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Post by stephan on Oct 8, 2020 17:41:18 GMT -5
I'm wondering if I finally IDed this material. It looks similar, with, perhaps more red than what's typically shown. Hardness seems right at 5-6. Unfortunately, I don't know where it was mined. Just came as a few slabs in boxes of unorganized slabs, purchased at an estate sale. The kids did not know anything about the rocks, and didn't care much about them. Sad. About all that I was able to learn was that the collector rock-hounded "all over the West Coast." That would be consistent with Oregon material. Slablets: IMG_0286_Brecciated pyrite-jasper-quartz by Stephan T., on Flickr IMAG1177_Slablet of brecciated jasper/pyrite by Stephan T., on Flickr Cabs: DSC_1120_A brecciated hodge-podge by Stephan T., on Flickr (messy, messy, messy...)
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polaszko
having dreams about rocks
Member since August 2020
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Post by polaszko on Oct 8, 2020 18:37:17 GMT -5
Huh... it's definitely calcite vein with copper minerals - we can see golden chalcopiryte, green malachite on chrysocola and red stuff - probably cuprite. I haven't heard about Josephine's crown, but as I look at pictures in google most of these "crownes" is just golden/white. Here we have much more colours so I don't know if we still can call this piece Josephine's crown, but for sure it's very interesting and beautiful sample.
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Post by mohs on Oct 8, 2020 20:00:19 GMT -5
mix of goodness that white red veins is probably the same stuff the mohzaert is made from
thought maybe the red veining was mercury ?
which come to think of it the death of mozart might have been poisoning
hhhhmmmmmmmmm...
anyways fine looking cabs steph !
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Post by stephan on Oct 8, 2020 22:30:57 GMT -5
Huh... it's definitely calcite vein with copper minerals - we can see golden chalcopiryte, green malachite on chrysocola and red stuff - probably cuprite. I haven't heard about Josephine's crown, but as I look at pictures in google most of these "crownes" is just golden/white. Here we have much more colours so I don't know if we still can call this piece Josephine's crown, but for sure it's very interesting and beautiful sample. Definitely not calcite. Too hard. It’s quartz-like.
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Post by stephan on Oct 8, 2020 22:39:03 GMT -5
polaszkomohs the red is harder than either cinnabar or cuprite (steel leaves a streak), but somewhat softer than jasper. Not sure what it is. steel also leaves a streak on the white Thanks for the compliments.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 9, 2020 6:51:24 GMT -5
Not like any Josephine's Crown I've seen. Can't say what it is.
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Post by stephan on Oct 9, 2020 8:07:34 GMT -5
Not like any Josephine's Crown I've seen. Can't say what it is. Oh, well. Back to “brecciated mess,” I guess. 🤔 Thanks.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 9, 2020 8:13:02 GMT -5
I have to agree that I don't think it's Josephine's Crown. Really interesting material, though.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 9, 2020 9:18:31 GMT -5
I wonder if you have some lead and cinnabar? I think, though I'm not sure, that I made a lead cab once once. Freaked me out so much, I threw the stuff out.
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Post by roy on Oct 9, 2020 11:06:27 GMT -5
i bought out a collection years ago the guys father was a prospector for future copper mines in the 50-60's and this material was labeled kimber chrysocolla i have one slab in my auction today
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Post by fernwood on Oct 9, 2020 11:51:03 GMT -5
I was thinking part cinnabar, too.
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