chrisperez
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2009
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Post by chrisperez on Jan 23, 2009 18:44:33 GMT -5
I'm really new to this hobby, and am wondering if anyone could ID some of these rocks for me..... Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3.... calcite? Pic 4.... this is a piece broken off of a huge boulder ( about the size of a VW bug ) found while digging the foundation of a new home.... it was broken into bits to get it out, some of it is still under the house, they did get some great landscape boulders from it..... I'll just post these four for now..... any help would be appreciated.... thanks, Chris
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jan 23, 2009 18:56:29 GMT -5
nice blue dye job on #2 Uruguay or Brazilian
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chrisperez
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2009
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Post by chrisperez on Jan 23, 2009 19:29:40 GMT -5
The blue in not natural?!?!?! This had a sticker " made in Brazil " on it..... I was wondering about the blue, the back is rough and has blue powder stuck in the creavaces, with what looks like some sort of poly on it.... Still looks cool though . By the way, this is my only purchased rock ( pic 2, bought at "Trader's World" a huge flea market right next to " big butter Jesus", let's see if anyone knows what that is :cheesy: ) , all of my other rock have been found in or near Dayton, OH.
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jan 24, 2009 18:36:34 GMT -5
so far their is Dye`ed rock in pink - (med. red,) Blue, purple, Green. That i have seen in the Uruguay or Brazilian Agates.
Most often the slabs are dyed and made into Wind-Chimes
Jack
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Post by stonesthatrock on Jan 27, 2009 0:41:02 GMT -5
i just sold a piece of the blue dyed brazilian at the last sho, pretty but not natural.
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DeanW
has rocks in the head
Member since December 2007
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Post by DeanW on Jan 27, 2009 16:34:16 GMT -5
yeah that blue is dyed. Sometimes I feel guilty, we sell a ton of dyed stuff (but always explain that it is dyed) at the shows. Pink, purple, green and blue are almost equally popular.
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mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 28, 2009 21:45:45 GMT -5
It's very difficult to ID rocks without some sort of testing, like streak test, chemical, hardness, and microphotographs. Of course the easy one is the dyed Brazillian. Bottom line - if you like it, keep it. If it polishes, cab it. That first one looks like an end piece of Willow Creek Jasper, but that doesn't come from Dayton.
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karenfh
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2006
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Post by karenfh on Jan 29, 2009 5:59:44 GMT -5
What fun! Hey, I love some of those dyed pieces. Bling, baby! You may want to post in the ID section. And #3 is very cool! Great specimen piece. #4 is neat; got any pix of the process?
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