chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 10, 2011 21:11:36 GMT -5
I few pendants I've put together, but I don't know what kind of stone they are. Hoping someone here can help identify them. (1) First one looks kind of like pet wood at the top, but a light muddy tan looking on the rest of it. Not a very hard stone, but polishes well. (2) I thought this was maybe Rhodonite, but I've not seen any with that muddy gray in it before... (3) This one, I thought was a multi-color snow jasper, but really I have nary a clue... (4) This one I was told was Namibia Zebra Jasper?? (5) And this one, I can't even guess, lovely blood red colors, very hard stone...
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Jan 10, 2011 22:26:18 GMT -5
Hey Robin -
The second picture does look like Rhodonite to me - I've seen it in many various shades of color.
The 3rd looks like leopard skin jasper from Mexico - We find a material in the Ochoco's in central Oregon we call Leopard skin rhyolite - same pattern and somewhat same colors.. but you can tell the difference.
Not sure about the others for ya!
Jason
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 11, 2011 11:34:07 GMT -5
Okay, whenever I ask for help identifying stones, I always take your suggestions and go directly to google to look at photos of them. Jason, you hit the nail right on the head! And guess what? I found a Mexican Leopard Skin Jasper IDENTICAL to that last one too! I mean I matched 3 and 5 to what looks like identical stone. Really surprised! So I contacted the people I got them from, guy on item 3 and lady on item 5, and both said, yes, they were told these were leopard skin jasper from Mexico! Thank you!!!
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 14, 2011 1:11:39 GMT -5
anybody??
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Post by Roller on Jan 14, 2011 3:13:04 GMT -5
nice hearts ... and I like the little hands .. Where did you get them ?
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 14, 2011 11:17:44 GMT -5
I bought a package of either 50 or 100, don't remember, but I've only used 5. Want some???
edit - just checked, got 45 left, let me know if you want some. Got them off ebay, need to find out where if you're interested, but I surely don't need 45 more...lol...
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Post by tandl on Jan 14, 2011 11:59:12 GMT -5
Robin , i dont know where any are from , but the first looks like petrified wood to me too . the second is rhodonite , third is poppy or leopardskin jasper, Now the forth ! Looks like banded slate argillite , and may be called namibia jasper . the last one looks like another stone from africa , that is called . i think fire jasper for one.. Great hearts !
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 14, 2011 13:39:02 GMT -5
Thanks Ted, that fourth one, you got the name I was looking for, I knew it was banded something, just couldn't remember. It's a nice stone to work, pretty easy but doesn't shine all that well. Thanks but not so nice to me. That first one you can tell from the jagged edge that it was one of my first attempts. The last one was also an earlier attempt, not very well rounded and the hole is off-center. I like the shape of the "crooked" ones that are mounted like the Rhodonite, they are much easier to make and are more of what I'm doing now. Also much easier to drill in that area! Just from looking at these 5 photos I can see that my hand is getting steadier and my cuts a bit better. Pics 2, 3 and 4, the hole drilled is so much cleaner than the others, and man I've wrecked some good cabs with a crappy drill. Almost makes you want to cry when you do that!!! Now I have a better tool than my hand to hold the cab while drilling so getting much better at it, but still I consider myself a greenhorn.
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Post by tandl on Jan 14, 2011 15:19:17 GMT -5
Robin , thats cool the drilling is progressing . I did`nt look at the hearts that criticaly . Where did you get the slate? that is a rarer coloring , well for here it is . banded slate is a favorite of mine , im working on some now . It does work real nice , does`nt polish up like agate , but i don`t care . it shines plenty good . Natives used it alot for pendants and gorgets , bannerstones ...
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Jan 14, 2011 17:35:54 GMT -5
Got a thick but small piece off ebay from a guy in Kentucky. Was able to make two cabs from it. Had a local friend help me with the complex curve on that one and a couple others, then had to learn how to polish it on my flat lap. Found that fatter hearts are easier for me to work than thinner one's.
Just received today a knife I bought from him off ebay too, one of the crappiest, cheapest looking hand made blades. Well, the blade is actually nice but the scales and guard suck. Was going to send it over to Ken to see if he can do me a knife but it may not be worthy of Ken's talents.
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Post by tandl on Jan 15, 2011 10:57:09 GMT -5
I have learned that thicker slabs are easier to work too . i cant hold the little stuff. how Donnie and Randy do tiny cabs with no dop ? I really like those knives with the stone scales , slate would look good on one .
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