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Post by stardiamond on Apr 12, 2020 15:21:46 GMT -5
I slabbed a 2 pound faced piece. I haven't slabbed it before. The material is brecciated so there will be fractures, partially healed fractures and healed fractures. I try to stay from healed and partially healed so I marked them as they came off the saw. From one piece of rock there is a lot of changes in color  |
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Post by RocksInNJ on Apr 12, 2020 23:28:49 GMT -5
What a great looking rock.
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Mescalero
Apr 12, 2020 23:30:33 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Apr 12, 2020 23:30:33 GMT -5
Love brecciated stones. That’s a pretty one. Lots of color. Thanks.
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fireforged
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by fireforged on Apr 13, 2020 14:34:14 GMT -5
Lots of color but looks like a lot of waste. Does only the junk rock make it to market?
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zarguy
fully equipped rock polisher
Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
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Post by zarguy on Apr 13, 2020 20:06:04 GMT -5
stardiamondHxtal will let you save much of that. Lots of what I cut has fractures like yours. Hxtal & a heatlamp is my friend! Lynn
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Post by roy on Apr 14, 2020 11:26:48 GMT -5
Mascalero is with out a doubt a hard stone to get nice slabs from but the cabs made from this material is world class
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 14, 2020 14:25:09 GMT -5
I bought a small slab of Blue Dream at full moon. It had fractures but got 3 preforms and made one cab. I bought 2 slabs from Altamont. One was exceptionally clean and the other had significant fractures. The rough piece is very fractured. I won't treat it and will avoid all fractures and partially healed fractures. The only issue is what I can get for a cab. Since it's a hobby for me I should get enough cabs to more than pay for the material. I don't pay myself a wage other than the enjoyment of making stuff.
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 17, 2020 13:34:16 GMT -5
This one is 6 inches in width. The pictures matched up well with the actual slab and should have a very good yield. I'm better off buying slabs.  |
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Post by roy on Apr 21, 2020 10:40:23 GMT -5
since im friends with the guy that found it and mined it for several years i have some choice chunks i plan on cutting and playing with ill kick you out a couple when i do cut it
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