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Post by tribeunited on Jul 6, 2024 16:18:16 GMT -5
Good Evening Everybody! Here we go again... ID question. I have material labeled Rolling Hills or Wave Dolomite. I have been calling it both. However, I feel like they mat be two different things. My question is, is rolling hills different from wave dolomite? Second question regarding this material. I've been calling it both. What would it be called??? ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dosm6sdda/image/upload/v1720300403/RK-RAPQRQka4RyAqHTlNYw_veelov.jpg) Third question. Same material, different specimen. This rolling hill or wave dolomite seems to have a different material in it. Would this also be considered rolling hills? Is there more to be added? ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dosm6sdda/image/upload/v1720300482/ePYlZVoaSRCwsV-7OvB-TQ_gwnhsx.jpg) For lack of a better word, there is what I call a "sparkly" "non-dolomitey" section not present in the other specimens I have. (ready for my geology lesson) Here is a closeup of that section. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dosm6sdda/image/upload/v1720300560/oqF2PkXJT3yTi6ezBpeCdQ_svxjxq.jpg) As always, any and all information is greatly appreciated. And of course, thank you again for all of your help.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 6, 2024 16:20:24 GMT -5
Same thing, different names.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 6, 2024 16:26:51 GMT -5
That sparkle section, is it common in rolling hills? Any clue what it is? Is it druzy rolling hills?
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 6, 2024 16:29:09 GMT -5
That sparkle section, is it common in rolling hills? Any clue what it is? Is it druzy rolling hills? No, it's not druzy just some quartzy stuff it looks like. They would be called Rolling Hills Dolomite and Wavy Dolomite. Both correct.
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Post by Pat on Jul 6, 2024 16:36:31 GMT -5
I call them lovely!
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Post by khara on Jul 6, 2024 16:59:26 GMT -5
tribeunited I think right now you are focused on identification, unless I missed some other posts. Are you planning to start cabbing down the road with all of your material? This material always looked soft to me. I wonder how it works up.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 6, 2024 17:05:55 GMT -5
khara - I don't plan on cabbing, but the husband does. But for the most part I plan on IDing everything, saving a good specimen piece of each type and selling the rest. I know the collector was a lapidary who bought rough and made these slabs, so when I have one I usually have many more of the same. I don't have the eye for precision, I can't even cut a pizza in half LOL.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 6, 2024 17:07:04 GMT -5
Pat and rockjunquie - thank you for the ID work. I'll dub these "Lovely Rolling Hills" after you Miss Pat ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by khara on Jul 6, 2024 17:13:56 GMT -5
That sounds like a good match. You ID-ing and managing the collection/sales and your husband cabbing. The ID work alone is a lot.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 6, 2024 17:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 17, 2024 20:23:52 GMT -5
tribeunited I think right now you are focused on identification, unless I missed some other posts. Are you planning to start cabbing down the road with all of your material? This material always looked soft to me. I wonder how it works up. I did these cabs awhile back...and it is soft... ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1705549254/dywocws2patwihzax9x0.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1705549254/lycigap6djnwtokfwwin.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1705549255/wcaqendt81zrc6ot68cw.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1705549286/oje8farngxcwrjwgfozd.jpg)
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Post by rmf on Jul 17, 2024 20:30:18 GMT -5
The sparkly stuff is either calcite (most likely) or dolomite where the crystals have become macro and grown together.
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 19, 2024 10:39:28 GMT -5
jasoninsd - those came out awesome! A first for me seeing it in cabs. They come out super delicious looking, almost like an insane bruneau chocolate confection. Look what you did,made me want to eat your cabs! Yum yum chomp chomp chomp. I can't believe the shine on those - the slabs are matte looking. Brilliant! rmf - Calcite, interesting as heck. Thank you for that - now I can say calcite instead of "sparkly non-dolemitey." You're making me sound smarter. Thanks so much!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 21, 2024 18:02:56 GMT -5
jasoninsd - those came out awesome! A first for me seeing it in cabs. They come out super delicious looking, almost like an insane bruneau chocolate confection. Look what you did,made me want to eat your cabs! Yum yum chomp chomp chomp. I can't believe the shine on those - the slabs are matte looking. Brilliant! rmf - Calcite, interesting as heck. Thank you for that - now I can say calcite instead of "sparkly non-dolemitey." You're making me sound smarter. Thanks so much! If you do a search for Rolling Hills or Wave Dolomite "cabochons", you won't see very many that have as high of a polish as what I got. A lot of the cabs look like they have a matte finish. This isn't reflective of my skills...rather the quality of the rough I happened to get! ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by tribeunited on Jul 22, 2024 14:57:35 GMT -5
jasoninsd - Having the material in my hand made those cabs that much more impressive. It really makes some of the work stand out as awesome when you have the slab to compare to - I never expected dolomite to shine like those did. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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