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Post by toiv0 on Mar 5, 2017 13:42:50 GMT -5
anyone have a clue?
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 5, 2017 14:07:25 GMT -5
Man, I lost that!!!! Where did you ever find it? LOL!!!!
I dunno, but except for the colors, it looks a lot like tube onyx. It's very beautiful, whatever it is.
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 5, 2017 14:23:59 GMT -5
Man, I lost that!!!! Where did you ever find it? LOL!!!! I dunno, but except for the colors, it looks a lot like tube onyx. It's very beautiful, whatever it is. someone give it to me, has a lot of fractures. You probably nailed it on the ID, googled it and maybe flowering tube onyx
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Mar 5, 2017 14:31:34 GMT -5
I think Tela's right: tube onyx, from Utah I think. Here's an image of a cab I cut from that material recently:
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Post by Pat on Mar 5, 2017 14:48:02 GMT -5
I don't know, but I like it. There must be a positive way to deal with fractures, so you can use it. Besides glue on top. Maybe glue on the backside.
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 5, 2017 14:55:09 GMT -5
Rockjunquie is correct, definitely Flowering Tube Onyx. I've slabbed a lot of this material. The people who used to own the claim and mined it mass treated much of the rough with resin before they sold it. But it often needs additional stabilizing after slabbing.
Larry C.
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