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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 10:48:10 GMT -5
Someone just listed this with BIN for cheap. Mine now. OMG! I can't wait to get it. Totally Blue Biggs.  Downside is- I don't know the thickness, but at that price, I had to grab it and back it later. LOL!  |
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 21, 2019 11:09:44 GMT -5
Gorgeous!
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Post by fishnpinball on Apr 21, 2019 11:11:50 GMT -5
Beautiful slab
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Post by jimaz on Apr 21, 2019 11:35:41 GMT -5
WOW. Great find.
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Apr 21, 2019 11:47:06 GMT -5
Score! Good for you.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 11:52:31 GMT -5
Gorgeous Rufus Blue Biggs! Lots of scenery to work with there. Mixed hardness, so take care, but so worth it in final results (plus easy to get attractive photos of that stuff that sell it quickly).
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 12:16:27 GMT -5
Gorgeous Rufus Blue Biggs! Lots of scenery to work with there. Mixed hardness, so take care, but so worth it in final results (plus easy to get attractive photos of that stuff that sell it quickly). Thank you so much! I have been looking for some this blue for a long time. I have no doubt that it will sell quickly. Knowing me, though, it will sit with my good deschutes- afraid to cut into it. LOL! What does Rufus mean? |
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Post by victor1941 on Apr 21, 2019 12:29:43 GMT -5
Can you tell me what BIN stands for?
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Post by Tommy on Apr 21, 2019 12:44:00 GMT -5
WOW!! Nice score You're gonna have fun with that! Please don't be afraid to cab it - let your Biggs Blue flag fly |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 21, 2019 12:44:45 GMT -5
Can you tell me what BIN stands for? Buy it now for a set price - as opposed to an actual auction with bidders. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 12:51:42 GMT -5
Can you tell me what BIN stands for? Buy It Now. I was ridiculously cheap and even had "make an offer", which I didn't waste time with. |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 21, 2019 12:52:06 GMT -5
That is a gorgeous slab!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 12:52:27 GMT -5
WOW!! Nice score You're gonna have fun with that! Please don't be afraid to cab it - let your Biggs Blue flag fly Thank you for the vote of confidence. I shall fly that flag! |
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Post by fernwood on Apr 21, 2019 14:45:01 GMT -5
Extremely beautiful, no matter how thick.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 15:04:40 GMT -5
There were 2 finds of "Blue Biggs": the original 1964 Flood dig (lasting only a few weeks) and a later find to the east nearer to the hamlet of Rufus a ways east of Biggs. The Rufus material has more opalite and that airy pattern. The older material had darker colors mixed with some white. Both have become very hard to find. You did good! The original Blue Biggs jasper sometimes gets confused with Blue Deschutes, just because they both have more saturated colors. They do look different, though, as the blue colors occur in different areas of the patterns. |
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 21, 2019 15:37:24 GMT -5
Like sand dunes reflecting off of still water.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 15:59:08 GMT -5
There were 2 finds of "Blue Biggs": the original 1964 Flood dig (lasting only a few weeks) and a later find to the east nearer to the hamlet of Rufus a ways east of Biggs. The Rufus material has more opalite and that airy pattern. The older material had darker colors mixed with some white. Both have become very hard to find. You did good! The original Blue Biggs jasper sometimes gets confused with Blue Deschutes, just because they both have more saturated colors. They do look different, though, as the blue colors occur in different areas of the patterns. I never even heard of blue deschutes. Thank you. You are a wealth of information. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 19:11:38 GMT -5
Somewhere I have some photos to illustrate - but my computer images are about as much of a mess as my "collection" Biggs jasper from Rufus, Oregon:  Biggs jasper from south of Biggs (Fulton/Biggs Canyon):   Blue Deschutes jasper (confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia Rivers):   |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 19:39:03 GMT -5
Somewhere I have some photos to illustrate - but my computer images are about as much of a mess as my "collection" Biggs jasper from Rufus, Oregon: Biggs jasper from south of Biggs (Fulton/Biggs Canyon): Blue Deschutes jasper (confluence of the Deschutes and Columbia Rivers): FABULOUS! Just what I needed. That blue deschutes is off the charts! WOW! Thanks- You can really see the differences when they are next to each other. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 21, 2019 20:13:21 GMT -5
rockjunquie - Nice score! You are going to get some stellar cabs out of that.
@rock2dust I covet your whole collection of Biggs and Deschutes. And on Easter! For sure I will be going to hell. That blue Deschutes is the most amazing thing I've ever seen I think. I didn't even know blue Deschutes existed.  |
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Downside is- I don't know the thickness, but at that price, I had to grab it and back it later. LOL!
