Post by holajonathan on Aug 30, 2021 14:19:35 GMT -5
I'm cutting my way through a few boxes of Mohave agates and jaspers. Mostly from the Cady Mountains area.
My favorite so far is what looks like a fine grained porcelain jasper. The pattern is something like a picture jasper, but the fine grain and colors remind me of Morrisonite and Imperial Jasper. It doesn't have distinct orbs, but there are some faint, orb-like patterns, as seen in the middle and middle-right of the slab in the photo. Most fractures are healed very solidly. The slab is about 4-1/2" x 4", to give you an idea of scale.
It is as hard as any jasper I have ever tried to grind. At least as hard as Montana agates, if not harder. The 80 grit wheel on my Genie squeals and screams but removes almost no material. It has a waxy feeling when dry, and a slippery, almost opalized feeling when wet. I test polished a little piece and it easily took a high shine, just like fine porcelain jaspers.
Has anyone seen rocks like from the Mohave desert area? Could it be opalized pet wood? Morrisonite that got put in the wrong box?
My favorite so far is what looks like a fine grained porcelain jasper. The pattern is something like a picture jasper, but the fine grain and colors remind me of Morrisonite and Imperial Jasper. It doesn't have distinct orbs, but there are some faint, orb-like patterns, as seen in the middle and middle-right of the slab in the photo. Most fractures are healed very solidly. The slab is about 4-1/2" x 4", to give you an idea of scale.
It is as hard as any jasper I have ever tried to grind. At least as hard as Montana agates, if not harder. The 80 grit wheel on my Genie squeals and screams but removes almost no material. It has a waxy feeling when dry, and a slippery, almost opalized feeling when wet. I test polished a little piece and it easily took a high shine, just like fine porcelain jaspers.
Has anyone seen rocks like from the Mohave desert area? Could it be opalized pet wood? Morrisonite that got put in the wrong box?
