Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 20, 2005 14:00:12 GMT -5
Howdy Folks, I was going through my shop last night looking for something else and stumbled across these slabs I got at a taligate show last spring. I The seller had no clue as to what it was and've never been able to identify the material or it's origin and it occured to me that here are a bunch of knowledgable people, dealers etc who can probably help me out. I remember a buddy suggested they were Starburst Jasper but the Mexican Starburst Jasper ( actually a rhyolite) I have in my collection is deep chocolate brown with definite golden starbursts that look like fireworks. This material is highly silicified and has a hardness of around 7, much more fine grained and jaspery than the other material. Appreciate any ID and location help any of you might be able to provide. Thanks...mel  |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Dec 20, 2005 14:02:37 GMT -5
ooooo I would have guessed Starburst- but the color is wrong- Some kind of dendric agate? very nice looking stuff
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Post by Alice on Dec 20, 2005 14:06:33 GMT -5
Snowflake something... sorry I have no clue, but it sure is nice
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 20, 2005 14:49:13 GMT -5
good gosh mel if you don't know i'm sure i don't know lol. i would have guessed starburst jasper and thought you had the lighting wrong on your camera. i did a search on snowflake jasper and got a necklace that looks like the same material www.bejeweledbyjennifer.com/pages/2/kim |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 20, 2005 15:09:59 GMT -5
Kim: Checked the necklace pic you marked. That stone is Indonesian Fossil Coral. Always this problem with common names. Must admit though, snowflake jasper sure suits the stone I've pictured. The existance of so many common names and so many dealers that don't know what they're selling is one of the big frustrations associated with collecting agates and jaspers......mel
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 20, 2005 15:16:44 GMT -5
Alice: You gave me an idea and I checked the Agate Lexicon at the Univ. of Nebraska's Agate page. He does list two snowflake agates, one apparently from Oregon and one snowflake jasper. Alas, no pics on the site though *sigh*. I always kinda thought the stone was a Wyoming material as most of what the guy I bought from, stefoinite, lysite, youngite etc was from that area.....mel
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 20, 2005 15:48:27 GMT -5
Alice,
I think you had the right idea...my first thoughts were Snowflake something as well. It looks just like those things floating across my screen right now. Neat stuff Mel.
Steve
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Post by rockds on Dec 20, 2005 16:15:48 GMT -5
don't know what its called but you need to cab it up and sell it, would make for some fantastice pendants
robert
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Post by offbeat on Dec 21, 2005 12:50:00 GMT -5
Mel,
Thought I would add the info on the id after sending you a pm so that if any others were following this thread they would have the info. too.
After a little checking to make sure my opinion was correct I am sure that this is "flower/ing Jasper". It does have the "snowflake" type appearance like obsidian but has been tagged flower or flowering. I can't nail down the location right now but will keep it in mind while wondering around here and there!!
Regards, Bill
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Dec 21, 2005 14:54:56 GMT -5
Thanks Bill- very well named!
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Pebbles
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Post by Pebbles on Dec 21, 2005 15:24:18 GMT -5
Wow! Petrified snowflakes!!!
Must have formed during the Ice Ages.
Now that's cool!
Pebbles
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Post by creativeminded on Dec 22, 2005 9:52:13 GMT -5
I don't know what it is, but it is very pretty.
Tami
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