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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 15:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by Peruano on Aug 6, 2018 15:31:33 GMT -5
Without devaluing your product, if I found that on my workbench, I'd scold the cat and bar if from the shop.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 6, 2018 15:34:04 GMT -5
I see a lot of color. Brecciated means healed fractures and attractive cabs as long as it hold together.
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 15:44:48 GMT -5
Without devaluing your product, if I found that on my workbench, I'd scold the cat and bar if from the shop. Hahaha are you saying I should call it hair-ball magnesite or were you thinking about the other end of the cat? |
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 15:45:45 GMT -5
I see a lot of color. Brecciated means healed fractures and attractive cabs as long as it hold together. So far it's VERY solid material - all of the fractures are healed. We'll see how it comes together into cabochons  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 6, 2018 15:59:22 GMT -5
Well, I think it will make fine cabs! Very unique and I love all the colors. I never would have thought magnesite.
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 16:10:47 GMT -5
Well, I think it will make fine cabs! Very unique and I love all the colors. I never would have thought magnesite. Well, thank you, glad someone doesn't think it looks like cat vomit. Like I said earlier I'm getting this color/breccia from the crust layer - four cuts and it has played out and reached the bulk of the material which looks more like typical orange-ish/beige-ish magnesite. The entire rock is never going to look as good as Paul's @hookedonrocks gorgeous magnesite from this thread but with the greens if it can resemble some like in the picture I posted in Paul's thread I'll be a happy cutter. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 6, 2018 16:12:25 GMT -5
Well, I think it will make fine cabs! Very unique and I love all the colors. I never would have thought magnesite. Well, thank you, glad someone doesn't think it looks like cat vomit. Like I said earlier I'm getting this color/breccia from the crust layer - four cuts and it has played out and reached the bulk of the material which looks more like typical orange-ish/beige-ish magnesite. The entire rock is never going to look as good as Paul's @hookedonrocks gorgeous magnesite from this thread but with the greens if it can resemble some in the picture I posted in Paul's thread I'll be a happy cutter. Did you hound this? |
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 16:15:35 GMT -5
Well, thank you, glad someone doesn't think it looks like cat vomit. Like I said earlier I'm getting this color/breccia from the crust layer - four cuts and it has played out and reached the bulk of the material which looks more like typical orange-ish/beige-ish magnesite. The entire rock is never going to look as good as Paul's @hookedonrocks gorgeous magnesite from this thread but with the greens if it can resemble some in the picture I posted in Paul's thread I'll be a happy cutter. Did you hound this? I believe Paul hounded his himself at Anderson Reservoir near Morgan Hill. I bought mine from a rock sale as Anderson material but I can't be absolutely certain it's from there. In the picture I posted in Paul's thread, the greens and pinks and reds materials came from Nevada and are apparently very rare. I had one large slab of each but it is mostly all gone now. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 6, 2018 16:22:06 GMT -5
I believe Paul hounded his himself at Anderson Reservoir near Morgan Hill. I bought mine from a rock sale as Anderson material but I can't be absolutely certain it's from there. In the picture I posted in Paul's thread, the greens and pinks and reds materials came from Nevada and are apparently very rare. I had one large slab of each but it is mostly all gone now. Paul gives you a run for the money! You two always find the good stuff. |
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 16:28:04 GMT -5
Couple more slabs before the color ran out...   |
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Post by Tommy on Aug 6, 2018 16:34:09 GMT -5
The rest of the rock... no more green (sniff)    Here are a couple of cabs I just finished from the Anderson material. I got this piece from a rock sale at Pat 's house. stoner threw it in my bucket and tested me to make sure I knew what it was   |
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Post by Pat on Aug 6, 2018 16:36:33 GMT -5
I like those two green cabs above. I like magnesite anyway.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 6, 2018 16:38:19 GMT -5
Those last ones are still nice, though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2018 18:26:21 GMT -5
I love it That is a whole world of color rockjunquie @ tommy Come on over, there is a whole cliff of that stuff we can "look" at |
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 6, 2018 22:38:23 GMT -5
Beautiful material...
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 6, 2018 22:52:38 GMT -5
I think it looks awesome! I've seen cat puke and it doesn't look like that!  |
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Post by orrum on Aug 7, 2018 6:09:18 GMT -5
Vera nice indeed, I think I shall go back to hating you!!! LOL
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Post by Tommy on Aug 7, 2018 10:36:01 GMT -5
I love it That is a whole world of color rockjunquie @ tommy Come on over, there is a whole cliff of that stuff we can "look" at Of course, we would just "look" at it... Hopefully none of it would take a liking to us and follow us home. It's not easy getting away here because we have to arrange a sitter for an elder in our care - but in a general sense what's the best day for you to get up to Anderson? Obviously mornings would be best with this heat but it does look like a cooling trend is coming. Is it still drained and are they letting folks in or do we have to go around the back? Edit: I'm seeing from the website that the lake is closed for boating but not drained like I had heard it was. |
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Post by fernwood on Aug 7, 2018 13:08:17 GMT -5
That is some very colorful Magnesite. Great discovery. On the cat end of things, my cats would never produce "leftovers" with those patterns and colors. Just saying, lol.
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