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Post by Roller on Jan 2, 2011 0:43:19 GMT -5
i DID A POST WITH THIS ONE EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS ... i HEARD MOOKAITE AND NOORENA BUT OTHERS DISAGREE ,... WHAT U THINK ???ITS LABELED jASPER ... Thank you Greg
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redrummd
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Post by redrummd on Jan 2, 2011 2:02:04 GMT -5
What is the MOHS hardness?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 2, 2011 9:56:02 GMT -5
To me, it appears very similar to some of the wonderstone type rhyolite from around Salina, Utah. When a rhyolite or silicified sediment material is silicified enough, it's pretty much a jasper. Things like Biggs and Deschuttes Jasper are good examples as they would fall in this category. Noreena and some of the other Jasper types are actually a silicified pelite ( basically mud) while wonderstone is sort of a volcanic ash mud that been silicified but many are still called jasper...Mel
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Post by gr on Jan 2, 2011 10:53:34 GMT -5
Can't help ya Greg but, I call it "iwantsomeite"
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dbrealityrocks
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Jan 3, 2011 16:24:07 GMT -5
looks like munjina stone from Austrailia. A small deposit was found about 1/4 mile from the noreena jasper, I believe before the noreena jasper.
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Post by tanyafrench on Jan 4, 2011 13:02:00 GMT -5
I agree with Gary, that is one beautiful stone. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
Tanya
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Post by jakesrocks on Jan 4, 2011 13:25:25 GMT -5
Did a little internet hounding, and it does look a lot like Munjina stone. Very pretty and interesting material.
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