Lapidary Central (Brian Rhode) Live Stream Announcements

[Pat]

Do you run sales on this forum? RTH
I’m not on Facebook.

[lapidarycentral]

Nov 28, 2023 1:38:31 GMT -5 Pat said:

Do you run sales on this forum? RTH
I’m not on Facebook.

If you search through the RTH Marketplace here, we have some stones listed.  No Kaleidoscope right now sadly.  We also sell on our website, lapidarycentral.com - you are welcome to look there.  If there is any way I can help, let me know.

[realrockhound]

Nov 28, 2023 1:26:58 GMT -5 lapidarycentral said:

Nov 24, 2023 11:24:13 GMT -5 realrockhound said:

Was the kaleidoscope jasper mine discovered out near Mitchell? I would love to hear about the history of it. How it was discovered, how the jasper formed, etc. I’m not looking to know exact location. I just like learning about the history of deposits. Especially those around central Oregon.

Sadly as per the lease we are not able to give any details on its location, other than that it is in Oregon.  The Jasper was found by myself and my brother, derek, while out prospecting.  It is a bog jasper, and as such, it does not form in veins so much as it it forms in little pocket deposits.  Multiple deposits, primarily the tapestry, floating orb (Psychedelic), and the Gemstone all contain large amounts of organic materials and petrified wood embedded within, which is where some of them get their amazing patterns.  There is another variety known as the Herringbone Candy Stripe, which is actually a full form of ferrous iron petrified wood, which creates some really wild pattern and colorations.  We've also found Rhino Coprolite and bone casts at the mine, though sadly the later specimens were lost in the structure fire my father perished in.  

At some point in the near future, we do plan to do a larger writeup on the known information of Kaleidoscope Jasper, with more detailed information on its discovery.  If we ever get around to doing a full mining season, I also plan to do a full mining blog relating to it so others can take part in that.  Someday in the future we may also offer fee digs or at least outside visitors, but we are still negotiating that, and presently it is unknown if it will ever become a thing.  

It is a pretty incredible stone with tons of variety, but sadly it is also a very remote stone, where you can dig for days with a backhoe and be lucky to get a bucket.  It takes a lot of time and work with very little yield, but man, when you get a beautiful one, it makes the weeks of little return well worth it!  

Much appreciated. I just enjoy knowing the history of well known sites/deposits. I’ve done a few trip reports of some sites in the central Oregon area. Just so members can see where some of the classic mined out material has come from.

[khara]

I’d love to see some of the “Herringbone Candy Stripe, which is actually a full form of ferrous iron petrified wood“.

[lapidarycentral]

Nov 28, 2023 17:56:00 GMT -5 khara said:

I'll try and find more from that spot that had more of the wood pattern, but this one shows a decent example.  

[lapidarycentral]

[realrockhound]

Completely different colors, but reminds me of the Chinese jasper that my grandpa mined. Similar patterns

[hplcman]

Nov 29, 2023 12:25:08 GMT -5 lapidarycentral said:

WOW!!!  I have never seen anything like that before!  Those are beautiful rocks.

[khara]

Wow that’s incredible. Is that something you still sell or is it all mined out?

[lapidarycentral]

Nov 30, 2023 0:00:58 GMT -5 khara said:

Wow that’s incredible. Is that something you still sell or is it all mined out?

We do on occasion.  I have not been able to mine it the last couple of years, and we are mostly out now, aside from a few slabs on our website.  I am hoping to get a partial mining season done in 2024, so fingers crossed!  

[lapidarycentral]

12/9, Saturday, Live Stream on Slab Depot facebook @ 4:30pm PST. - Rare Moroccan Huli Agate, Apple Valley Agate, Indonesian Fossil Coral, and more. Going to have a bunch of beautiful high grade rough available!

[pebblesky]

I will be interested in the Indonesian Fossil Coral.

[lapidarycentral]

Dec 8, 2023 19:54:18 GMT -5 pebblesky said:

I will be interested in the Indonesian Fossil Coral.

We have about 40 lbs of nice cutting rough of it available.  If you aren't able to make the live stream, send me a message.  Chances are, after the live stream it'll all be gone.

[pebblesky]

Thanks. I will try to watch the live stream.

[lapidarycentral]

Dec 8, 2023 23:19:43 GMT -5 pebblesky said:

Thanks. I will try to watch the live stream.

Sweet, we will be live in about 15 minutes!

[pebblesky]

I am ready!  I don't see a live stream link or anything on that facebook page. Wondering if I missed something that was obvious.

[pebblesky]

I watched the live stream and it was fun. Too bad I missed the whole Indonesian Fossil Coral part. Maybe it happened during my dinner time. The roughs are definitely of great quality. I am quite impressed by the selling rate compared to the numbers of the people watching the live stream.

[lapidarycentral]

Dec 11, 2023 13:42:00 GMT -5 pebblesky said:

I watched the live stream and it was fun. Too bad I missed the whole Indonesian Fossil Coral part. Maybe it happened during my dinner time. The roughs are definitely of great quality. I am quite impressed by the selling rate compared to the numbers of the people watching the live stream.

We stay pretty busy during it.  We are lucky to have quite a few active individuals that source a good amount from our live streams.  People like it because you get to pick and choose the exact piece you want, while still being a by the lbs rate.  They don't have to pay the sticker price of individual pieces, and you aren't gambling with 'random pull' and pictures that may have been from years ago.  

Thank you for joining, we are glad to have had you on it!  

We do still have a little fossil coral left if you want a photo of an overhead view to see if there is any you like. 

[rockbrain]

Hey Brian lapidarycentral . I'd like to see what coral you have left. You can post it here or shoot it to me on FB messenger. My wife put me on a hiatus from any more rock purchases. I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure the definition of hiatus is "just a little bit"

[lapidarycentral]

Dec 11, 2023 18:17:13 GMT -5 rockbrain said:

Hey Brian lapidarycentral . I'd like to see what coral you have left. You can post it here or shoot it to me on FB messenger. My wife put me on a hiatus from any more rock purchases. I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure the definition of hiatus is "just a little bit"

I'll get in touch with you tomorrow.  Pretty sure 'hiatus' means 'what the wife doesn't know does not hurt the wife'.