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new poppy jasper
« Thread Started on Nov 5, 2009, 10:35am »

Hello all,
I posted a cut chunk of this stuff
in the slab thread with info on its
origins.
Thanks for looking!

Rodney

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #1 on Nov 5, 2009, 10:37am »

Is that rough finished, or the best shine it will take?

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #2 on Nov 5, 2009, 10:38am »

Interesting piece.

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #3 on Nov 5, 2009, 9:49pm »

Pretty neat stuff.

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #4 on Nov 5, 2009, 10:59pm »

Wow Rodney, nice contrast and colors. Very much like leopardskin jasper in many ways, more of an orbicular rhyolite but in new colors. Very cool!.....Mel

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #5 on Nov 6, 2009, 12:59pm »

Wow, Rodney, gotta go read about that, it looks cool to me!
Nice find!
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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #6 on Nov 6, 2009, 6:06pm »

I like the pattern and contrasting colors in this one. Congratulations on your new find.
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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #7 on Nov 7, 2009, 7:32am »

Rodney, that piece looks great, even with your warn out wheels.
I have not even attempted to slice up the poppy that I got from you guys yet. I guess I have to try it out now!
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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #8 on Nov 7, 2009, 10:11am »

Hi all,
Not such a good pic but it took a little better than a matte finish.
I think mel is exactly right about it being a rhyolite. None the less, it is a cool rhyolite.
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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #9 on Nov 7, 2009, 10:28am »

Definitely very cool material. So what you gonna call it?

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #10 on Nov 7, 2009, 7:21pm »

I agree! Beautiful patterns in this stuff!
Great cab Rodney!

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Re: new poppy jasper
« Reply #11 on Nov 9, 2009, 2:43am »

Oooooohhhhhh! Very cool. I think some of the rhyolite I got from you guys looked like that. It came out really nice and I was able to get a nice polish on it with cerium on felt.
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