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Found this cab hiding and a friend wanted a pendant for his daughter. So not having hardly any tools or silver with me this is what I did.

Not even sure what the stone is. The top looks like a thin layer of white common opal. I took it easy and polished the silver before putting the stone in. Even at that some of the white polished off. Still think it looks cool.

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Unkown Nov 3, 2019 10:39:13 GMT -5 toiv0 likes this

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That turned out great! Love stacked look, too.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,767	Unkown Nov 3, 2019 11:35:20 GMT -5 toiv0 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Nov 3, 2019 11:35:20 GMT -5 Don't know the stone, but I like it. That turned out nice.

greig fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2016 Posts: 1,703	Unkown Nov 3, 2019 12:08:05 GMT -5 toiv0 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by greig on Nov 3, 2019 12:08:05 GMT -5 Nice job. You are going to make somebody really happy.
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Unkown Nov 3, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -5

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Nov 3, 2019 13:08:23 GMT -5 @rocks2dust said:

Looks like Ray Mine chrysocolla. When it has those dots, it is called "Blue Dot" chrysocolla/gem silica. VERY spendy stuff.

I have a piece or two of the blue dot. Mine is gem silica and hard. This material was super soft and the some of the white wore off with the zam.

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Unkown Nov 4, 2019 14:35:14 GMT -5 toiv0 and RocksInNJ like this

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Nov 3, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -5 toiv0 said:

I have a piece or two of the blue dot. Mine is gem silica and hard. This material was super soft and the some of the white wore off with the zam.

I'm not sure what some parts of that is. I have encountered similar soft areas in some of my Ray Mine slabs. Some of it is real hard and quartzy, some more agate-like, and some with soft areas that are probably calcite or something similar that occurs in those mines. You've done a nice job with that piece!

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Nov 4, 2019 14:35:14 GMT -5 @rocks2dust said:

Nov 3, 2019 16:53:09 GMT -5 toiv0 said:

I have a piece or two of the blue dot. Mine is gem silica and hard. This material was super soft and the some of the white wore off with the zam.

I'm not sure what some parts of that is. I have encountered similar soft areas in some of my Ray Mine slabs. Some of it is real hard and quartzy, some more agate-like, and some with soft areas that are probably calcite or something similar that occurs in those mines. You've done a nice job with that piece!

Thank you, it does look like what you have there.

toiv0 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2014 Posts: 3,306	Unkown Nov 4, 2019 18:43:31 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toiv0 on Nov 4, 2019 18:43:31 GMT -5 Nov 3, 2019 20:43:46 GMT -5 MsAli said: For not having hardly anything with you it sure came out beautiful. Yah I think it turned out nice. Takes twice as long with lesser tools.