Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 20, 2017 20:50:59 GMT -5
I picked up a little piece somewhere along the way - never really liked the looks of it till I started grinding on it today. It has a fascinating chatoyancy in the silver cells that Ive never seen in dino bone. I'll post a video soon too.  Video is crappy - doesn't really show the 'flash' but you get the picture. |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 20, 2017 21:25:28 GMT -5
Cool! For some reason, in some bone, hematite tends to accumulate in the cell walls and even the chalcedony parts or maybe that's actually psilomelane like in crown of silver. Whatever, it sure can give some nice silvery flash. That cab is a beauty!....Mel
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Apr 20, 2017 22:07:27 GMT -5
I have several small slabs of similar bone with a lot of hematite as well. I plan to try and gold plate a cab of it to see what it looks like. Great cab  |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 20, 2017 22:13:35 GMT -5
What a beauty!
Adrian
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2017 4:01:26 GMT -5
That's an amazing cab! I posted a cab like that here, too. A lot of people thought it might be opal.
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Post by fantastic5 on Apr 21, 2017 8:04:43 GMT -5
What a wonderful surprise! Love the look of that cab, beautiful!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 21, 2017 8:34:30 GMT -5
Knockout
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bcrockhound
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Post by bcrockhound on Apr 21, 2017 8:38:25 GMT -5
That is really something!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 21, 2017 9:29:36 GMT -5
Totally crazy cool!!!! Beautiful material!!!
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Apr 21, 2017 14:44:34 GMT -5
Calcite pocket filled cells in dino bone can sometimes be chatoyant too.
Larry C.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 21, 2017 14:51:53 GMT -5
Calcite pocket filled cells in dino bone can sometimes be chatoyant too. Larry C. That gets my vote - the small slab degraded into a crumbly side that was a lot less red and a lot more of the cells had the silver in them. Quite soft. |
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 22, 2017 0:08:17 GMT -5
if it is calcite it should flouresce
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Post by radio on Apr 22, 2017 7:19:24 GMT -5
WOW!!!! Pretty special Dino bone there! I've seen a lot of chatoyant materials, but dino bone was not among them.......until now. You going to mount it?
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 22, 2017 9:04:17 GMT -5
OMFG I had no idea such a lovely thing existed! Must have some!!!!
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 22, 2017 11:16:09 GMT -5
WOW!!!! Pretty special Dino bone there! I've seen a lot of chatoyant materials, but dino bone was not among them.......until now. You going to mount it? thanks! nope...it goes up for sale on Etsy soon(ish). |
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Post by pghram on Apr 24, 2017 17:47:16 GMT -5
Fantastic cab!
Peace,
Rich
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grizman
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Post by grizman on Apr 24, 2017 18:19:28 GMT -5
That is a very special and spectacular cab! I sure hope you get lots of $$$ for it, as in my book, I'd have to keep it!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 27, 2017 17:59:05 GMT -5
Wow, that is a gorgeous cab!!
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