aGates
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Post by aGates on Jun 18, 2022 12:25:42 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 18, 2022 13:02:35 GMT -5
That looks like onyx to me. But I may be wrong...
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Jun 18, 2022 14:17:16 GMT -5
agreed
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 18, 2022 18:32:15 GMT -5
Nope not pet wood. Beautiful material but not wood. Depending on the hardness I would guess Onyx, or a very tight banded agate (I'm thinking onyx as the bands are pretty tight and look like a very quick consistent distribution of material.)
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 18, 2022 20:37:28 GMT -5
Travertine Onyx.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 19, 2022 14:18:01 GMT -5
Nice onyx Johnny aGates. Knife should scratch it easily.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 19, 2022 14:31:32 GMT -5
The big scratch across the top was enough to tell me it is onyx. Johnny doesn't have to use a knife! It was naturally pretested.  It is some soft stuff. |
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aGates
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Post by aGates on Jun 19, 2022 23:35:15 GMT -5
Yup I see it all now. I'll be sure not to be fooled again. Thanks for going easy on me. God bless yah! It was a freebie! Will be pretty in my wife's house plants pots.
Johnny aGates
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 20, 2022 7:47:43 GMT -5
Yup I see it all now. I'll be sure not to be fooled again. Thanks for going easy on me. God bless yah! It was a freebie! Will be pretty in my wife's house plants pots. Johnny aGates So soft it is often carved Johnny. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 20, 2022 8:33:02 GMT -5
IDing rocks will come with time, Johnny. It is an ongoing learning process, and some of us have been at it for a long time! You will get better at it.
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hoolligan1938
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Post by hoolligan1938 on Jun 20, 2022 10:15:57 GMT -5
Whatever it is, it's very nice looking.
Jim
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 20, 2022 11:11:29 GMT -5
IDing rocks will come with time, Johnny. It is an ongoing learning process, and some of us have been at it for a long time! You will get better at it. Jean is good at anything Johnny. She's the RTH Sweetheart. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 20, 2022 19:45:58 GMT -5
IDing rocks will come with time, Johnny. It is an ongoing learning process, and some of us have been at it for a long time! You will get better at it. Jean is good at anything Johnny. She's the RTH Sweetheart. , stop that right now!  That is a role that many RTHlings help fill, I don't have a monopoly on it, lol. BTW, glad to hear you and captbob are contemplating an encore trip to TX area/Lake Falcon. Hope everything works out well. |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 20, 2022 20:43:10 GMT -5
Jean is good at anything Johnny. She's the RTH Sweetheart. , stop that right now! That is a role that many RTHlings help fill, I don't have a monopoly on it, lol. BTW, glad to hear you and captbob are contemplating an encore trip to TX area/Lake Falcon. Hope everything works out well. He he. I sure hope he can go. I also want to kayak a section of the western Rio where the canyons are. That is a beautiful spot on earth. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 20, 2022 20:58:19 GMT -5
jamesp, well didn't he say he was single again? So what's holding him back? Oh, right, he has to get a babysitter for his dang iguana! SMH. Some people's priorities... Well, maybe by the time he is ready, Texas will be having cool winter temperatures. You'll be driving your Japanese Jeep?
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jun 28, 2022 1:31:16 GMT -5
I would love to get back to that area again rockpickerforever Jean. I hope Bob can come out too. We each had a strong focus and interest in finding the best we could. I do have to get a feel for how the landowner feels about inviting a guest on the private lands. It might be a sensitive issue. Ha, yes the Japanese Jeep would be the choice since it seems reliable enough to get it done. It's a big deal for an easterner to collect the rocks from the west. A shame it is so far away. I have yet to contact the fellow I met that got me permission to collect on his land and his relative's lands. That was a big deal from a collecting standpoint since there was so much land that did not seem picked over. The land out there is about all Latino owned and I get the feeling they were glad to show their Latino hospitality to a visiting Georgian by allowing me on their properties. It was as if they liked Atlanta folks. I never spent time in a border town but I sure liked the people there. Actually I liked them very much and developed a big soft spot for their values and kindness. |
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Post by pauls on Jun 28, 2022 2:34:09 GMT -5
It is Calcite. Travertine Calcite from cave formations flowstone and stalactites that sort of thing. It is commonly mis labeled Onyx or Mexican onyx which is just pure marketing hype. It is soft can be scratched easily and because of this softness is often carved into souvenirs. Onyx is type of black and white Agate, Sardonyx is the Brown and white version of the same. Agate is very hard and can be made into things like mortar and pestles because it is so hard and tough.
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Post by rmf on Jun 28, 2022 5:21:01 GMT -5
pauls THANK YOU!!! As you said, Mexican Onyx is a trade name for Travertine. Designed to get them most from the tourists.
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