2018 21:02:16 GMT -5
Those are awesome! Just a friendly note: If you ever find you're running out of storage space, I've got some extra room near my tumblers.  I ran out of storage space a long time ago. So now I am using the stones to make a fortress to store more stones in.  |
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