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Post by fernwood on Jul 27, 2019 11:06:57 GMT -5
Calling him Batman. Size is about 1" above Bat. 1.25" on right side and bottom. About 1/.75" long, tapering to a point in back. White area is quartz with a jasper inclusion. Red areas are jasper. Black areas are basalt. Do not know what the sparkly stripe on top is, but it appears to have some silver colored metal in it. Batman spent about 3.5 total months in tumbler after I did some shaping. When I get a trim saw, I think he would make a nice pendant. Will see what remains after that. Or, does anyone have a better idea? I posted these under rock tumbling previously. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2019 14:50:17 GMT -5
If it this was embedded in basalt matrix, I'd look at whatever other zeolites might occur in the area where it was found. The flecks in the sparkly strip might be mica inclusions, thought metals and other minerals are certainly possible. In the top photo, they look like they undercut as short lines, which would fit with crystals that form tabular blades. Interesting what old basalt vesicles can contain.
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