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Post by gemfeller on May 23, 2018 20:52:48 GMT -5
Just a test to see if my video will upload. |
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Post by Pat on May 23, 2018 21:02:44 GMT -5
Success!
Nice Biggs? As well.
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Post by mohs on May 23, 2018 21:44:23 GMT -5
welll dang Rick
if that just a test
I hate see what going to happen
when you get serious
such a well done blaster master !!
schrodinger be saying:
its shines
dead or alive
mostly
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 0:07:45 GMT -5
Success! Nice Biggs? As well. It was sold as Deschutes. Frankly, I often find it hard to tell the difference. |
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 0:10:38 GMT -5
welll dang Rick if that just a test I hate see what going to happen when you get serious such a well done blaster master !! schrodinger be saying: its shines dead or alive mostly Shrodinger? Now you're just being catty. Seriously, thanks for the nice words Ed. One of these days I'm going to catch on to this digital stuff if I live long enough! |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 2:31:56 GMT -5
Yup, opalized Deschutes. The video really shows off the shine!
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Post by rockjunquie on May 24, 2018 4:37:13 GMT -5
Yup, opalized Deschutes. The video really shows off the shine! I'd sure love to get my hands around some of that, for sure! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 24, 2018 9:39:43 GMT -5
That is one scrumpdiddlyumptious Deschutes cab, Rick!
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 15:33:33 GMT -5
Yup, opalized Deschutes. The video really shows off the shine! My regular cab images don't emphasize polish -- maybe I'll have to re-think that  You mention opalized Deschutes. I've heard that term before but don't quite understand it. I've cut a lot of opal and opalized wood etc., but that Deschutes was as hard as most jaspers in comparison. Can you explain why it's called "opalized?" |
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 15:34:43 GMT -5
That is one scrumpdiddlyumptious Deschutes cab, Rick! Thanks for that nice comment Robin. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2018 18:04:00 GMT -5
You mention opalized Deschutes. I've heard that term before but don't quite understand it. I've cut a lot of opal and opalized wood etc., but that Deschutes was as hard as most jaspers in comparison. Can you explain why it's called "opalized?" Much of Deschutes jasp was a combination of chalcedony and common opal (as are some other area jaspers such as wascoite). Most Deschutes had an opalite rind, as well as some areas of opalite in the interiors. That was usually porous and had to be cut around as it didn't take a polish. In some, the common opal was quite solid and had some contrasty patterns and scenes. That stuff rang like a piece of fine crystal when hit lightly with a hammer. When they were still selling chunks, Elkins separated it out from the rest - cost less, but more waste IMO. Makes wonderful cabs, though. The opal tended to be in cream to bright yellow-orange ochre shades. The texture of the common opal areas was waxy-er than the heavily silicified normal jasper (which also takes a great polish). The patterns in most of the opalized pieces that I can recall were looser (more like Biggs) than the tight patterns in other Deschutes. I sure wish there were photos of those old digs to show exactly where in those deposits the various types were found. Would be interesting to have to help determine how they formed. |
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Post by goatgrinder on May 24, 2018 18:39:37 GMT -5
Superb shine and I believe that there is a hidden message in your stone.
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 19:08:12 GMT -5
You mention opalized Deschutes. I've heard that term before but don't quite understand it. I've cut a lot of opal and opalized wood etc., but that Deschutes was as hard as most jaspers in comparison. Can you explain why it's called "opalized?" Much of Deschutes jasp was a combination of chalcedony and common opal (as are some other area jaspers such as wascoite). Most Deschutes had an opalite rind, as well as some areas of opalite in the interiors. That was usually porous and had to be cut around as it didn't take a polish. In some, the common opal was quite solid and had some contrasty patterns and scenes. That stuff rang like a piece of fine crystal when hit lightly with a hammer. When they were still selling chunks, Elkins separated it out from the rest - cost less, but more waste IMO. Makes wonderful cabs, though. The opal tended to be in cream to bright yellow-orange ochre shades. The texture of the common opal areas was waxy-er than the heavily silicified normal jasper (which also takes a great polish). The patterns in most of the opalized pieces that I can recall were looser (more like Biggs) than the tight patterns in other Deschutes. I sure wish there were photos of those old digs to show exactly where in those deposits the various types were found. Would be interesting to have to help determine how they formed. Thanks for the explanation R2D. I've never seen rough of either Deschutes or Biggs. This cab and others were cut from slabs I bought at the Tucson shows several years back. They weren't cheap but they cut really nice cabs. |
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Post by gemfeller on May 24, 2018 19:11:10 GMT -5
Superb shine and I believe that there is a hidden message in your stone. Thanks for your comment. I love a mystery: care to translate that hidden message? |
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Post by 1dave on May 25, 2018 11:00:17 GMT -5
You mention opalized Deschutes. I've heard that term before but don't quite understand it. I've cut a lot of opal and opalized wood etc., but that Deschutes was as hard as most jaspers in comparison. Can you explain why it's called "opalized?" Much of Deschutes jasp was a combination of chalcedony and common opal (as are some other area jaspers such as wascoite). Most Deschutes had an opalite rind, as well as some areas of opalite in the interiors. That was usually porous and had to be cut around as it didn't take a polish. In some, the common opal was quite solid and had some contrasty patterns and scenes. That stuff rang like a piece of fine crystal when hit lightly with a hammer. When they were still selling chunks, Elkins separated it out from the rest - cost less, but more waste IMO. Makes wonderful cabs, though. The opal tended to be in cream to bright yellow-orange ochre shades. The texture of the common opal areas was waxy-er than the heavily silicified normal jasper (which also takes a great polish). The patterns in most of the opalized pieces that I can recall were looser (more like Biggs) than the tight patterns in other Deschutes. I sure wish there were photos of those old digs to show exactly where in those deposits the various types were found. Would be interesting to have to help determine how they formed.Ditto! The material from southwestern Utah known as "Indian Blanket" is metamorphic rhyolite (meta-rhyolite). Deschutes could be of the same kind of occurrence. |
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