RockyBlue
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Sept 9, 2009 16:56:01 GMT -5
Post by RockyBlue on Sept 9, 2009 16:56:01 GMT -5
Slabs of Basinite and Midnight Lace Obsidian........Rocky
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Sept 9, 2009 19:00:58 GMT -5
Post by sbreed on Sept 9, 2009 19:00:58 GMT -5
What is Basinite?
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Sept 9, 2009 20:35:13 GMT -5
Post by johnjsgems on Sept 9, 2009 20:35:13 GMT -5
Basinite is a hard lava like material (basalt) used to back turquoise and other thin stones. I have a friend that collects it in the oil fields near Bakersfield, CA. He sells the rough. I'll see him in two weeks. Let me know what it is worth and how much you want. If slabs, how thin? If rough, how big of pieces. I was planning on buying rough anyway but have no idea how much it sells for. I have customers that want some for intarsia but can only find thin slabs.
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RockyBlue
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Sept 9, 2009 20:42:01 GMT -5
Post by RockyBlue on Sept 9, 2009 20:42:01 GMT -5
Some people call it Basidian i don`t know which is the proper name. There`s another thread that has Basidian Slabs on it..............Rocky
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Sept 9, 2009 21:03:50 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2009 21:03:50 GMT -5
Basidian isnt quite the same as Basanite from what I have read. Basidian is a combination of obsidian and basalt........so it has bands in it, almost like midnight lace obsidian. Basanite is generally a solid dark color. Shoot, if you guys want dark colored basalt, Ive got a bazillion tons of it right here. My house is built on a basalt rock quarry. Our whole town is sitting on basalt. Ive got basalt comin out of my ears. I could step out my back door and fill up boxes. I KID YOU NOT.........I have a 10 foot tall basalt "meteor" sitting in my backyard. IM TIRED OF SEEING BASALT!!!!!!! LOL Shan
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RockyBlue
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Sept 9, 2009 22:20:05 GMT -5
Post by RockyBlue on Sept 9, 2009 22:20:05 GMT -5
The kind i`m looking for has a beautiful striped pattern thru it!.........Rocky
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Sept 10, 2009 8:33:22 GMT -5
Post by catmandewe on Sept 10, 2009 8:33:22 GMT -5
I picked up 3 pieces of Basinite and a bunch of Obsidian on my last trip to Oregon. I haven't cut any of the Basinite yet to see how the banding is, but they have banding showing on the outside. Let me know how much and what sizes you need and I can whack you off a piece or two.
Tony
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