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Post by stardiamond on Dec 12, 2020 18:47:41 GMT -5
I don't have a big rock pile, it is more of a transfer station. Buy rock, sell cabs and give the rest away.
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Post by stephan on Dec 16, 2020 20:25:13 GMT -5
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Post by micellular on Dec 16, 2020 20:57:01 GMT -5
It's been a few years since I've cabbed, but one of the very first ones I made was this guadalupe poppy jasper plucked out of a scrap bin at a club sale, before I knew how rare it was.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 16, 2020 21:11:46 GMT -5
It's been a few years since I've cabbed, but one of the very first ones I made was this guadalupe poppy jasper plucked out of a scrap bin at a club sale, before I knew how rare it was. That's a beauty! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2020 21:21:21 GMT -5
This is some material I picked up about a month ago. I was waiting until I got a slab saw to cut this stuff. There were only a couple orbs in all the slabs...but there were definitely some beautifully busy slabs. Flor de Durazno Lace Agate (Flower of Peach)   |
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Post by RWA3006 on Dec 16, 2020 21:27:10 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 17, 2020 6:58:13 GMT -5
OK, Haven't seen this yet. Luna agate |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 17, 2020 7:24:38 GMT -5
rockjunquie - Wow! Tela that has an amazingly celestial visual to it! 
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 16:52:25 GMT -5
Nice collection of poppy jasper. stephan that coyote creek slab looks really cool, is that a Morgan hill locale? Thanks. To the best of my knowledge, the Coyote Creek material is not terribly far from MH, but a bit North... nearer San Jose and the Guadalupe deposit, I believe. I wish I had more than just that one slab I think that piece is From Guadalupe creek.. Or maybe the confluence, if in fact they meet |
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Post by stephan on Dec 19, 2020 19:03:17 GMT -5
Thanks. To the best of my knowledge, the Coyote Creek material is not terribly far from MH, but a bit North... nearer San Jose and the Guadalupe deposit, I believe. I wish I had more than just that one slab I think that piece is From Guadalupe creek.. Or maybe the confluence, if in fact they meet I definitely see elements of Guadalupe in there, especially on the right-hand side. I’m pretty sure the ID is correct, though, since I obtained it from the Sac Mineral Society’s shop steward, who is quite knowledgable about poppy jaspers. I also believe he dug it himself. I’ll have to look at a SC County watersheds map to see if the creeks meet. |
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Post by stephan on Dec 20, 2020 15:39:57 GMT -5
I checked, and there is no confluence, but the watersheds are adjacent, so I can imagine the, at home point, the two creeks run on the opposite side of the same hill/mountain. This could account for it looking similar to, but not exactly like Guadalupe jasper. Admittedly, my experience with it is limited, but it seems to have mostly white-filled orbs. Thoughts?
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Post by stardiamond on Dec 20, 2020 16:14:34 GMT -5
My rockhounding is only on the internet. I have a lot of flavors of Guadalupe and when in doubt I call it Guadalupe. There is so much variety of that material that I wouldn't bet the grocery money on an id. This one is definitely Guadalupe.  |
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Post by stephan on Dec 23, 2020 11:59:46 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Dec 23, 2020 12:27:50 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2020 12:36:12 GMT -5
Jumpin' Jehoshaphat! Are you planning on slobbering...I mean slabbing?  That Madagascar is amazing!!! |
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Post by stephan on Dec 23, 2020 13:39:08 GMT -5
Here is another interesting one. It seems that, besides the matrix color, the presence green orb with a red center in the matrix (seen here at 12 o'clock), could be diagnostic of Richardson's T-eggs:  IMG_0371_Orby, mossy Richardson's T-egg freeform cab by Stephan T., on Flickr While it is not present in all RR T-eggs, it seems to be there in most of them. Most importantly, though, I don't usually see that structure in other eggs. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 23, 2020 15:25:27 GMT -5
You have quite the memory AND a good eye. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2020 17:16:36 GMT -5
jasoninsd you guessed it! First slobber then slab, then hopefully more slobbering. I definitely hope to see some pics! (Of the slabs...not the slobber! LOL) |
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Post by kyoti on Dec 23, 2020 18:36:00 GMT -5
That stone is gorgeous looking @jadedvision. The colors are subtle but the pattern is mezmerizing.
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Post by PrettyGritty on Dec 23, 2020 23:58:35 GMT -5
Seems like poppy jasper is everywhere but my garage  However, I picked up a gorgeous slab of ocean jasper from roy a couple weeks ago that is going to be cabbed up at some point. I’m loving these educational and fascinating threads stephan! |
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