oregonrockers
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Post by oregonrockers on Jul 28, 2006 1:16:10 GMT -5
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 28, 2006 1:28:22 GMT -5
Wow those are tough to ID without having them in hand. The rougher of the two does not look like jade to me as jade is very fibrous in structure. Looks more like some kind of quartz conglomerate. The second looks lke some kind of microcrystaline quartz ( jasper or chert) but without seeing the way it breaks, testing hardness etc, it's hard to tell...mel
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Post by oregonrockers on Jul 28, 2006 15:54:01 GMT -5
Thanks for trying Mel... . I took the first stone into a shop today to see if anyone might know by looking. The man there said that he thought it was brecciated agate. So.....what the heck is that? ;D I guess I have some research to do! Here I go...doing some research.... Thanks again,
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Post by oregonrockers on Jul 28, 2006 16:51:56 GMT -5
Okay, I'm posting to my last post and I know I'm going to drive you all crazy, but I'v been looking at pic's of brecciated agate and it just doesn't look like what we have. Most of what I see is a redish color and ours is greenish. ?
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Post by deb193 on Jul 28, 2006 17:31:47 GMT -5
brecciated agate comes in all colors and sizes.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 28, 2006 19:15:02 GMT -5
Oregonrockers: Brecciated simply refers to a material that has been broken up by natural forces and then re-cemented by additional mineral deposits to again form a solid material, Usually the broken pieces of material are somewhat angular. Check E-Bay listings for Stone Canyon Jasper if you want to see a classic brecciated material. In that case fine golden jasper was broken by seismic forces and re-cemented with white, gold, purple or clear agate. Conglomerates are much the same but are usually composed of individual pebbles of varying smoothness that have been re-cemented into a solid mass. Puddingstone is a fine example of this sort of material. All come in all colors....mel
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Post by oregonrockers on Jul 28, 2006 20:18:46 GMT -5
Mel and Daniel, thank you much! Now that I know what I have, I can't wait to cut it up and maybe tumble some of it. Do you think it would tumble well? Really it makes me want to go out and buy a saw and grinder and everything I can get my hands on! I guess with this hobby the saying is true...patience is a virtue!
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thanks again!
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 28, 2006 21:48:25 GMT -5
OR: As long as it's not too pitted or porous, all jasper and agates tumble very well and are easily polished to a mirror finish......mel
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