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Post by ladyt on Aug 7, 2006 15:01:18 GMT -5
Hello. I got these rocks from Toad. They are so pretty. Problem is, neither of us know what they are!! Help please. #1 #2 close up of slab #3 #4 other side of #4 #5 Thanks so much and Thanks for looking. Tonja
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Post by deb193 on Aug 7, 2006 15:24:27 GMT -5
#3 is a moss agate, possibly Maury Hill. #5 is polka-dot agate - the kind with blue sky, but you only have a little bit of sky. #2 looks like azurite and malachite - but I have not seen it with the banding in the blue like that, and I may be wrong.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 7, 2006 16:12:28 GMT -5
Hmm: Pic #1 looks like some knd pf picture jasper, almost like old Tuell's Georgia Queen but maybe brown Biggs. #2 looks like chrysocolla with malachite and azurite ( really nice material!) #3 Yup, I'd guess Maury Mountain Moss from Oregon #4 brazillian Agate and #5 Yup, Polka Dot Agate from central Oregon...mel
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Post by blarneystone on Aug 7, 2006 16:18:07 GMT -5
Nice looking stuff! The material in the 2nd pic is fantastic! The banding makes it look like some kind of Agate but the color does make you think Malachite and Azurite - doesn't look like any of the specimens I have or have seen.
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Post by ladyt on Aug 7, 2006 17:05:57 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I wrote them down so I will remember. Now, #2 Can I tumble it? or is it like malachite. It was so easy to cut, almost brittle on the edges.
Thanks for helping!!! Tonja
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 7, 2006 19:55:57 GMT -5
Tonja; Try taking a nail and scratching number two. Anything over nail hard, Moh's about 5-6 depending on the steel quality, usually will tumble. If it's highly silicified it could be as hard as 7 but if it's softer and brittle like lots of those copper minerals, it's best cabbed as the tumbler will just eat it up....mel
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