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Post by opalpyrexia on Oct 17, 2019 20:52:39 GMT -5
These were included in a box of slabs that I purchased. My knowledge is very limited, so any help would be great.
Slab 1
Slab 2
Slab 3
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Post by fernwood on Oct 18, 2019 2:08:44 GMT -5
#2 might be Plasma Agate.
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Post by dreamrocks on Oct 18, 2019 4:20:53 GMT -5
A wild guess here the first slab maybe Dendritic agate from the snake river, Oregon.
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Post by miket on Oct 18, 2019 9:30:44 GMT -5
No clue what they were, but they're definitely three sweet slabs to be included in a box for sure!
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Post by roy on Oct 18, 2019 10:25:24 GMT -5
1 amethyst sage 2 plasma 3 si-fi jasper
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 18, 2019 10:59:34 GMT -5
I'm guessing an opalite for #1 and a terrible willow creek for #3
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Post by opalpyrexia on Oct 18, 2019 12:44:09 GMT -5
Thanks, all.
As for Slab 1, I was able to find the exact material on this forum, where it was identified as Australian Opalite:
Re Slab 3, After looking at online images for sci-fi and willow creek jasper slabs, I think that it may be Willow Creek. There's a lot of similarity, but I saw a couple of Willow Creek images that were close to mine.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 18, 2019 12:48:50 GMT -5
I don't think #3 is Willow Creek. If I had to guess, I'd say maybe it was close to an end cut Carrasite.
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Post by Don on Oct 18, 2019 13:13:29 GMT -5
1. dendritic opal 2. rosella opal 3. a really funky rocky butte jasper
I could be way off but that's what comes to mind.
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Post by rmf on Oct 22, 2019 3:57:58 GMT -5
Slab #1 is dendritic agate/opal from Turkey
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2019 12:22:20 GMT -5
3 actually looks a lot like some of the old-time Van Deusen jasper from above the Rim/Bat Cave jasper area. Was rare but could have that green along with the broken bits near the matrix toward the edges of the nodules. I'll try to get a photo. Added: Pics of some of the green Van Deusen. Colors and patterns vary depending on the piece and direction of the cut. It wasn't a bedded jasp like Rim/Bat Cave. One of these days I may manage to scrub out the polish on this one.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 22, 2019 23:42:19 GMT -5
Slab #1 is dendritic agate/opal from Turkey I've made a cab from material that looks like that a long time ago. I thought it was called Turkish opalite but Turkish dendritic is probably the correct name. If I can find the cab, I'll post a picture.
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Post by julieooly on Oct 26, 2019 8:21:50 GMT -5
Could #2 be chrome chalcedony?
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