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A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 12:19:30 GMT -5 Deb/nyllynn, mgrets, and 4 more like this

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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Aug 17, 2019 12:19:30 GMT -5

Don't know for sure what this is but I think maybe nuumite. It's wrapped with gold filled wire.

4B992AFE-2EFE-4EF8-987C-9B291C4ADA03 by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

Dinosaur bone in argentium wire, looks a little fishy to me

7D472CB2-C74C-4F41-BE9E-C7BF8AD054A7 by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

After months (years?) of trying to figure out what to do with this weird piece of Dryhead agate I finally did this using argentium wire

FAD244BD-56B3-4D10-8D44-7D4265A70A20 by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

Nobody wants to wrap or set a thick cab so I finally grooved & wrapped this ocean jasper with some argentium wire

114179BF-4B7C-45FA-BA6F-D2F3EB675F8C by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

Here's another one I'm not too sure about. I believe it came from some chrysocolla so I think it's basically tenorite with a little chrysocolla running through it. I really liked both sides so after waiting a few years trying to decided what I wanted to do with it I finally grooved it & wrapped it with gold filled wire

4AB21FBD-7128-4E08-9541-8501FA9CC8AB by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

BB8EB655-7858-4ABC-829C-F0C57BDCAAD2 by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr

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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 12:45:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 12:45:21 GMT -5 First one looks a lot like nuummite. You may be correct if it has blue flashes. That last piece really intrigues me, and like the wraps on all.

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A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 12:54:21 GMT -5

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Aug 17, 2019 12:45:21 GMT -5 @rocks2dust said:

First one looks a lot like nuummite. You may be correct if it has blue flashes. That last piece really intrigues me, and like the wraps on all.

Don't know about blue flash but what I really see is what looks like little shards of what looks like gold glass in it. It's really hard to explain it.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,998	A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 12:57:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Aug 17, 2019 12:57:10 GMT -5 Love the OJ. Nuumite really is hard to describe. I say it looks like different colored Christmas tinsel in the rock.

Donnie's Rocky Treasures gets rocks for Christmas Member since April 2009 Posts: 6,273	A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 13:09:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Aug 17, 2019 13:09:44 GMT -5 Let's try this, it's a video. Click on it & you will go do flickr. C42B1345-60A9-4B7F-8A06-EFF2A31029EE by Donnie Spielman, on Flickr
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A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 13:27:44 GMT -5

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Aug 17, 2019 12:54:21 GMT -5 Donnie's Rocky Treasures said:

Don't know about blue flash but what I really see is what looks like little shards of what looks like gold glass in it. It's really hard to explain it.

Lots of stuff being marketed as nuummite these days, most of which I suspect is something else. Nuummite really should have some blue in the iridescent flashes (multicolor as you shift under the light, but predominantly blue in the Greenland material I've had). Could certainly be another interesting amphibole mix (with hornblende, arfvedsonite and who knows what else). The golden shards reminds me more of so-called "Galaxy Granite" (anorthosite gabbro with golden scales of enstatite). Couldn't get to the video without a login. Intriguing piece, whatever it is.

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A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 14:37:11 GMT -5 Donnie's Rocky Treasures and rockjunquie like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 17, 2019 14:37:11 GMT -5

Kind of looks like astrophyllite to me. (dntknw)

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,998	A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 15:01:49 GMT -5 Donnie's Rocky Treasures and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Aug 17, 2019 15:01:49 GMT -5 Aug 17, 2019 14:37:11 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said: Kind of looks like astrophyllite to me. I was thinking that, too, after seeing the video.

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A little more grooving Aug 17, 2019 18:58:51 GMT -5

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If it golden shimmers are clusters of needle-like crystals, then astrophyllite in something would be possible. Cannot tell from the still photo. Astrophyllite is soft, and always in something else, which makes it a pain to polish without severe undercutting, so you'd have noticed that when sanding and polishing.

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A little more grooving Aug 20, 2019 13:50:30 GMT -5

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Wow, it looks like you are really getting busy with these groove wraps. I imagine that it makes it easier to decide how to wrap all of those difficult ones that have just been kicking around for years. That is cool!

I like the "Tenorite with a little chrysocolla running through it". That is a really beautiful and unique stone. The "Dryhead agate" piece sort of looks like a Christmas stocking that is hung over the fireplace.

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Donnie's Rocky Treasures gets rocks for Christmas Member since April 2009 Posts: 6,273	A little more grooving Aug 20, 2019 18:07:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Aug 20, 2019 18:07:27 GMT -5 Thanks guys, it's a good solution for the cabs I cut too thick. Now I'm starting to cut a slab here & there just so I can do some grooving.
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