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Post by lpl on Jan 29, 2019 11:18:17 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 29, 2019 11:24:12 GMT -5
I like it- it reminds of a cross between septarian and nature's painbrush. A nice scenic stone.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 29, 2019 11:28:37 GMT -5
I think it is fantastic looking and I love your setting.
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 29, 2019 11:33:46 GMT -5
Pretty sweet material, looks like it takes a mat polish.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 29, 2019 12:06:31 GMT -5
Ask your friend to contact me. I'd like some for sure.
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Post by lpl on Jan 29, 2019 14:28:58 GMT -5
I like it- it reminds of a cross between septarian and nature's painbrush. A nice scenic stone. It certainly does. I noticed the resemblance to one of vegasjames cabs of common opal yesterday too...I know this isn't common opal, but the healed fractures sure looked similar to those as well.
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Post by lpl on Jan 29, 2019 14:30:08 GMT -5
I think it is fantastic looking and I love your setting. Thanks Ali! I'll pass that along to him!
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Post by lpl on Jan 29, 2019 14:31:23 GMT -5
Pretty sweet material, looks like it takes a mat polish. Parts seem to polish better than others. He made the cabs, so I don't know what he used for the final polish. I have yet to give it a go, but once I do I'll know a bit more.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 29, 2019 15:56:45 GMT -5
I like it. Even if a matte finish, worth marketing.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 29, 2019 20:54:44 GMT -5
Pretty stuff. Looks a lot like Turkish Dendritic Opal. I think it is definitely marketable.
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Jan 29, 2019 23:46:45 GMT -5
Would you be so kind as to educate us further about this stone? Anything you can provide is useful. This is a new stone to the folks here (including me!). Could I purchase some samples?
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Post by lpl on Jan 30, 2019 10:44:58 GMT -5
I like it. Even if a matte finish, worth marketing. Thanks Beth. I agree. I'll see if I can get a gloss polish on my machine when I get a chance. But even matte is nice I think.
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Post by lpl on Jan 30, 2019 10:45:35 GMT -5
Pretty stuff. Looks a lot like Turkish Dendritic Opal. I think it is definitely marketable. Thanks Robin. I need to look up Turkish Dendritic Opal!
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Jan 30, 2019 10:56:39 GMT -5
100% would buy. Gorgeous.
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Post by lpl on Jan 30, 2019 11:08:09 GMT -5
NRG and Bluesky78987 I will PM you his contact info. I don't know how much of the material he has but I'm sure he would make some available for you if he does. He told me yesterday that winter has pretty much set in in Wyoming, and it lasts about 9 months! He gave me some cabs and a few slabs of the material at Christmas, but I haven't had a chance to work it yet, so I don't know a lot really. But it is some type of concretion that he has discovered in some BLM land in western Wyoming. The nodules range in size from golf ball to about softball or a touch bigger. The material has fractures that are completely healed and I think it is healed with chalcedony. The healed fractures are transparent, which really adds an interesting effect to the stone. He is thinking the dendrites are either iron or manganese, The color of the stone ranges from almost a mustard yellow to very white and the dendrites are dark black, and their distribution can be fairly concentrated and small, or more spread out and larger. Mohs hardness ranges from about 4-5 to 7, I think the surrounding matrix is a bit softer than the healed fractures, so there is probably ample opportunity for undercutting when making cabs unfortunately. The outside of the nodules is definitely softer than the inside. Here's another picture he sent me yesterday and it is pretty true to the color of the material. That's about all I know which isn't a lot really...
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Post by bsky4463 on Jan 30, 2019 11:26:55 GMT -5
Beautiful stone, seeing new rock...well it ROCKS! Thanks for sharing. Cheers
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Post by fernwood on Jan 30, 2019 12:06:45 GMT -5
I like it. Even if a matte finish, worth marketing. Thanks Beth. I agree. I'll see if I can get a gloss polish on my machine when I get a chance. But even matte is nice I think. I like a matte or semi gloss finish on this type of stone. I would set/wrap it in natural materials. Hemp, jute or leather.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 30, 2019 12:08:39 GMT -5
lpl Your last photo tells me a lot. I would be interested in some preform cabs or slabs.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 30, 2019 17:27:08 GMT -5
I like it. Looks like a high silica dendritic limestone to me. At the Lambert Rch in San Saba Texas, most the crinoidal limestone is pretty hard but in some areas, the limestone is opalized and is even harder. Thinking what you have may be a harder limestone heavily impregnated with silica. Usually, that happens when the limestone is overlaid with silaceous diatomaceous or sponge spicule deposits....Mel
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Post by lpl on Jan 30, 2019 19:46:22 GMT -5
I like it. Looks like a high silica dendritic limestone to me. At the Lambert Rch in San Saba Texas, most the crinoidal limestone is pretty hard but in some areas, the limestone is opalized and is even harder. Thinking what you have may be a harder limestone heavily impregnated with silica. Usually, that happens when the limestone is overlaid with silaceous diatomaceous or sponge spicule deposits....Mel That is fantastic insight Mel and I appreciate it. I will pass this on to him.
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