lordsorril
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Post by lordsorril on Sept 22, 2024 20:57:37 GMT -5
Normal Spectrum vs. 365nm   Super difficult to focus my camera on short wave UV (and tough on the eyes)-so I had to leave the snake out.  |
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python
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Post by python on Sept 23, 2024 7:50:41 GMT -5
Nice pic!
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Post by lordsorril on Sept 24, 2024 7:55:42 GMT -5
Thanks! Photo #395 Ball python is a GHI/Fire/Lesser. |
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Post by mdjunkie on Sept 25, 2024 12:54:18 GMT -5
That is a striking difference under the UV light! Very nice.
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lordsorril
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Post by lordsorril on Sept 25, 2024 21:25:44 GMT -5
That is a striking difference under the UV light! Very nice. Thanks! I eventually have to dig out all my old stones and hit them with UV. I did a really good job with some fluorite a while back-and I bet they would look really cool. It is amusing how some of my stones look pretty average, but, look completely different in a 'different' light.  Photo #396 Hypo/66% Het VPI Axanthic Ball Python. |
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Post by lordsorril on Sept 30, 2024 7:26:48 GMT -5
Photo #398 Clown ball python with Beryl collected from New Hampshire, USA. A lot of this beryl is highly unstable and chips and fractures at every stage. Beryl probably wins my prize for Mohs 7.5 material with most runs through a vibe tumbler to finish. Side Story: I had a large piece of Beryl sitting in my bedroom (pictured below). I woke up one morning and the piece had split into three chunks. I hadn't touched it...it just broke apart...  
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Post by lordsorril on Sept 30, 2024 7:50:39 GMT -5
I was asked if Beryl was more difficult to tumble than Topaz (Mohs 8). I'm not familiar with all the different types of Topaz, but, relative to Imperial Topaz from Brazil: Beryl from NH is exponentially more challenging. Even though topaz also has banded inclusions-they usually don't fracture. While you can frost the topaz edges if you polish them without enough cushioning...they are not nearly as prone to chipping.  |
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 1, 2024 11:37:48 GMT -5
Photo #399 BP: Spider/Het Piebald + Unidentified Pattern Reduction Gene
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 3, 2024 7:56:12 GMT -5
The photo below marks the 400th ball python shown so far. Photo #400 Some Mexican Fossil Rock and some remainders of Dyed Crackle Quartz I had bought from The Rock Shed a while back. The Fossil Rock was part of a dry polish batch in my UV18 I did long ago (and made a YouTube video). Everything shown has a super high polish-even if the photo doesn't reflect it (pun intended).  The ball python is a Pastel/Axanthic/Spider/66% Het Orange Ghost + Unidentified gene. I'm not certain why there is yellow in the snake when Axanthic gene should have erased that completely. It is possible that the 'yellow' is orange instead and it might turn to brown as the snake gets older. If so: I will have to correct that in future selective breeding generations. |
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 4, 2024 7:32:28 GMT -5
Photo #401 BP is a Pastel/Het Piebald.
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 5, 2024 21:59:16 GMT -5
Photo #402 Ball python is a GHI/Fire. Rubellite in matrix is a difficult tumble. Not as difficult as Corundum though (which I avoid now).   
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 7, 2024 7:36:44 GMT -5
Photo #404 Beryl and Lepidolite BP = Fire/Lesser
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 8, 2024 9:11:10 GMT -5
Photo #405 Not sure what this stone is...it is an oddity in my rock collection, but, I do have another one that looks just like it. BP = 66% Possible Het Clown/50% Het Lavender Albino
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 10, 2024 14:51:39 GMT -5
Photo #406 Some assorted green/greenish rocks with a Fire/Lesser Ball Python.
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 10, 2024 15:07:55 GMT -5
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Post by python on Oct 11, 2024 18:36:40 GMT -5
I also visited the RoughStone Rocks LLC open house today in Merrimack NH. Some pictures below Nice! I'm jealous. I wish that they would offer a lot of that stuff on their website. Thanks for sharing the pics! 👍 |
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 14, 2024 15:38:42 GMT -5
Nice! I'm jealous. I wish that they would offer a lot of that stuff on their website. Thanks for sharing the pics! 👍 Sure, you bet! The $2/lb. Amethyst I bought was the best of the group. I had to dig through the entire bin as there were a lot of pieces with no amethyst in/on them. I would dread buying it online and getting those pieces. They were also selling 'floor sweepings' for $8/5lbs. at that price I wish I bought a bag to check it out...however, I have little interest in rough pieces smaller than a quarter...maybe next time. If I did not find 20lbs. of 2nd grade amethyst: I was going to buy 10+lbs of the Blue Tiger Eye for $3.99/lb. I thought it was a good deal as most of it looked pretty decent and was already partially tumbled (so it saves $'s on grit). |
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Post by lordsorril on Oct 14, 2024 16:04:36 GMT -5
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