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Post by vegasjames on Jul 23, 2015 3:16:52 GMT -5
Cool looking, are you going to cab some?
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Post by snowmom on Jul 23, 2015 4:51:07 GMT -5
I love green rocks. Cool veining in that one, and the little particles with the rings around them make me think of this (still unidentified breccia)  found on the SW Shores of Lake Huron. I would love to see what that looks like inside! The red will make it spectacular! (look for more!) |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 23, 2015 6:57:06 GMT -5
Wanting to see the inside of that one lilac. I would have to knock a corner off to see the guts-have to.
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 23, 2015 10:36:47 GMT -5
WOW! Totally great looking rock,slab that sucker for sure!!
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 23, 2015 19:17:16 GMT -5
I love green rocks. Cool veining in that one, and the little particles with the rings around them make me think of this (still unidentified breccia) found on the SW Shores of Lake Huron. I would love to see what that looks like inside! The red will make it spectacular! (look for more!) I love green rocks as well. That is a great looking slab and pendant. |
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Post by snowmom on Jul 24, 2015 5:10:59 GMT -5
Shotgunner cut the slab for me from a rock I sent him and was going to make a sphere of some of it, Tommy Lay made a pendant for me such a surprise and one of my most prized possessions now... I love the stuff and keep trying to find more. May have found one more piece of it...
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Post by jamesp on Jul 24, 2015 7:45:04 GMT -5
That has areas in it that look like Dallasite lilac. It is green more often than not.
Dallasite common on Vancouver Is.
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Post by snowmom on Jul 24, 2015 13:50:10 GMT -5
Folks said mine looked like Dallasite too, but others said 'not so much'. The answer is out there... Lilacmoth I hope you can get it cut or at least face polished. Very curious about this one! (find more! )  |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 24, 2015 13:58:44 GMT -5
Folks said mine looked like Dallasite too, but others said 'not so much'. The answer is out there... Lilacmoth I hope you can get it cut or at least face polished. Very curious about this one! (find more! ) She is close to Vancouver Is. Could Dallasite be on the mainland ?? Coating can be deceptive snowmom, as you well know. |
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Post by washingtonrocks on Jul 24, 2015 18:05:53 GMT -5
lilacmoth, that's an eclogite. Omphacite with garnet. I find omphacite quite often, but have never found any with garnet. That's a special stone. If you need somebody to cut it, I might be able to help. Would love to see the insides of that beauty!
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Post by snowmom on Jul 25, 2015 5:59:43 GMT -5
That is so cool!
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Post by stephan on Jul 25, 2015 22:58:51 GMT -5
Beautiful find. If it were mine, I'd be torn -- curious about the inside and hestitant to cut it. Doesn't the universe understand that things this cool need to be found in pairs?
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Post by lilacmoth on Jul 26, 2015 1:36:20 GMT -5
I'm gonna try to get better, close-up pictures of this thing tomorrow. It's really quite a mess! lol snowmom, I find rocks similar to yours quite often around here. I've found a few more of the ones with purple/red in them too, but little pebbles, never a big one like that. I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for more! washingtonrocks I'd love to cut the thing, but I don't have a saw at the moment (still stuck in an apartment for now!), our local rock club doesn't have equipment for use and I don't know anyone with a saw I could ask :/ You're over east of Seattle, right? I rarely go out that way :/ |
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Post by washingtonrocks on Jul 26, 2015 12:11:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm about 20 miles NE of Seattle. Bothell/Mill Creek. Maybe you could mail it to me? I'd understand about any apprehension you might have of letting it leave your site though.  |
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Post by washingtonrocks on Jul 26, 2015 12:16:09 GMT -5
stephan brings up an excellent point. Maybe leaving it as-is, as a specimen, is the best way to go. Such an unusual stone!
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Post by broseph82 on Jul 27, 2015 20:10:02 GMT -5
stephan brings up an excellent point. Maybe leaving it as-is, as a specimen, is the best way to go. Such an unusual stone! Fooey. I say cut it. Where there is one, there's gotta be more |
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Post by lilacmoth on Jul 27, 2015 20:27:08 GMT -5
stephan brings up an excellent point. Maybe leaving it as-is, as a specimen, is the best way to go. Such an unusual stone! Fooey. I say cut it. Where there is one, there's gotta be more Lol! I'm with you on that one! I wanna see the guts. Ok, I think the Port Townsend rock club has equipment for use to members. I know mossyrockhound is up there, but he hasn't been on here in a while. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 21:43:13 GMT -5
I love green rocks. Cool veining in that one, and the little particles with the rings around them make me think of this (still unidentified breccia) found on the SW Shores of Lake Huron. I would love to see what that looks like inside! The red will make it spectacular! (look for more!) That is the Diatreme facies kimberlite material you sent me. You id'd it! Why do you say not id'd?? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 21:46:21 GMT -5
lilacmoth, that's an eclogite. Omphacite with garnet. I find omphacite quite often, but have never found any with garnet. That's a special stone. If you need somebody to cut it, I might be able to help. Would love to see the insides of that beauty! I was gonna say serpentine with that purple stuff sometimes found in serpentine. Stictite? I do not doubt your identification, but simply ask: Why do you say garnets? |
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