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Post by vegasjames on Apr 16, 2018 21:08:07 GMT -5
Heart.  20180413_141241 by James Sloane, on Flickr Orange chalcedony  20180413_141326 by James Sloane, on Flickr Chalcedony  20180413_141358 by James Sloane, on Flickr Obsidian?  20180413_141506 by James Sloane, on Flickr Bluish-gray opal in matrix  20180413_141515 by James Sloane, on Flickr Fossils?  20180413_141528 by James Sloane, on Flickr Common opal. The colors faded out in the photograph on a few. The center is a bluish-gray and the lower right a salmon color.  20180413_141554 by James Sloane, on Flickr Carnelian  20180413_141602 by James Sloane, on Flickr  20180413_141619 by James Sloane, on Flickr Purple common opal  20180413_143224 by James Sloane, on Flickr |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 16, 2018 21:19:13 GMT -5
Love that purple
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 16, 2018 23:03:53 GMT -5
Great stuff! Love the purple opal, too. That obsidian or whatever it is has a great pattern and colors, too.
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Post by fernwood on Apr 17, 2018 5:18:07 GMT -5
Those are great. The patterns on the Obsidian? are very nice.
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Post by Noosh9057 on Apr 17, 2018 6:19:26 GMT -5
Love all of it. Particularly the purple.
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Post by orrum on Apr 17, 2018 7:22:09 GMT -5
Hey James opal knapps!!# I wanna go with you to get some if it's not a long walk. One legged cowboy here ya know! LOL
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Post by fantastic5 on Apr 17, 2018 7:59:34 GMT -5
Love the obsidian?, that is really neat. Did you find more than just the one? I hope so!
My favorite is certainly the orange chalcedony. Looks like a popsicle!
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Post by mohs on Apr 17, 2018 11:16:25 GMT -5
That obsidian Paiutes must overlooked that Cool Purple is royal Cool Out of political considerations I’ll not comment on the orange But you got really large hands Cool Gotta mention the heaert something I seek cool What’s the white? Marbleized Lime ? Cool And that bluish gray opal mix is staring at me jussay'n What ya talk’n about, mohs  |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 17, 2018 15:42:58 GMT -5
Love all of it. Particularly the purple. Purple stuff was everywhere up there. Got some nice purple jasper running from a lavender to a dark purple, purple opal, there was purple breccia, etc. |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 17, 2018 15:45:58 GMT -5
Hey James opal knapps!!# I wanna go with you to get some if it's not a long walk. One legged cowboy here ya know! LOL Actually very little walking in this area. I walked around and located stuff. Smaller amounts I carried back in bags. And when I found the mine with the pink and blue chalcedony I just made a pile then had to drive off road to get up to it. Luckily I just got a new 4WD truck, which is the other reason I was in Reno. Needed the 4WD to make it up to the mine. |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 17, 2018 15:50:49 GMT -5
Love the obsidian?, that is really neat. Did you find more than just the one? I hope so! My favorite is certainly the orange chalcedony. Looks like a popsicle! I wish I would have found more of the obsidian. That was one of my favorites. I looked around that area quite a while looking for more. But that was found in a rock discard pile from a mining operation. So no telling the exact location where they dug it out. And I did not see any more anywhere in the rock pile. Yes, the orange chalcedony on the right in particular looks like a Creamcicle with all the off white in in on the other side. That is what I was telling my friend from the gem club who bought it from me. |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 17, 2018 15:56:28 GMT -5
That obsidian Paiutes must overlooked that Cool Purple is royal Cool Out of political considerations I’ll not comment on the orange But you got really large hands Cool Gotta mention the heaert something I seek cool What’s the white? Marbleized Lime ? Cool And that bluish gray opal mix is staring at me jussay'n What ya talk’n about, mohs That piece of obsidian was apparently buried. Found it in a rock discard pile for a mining operation. Did not see any on the surface walking around in the area. I am 6' 2" so small hands would look pretty funky on me. The white is common opal. That is the one on the left. The one to the right of it is actually a light gray common opal and the other one a light salmon colored common opal. The sunlight is bleaching out the colors on the last two in the photo. The light salmon colored one is a really beautiful piece. I would like to make something from it someday. |
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Post by goatgrinder on Apr 17, 2018 18:13:42 GMT -5
Love it all but that obsidian will keep me awake nights.
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