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agatewhisperer freely admits to licking rocks Member since May 2020 Posts: 836	Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 8, 2021 19:50:47 GMT -5 Fossilman, RickB, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by agatewhisperer on Jul 8, 2021 19:50:47 GMT -5 Cleaning out the odds and ends from the kitty litter. In no particular order... Mostly noreena and mushroom Jasper. First time cutting mushroom japser.

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Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 8, 2021 20:18:25 GMT -5 agatewhisperer likes this

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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 8, 2021 20:18:25 GMT -5

Of course, I love the Noreena. I have some Noreena cabs I need to get wire-wrapped!

That Mushroom Jasper (or is it Rhyolite?) has some of the best pattern I've seen. That's flat-out gorgeous!

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Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 13, 2021 8:45:46 GMT -5 via mobile agatewhisperer and jasoninsd like this

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Post by stephan on Jul 13, 2021 8:45:46 GMT -5

Some great-looking slabs there. Nice patterns all around. Are the last ones obsidian.

jasoninsd you are correct. It is a rhyolite, like many “jaspers”. Even many true jaspers are called “highly silicified rhyolite”.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,998	Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 13, 2021 9:25:49 GMT -5 agatewhisperer likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Jul 13, 2021 9:25:49 GMT -5 I really like mushroom jasper! Yours have some good patterns and are a good size for cabs.

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Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 13, 2021 12:35:16 GMT -5 fernwood likes this

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Post by agatewhisperer on Jul 13, 2021 12:35:16 GMT -5

Jul 13, 2021 8:45:46 GMT -5 stephan said:

Some great-looking slabs there. Nice patterns all around. Are the last ones obsidian.

Thanks! I was pretty sure the last few are a piece of some kind of agate but i need to go check now that you mention it. I see what you mean. Was going to make an "Eye of Sauron" cab out of it.

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Cleaning out the kitty litter Jul 13, 2021 13:12:10 GMT -5 Fossilman, miket, and 3 more like this

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Post by stephan on Jul 13, 2021 13:12:10 GMT -5

Jul 13, 2021 12:35:16 GMT -5 agatewhisperer said:

Jul 13, 2021 8:45:46 GMT -5 stephan said:

Some great-looking slabs there. Nice patterns all around. Are the last ones obsidian.

Thanks! I was pretty sure the last few are a piece of some kind of agate but i need to go check now that you mention it. I see what you mean. Was going to make an "Eye of Sauron" cab out of it.

LOL! I have a couple of those. Kambaba makes great flaming eyeballs, but green just doesn't work for Sauron

ETA: obsidian can make some flow bands that very much resemble agate:

Banded obsidian freeform by Stephan T., on Flickr

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Cleaning out the kitty litter Sept 15, 2021 23:40:46 GMT -5 catskillrocks and hummingbirdstones like this

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Post by holajonathan on Sept 15, 2021 23:40:46 GMT -5

That Noreena can be frustrating. If your material is anything like mine, that is the nicest it will ever look, because it is either: 1. full of fractures, both obvious and not so obvious; or (2) incapable of being polished. I have bought twice from two sellers I trust. One lot looked great but turned into toothpicks and shards when slabbed. The other lot is more solid but simply will not shine. Not even a little. I have given up on the Noreena, but I wish you well with it.

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Sept 15, 2021 23:40:46 GMT -5 holajonathan said:

That Noreena can be frustrating. If your material is anything like mine, that is the nicest it will ever look, because it is either: 1. full of fractures, both obvious and not so obvious; or (2) incapable of being polished. I have bought twice from two sellers I trust. One lot looked great but turned into toothpicks when slabbed. The other lot is solid and simply will not shine. Not even a little. I have given up on the Noreena, but I wish you well with it.

Yeah my first experience with it was mixed. Loved the slabs until they fell apart. It also makes the saw look like a murder scene lol. I have one more chunk but going to wait to cut it until the saw is closer to a clean out.

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