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Post by rockjunquie on May 11, 2019 22:03:53 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on May 11, 2019 23:58:12 GMT -5
clean green !!
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Post by MsAli on May 12, 2019 7:46:01 GMT -5
I did some reading and from what I could find.
It's a commercial name for basically Chrysocolla, Azurite, Shattuckite, Malachite, in Quartz from Arizona
I dont see a ton of them for sale
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Post by rockjunquie on May 12, 2019 8:01:43 GMT -5
I did some reading and from what I could find. It's a commercial name for basically Chrysocolla, Azurite, Shattuckite, Malachite, in Quartz from Arizona I dont see a ton of them for sale Thanks- that's about all I could find, too. I saw it referred to as rare, too. But how rare can it be? I dunno. Color me not impressed and a little cynical. It seems every dew years, there is some new name for something "rare" and people go ga ga. Fine. I think I have some Arizona Lightning Stone.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 12, 2019 10:34:27 GMT -5
I have never even heard that term before and I live here! 
I'm thinking it's definitely another made up name for sales propaganda. Hey, if it works, go with it!
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 12, 2019 11:49:47 GMT -5
Yeah, that type of material is found in many areas here in AZ. Some localities slightly better color, more consistent polish, etc, than others. It's one of my favorites.
The names people make up for stones sometimes is beyond belief. There was a small deposit of a yellow-orange and maroon jasper near where we live here. Someone decided to call it "Giraffalite". I called it purple and orange jasper and gave the locality.
The colors and patterns of the material were reminiscent of the animal, but please... . |
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Post by AzRockGeek on May 12, 2019 13:39:36 GMT -5
Az lighting is a name I believe was coined by 49ner Minerals in Az, the original find was near the UFO mine. Cabs 1 and 3 could possibly be Az Lighting, but like Gem Silica, it is an abused name. If I can figure how to post a pic from Google Photos, I would show you several examples.
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Post by vegasjames on May 12, 2019 16:23:22 GMT -5
I did some reading and from what I could find. It's a commercial name for basically Chrysocolla, Azurite, Shattuckite, Malachite, in Quartz from Arizona I dont see a ton of them for sale Thanks- that's about all I could find, too. I saw it referred to as rare, too. But how rare can it be? I dunno. Color me not impressed and a little cynical. It seems every dew years, there is some new name for something "rare" and people go ga ga. Fine. I think I have some Arizona Lightning Stone. I agree. Rare is such as vague term. I could take any rock with a pattern and refer to it as rare since it will be the only rock in the world with that pattern. Sounds like they are using the term because that material only comes from their mine even though the same minerals are found in numerous localities. |
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Post by rockjunquie on May 12, 2019 16:25:25 GMT -5
Just to be clear- I LOVE 49erminerals and I'm not throwing shade on them. I saw it mentioned a few times, including by Lexx.
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Post by woodrock on May 14, 2019 22:40:56 GMT -5
What do these look rough?
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Post by AzRockGeek on May 15, 2019 20:07:46 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 15, 2019 22:41:54 GMT -5
We have some of that set out as yard rocks!
A friend let me cherry pick some rocks out of the flower garden border that she made out of all self-collected rocks, mostly from the Bradshaws years ago. We actually found one I picked out of there that has some gold in it. That one's not in the yard.
Maybe I need to tell Vince to get those puppies in the saw.
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Post by AzRockGeek on May 16, 2019 8:30:25 GMT -5
We have some of that set out as yard rocks!
Maybe I need to tell Vince to get those puppies in the saw.
Yeah... Get Vince cutting, great weather today, let's see some slabs. |
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Post by roy on May 16, 2019 10:47:02 GMT -5
Just to be clear- I LOVE 49erminerals and I'm not throwing shade on them. I saw it mentioned a few times, including by Lexx. you have to know that there were many chrysocolla sites in arizona some long forgot so if a old trade name pops up its most likely because someone has bought a old estate that was labeled i run in to this alot i bought one a few years back the seller a friend of mine had got it from a old timer in his 90's all were labeled ecept two and the old fellow collected them in the 40's all over the state ill say this if lexx has listed it as such its is because she has done her research ! |
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Post by roy on May 16, 2019 10:51:58 GMT -5
1and 3 are from material my friend mined a few years back its chrysocolla in chert both lexx and my self share this contact also 4 is shattuckite
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Post by rockjunquie on May 16, 2019 15:39:38 GMT -5
Thanks roy. I understand that sometimes an old collection will reintroduce some old material to market. I think people who use that material could do a better job educating about it. I got the impression that the lightning stone was a new and "rare" thing. Which confused me, as I see so much that is similar. I'm not trying to diss anyone, at all. As you say, I'm sure Lexx did her homework. I like to, too. But that's hard to do when no one is reporting that - for instance- it's a find from an old collection. How are people supposed to know what is what? This site does a great job enlightening people, but few others. There are a lot of misconceptions and false IDs out there. |
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Post by woodrock on May 16, 2019 15:41:28 GMT -5
"Here are a few pic's of some rough." Thank you so much! I'll certainly keep my eye out for those in my wanderings. |
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Post by roy on May 17, 2019 12:14:24 GMT -5
Thanks roy. I understand that sometimes an old collection will reintroduce some old material to market. I think people who use that material could do a better job educating about it. I got the impression that the lightning stone was a new and "rare" thing. Which confused me, as I see so much that is similar. I'm not trying to diss anyone, at all. As you say, I'm sure Lexx did her homework. I like to, too. But that's hard to do when no one is reporting that - for instance- it's a find from an old collection. How are people supposed to know what is what? This site does a great job enlightening people, but few others. There are a lot of misconceptions and false IDs out there. you are right on that its hard to stay on top of it what i have done though is put my self with certain dealers that are trusted like for chysocolla and variscite i use one guy the miner of these items the chrysocolla and chert was dug a few years back i dont even know if i have any left i only use one guy from turkey and mexico ect |
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