Hey mynewhobby,
Well for one thing I hope this learns you to start writing down
the name of stuff sent to you!
And while you're at it, just as
important as knowing what the stuff is, is knowing where it came
from. You always want to find out WHERE the stuff comes from if
at all possible. Ofcourse, some are easy like Brazilian Agate.
Anyway, I'll tackle this first batch, but it looks to me like all but
maybe a couple of the specimens from both batches are either
an agate or jasper. Great cab material all and we'll be able to see
more when you cut some of them.
And thank-you for the great job you did taking pics of all these
specimens, but please remember that sometimes it's hard to tell
what's going on from a pic. What looks white to you, in person,
may look like light blue from here. For instance;
Specimen 1 is a jasper. It looks like possibly a "fine" or "porcelain"
jasper, but that may just be the water on it. The white side in
the second pic reminds me of Willow Creek, but the blue in the
first pic makes me call it an Owyhee Valley jasper from Oregon.
Now, let me remind you, these are just my best guess.
There
are thousands of different types of agates and jaspers thruout
the world. Some have made it to market and have established
names and recognition. Sometimes I remember the name of
something familiar and sometimes I don't.
Like specimens 2 & 3. They are both agates. The raspberry
striped one probably has a name to someone, and I recognize
the dendritic agate, #3, but can't remember the name of it.
Specimen 4 is another jasper from the same area as specimen 1.
A couple of names for jasper from that area with lots of blue in
them are Rocky Butte and Wild Horse.
Specimen 5 is an agate that will probably be very pretty when
cut. Looks like you may be able to get one good cab out of it but
can't see much til it's cut.
Specimen 6 looks like some sort of red moss agate. (Some names
for the different types of agates are mossy, plume, fortified, and
banded.)
Specimen 7 is back up there from the same area as your other
jaspers and I'm guessing this is called Deschutes. Some may
call it Biggs.
Specimen 8. I'm guessing the colors aren't coming thru too well
in these pics but if that piece is mainly a green and red jasper mix
that stuff is often called Fancy Jasper and comes from spots all
over the world.
Specimen 9 also needs to be cut. It looks like an agate but it
looks like there might be an 'orb' in the middle?
Specimen 10, I should know a name for. Dendritic jasper? or
there's something that looks similar called Dendritic Opalite?
Specimens 11 & 12 are pieces of agate.
Specimen 13 looks like a piece of very clear, nice, green mossy
agate. This piece should make for some beautiful cabs.
Specimen 14
Specimen 15 Agate. Pretty yellow glow.
Specimen 16. Nice red agate. Reminds me of something called
Horse Canyon agate.
Specimen 17 is definitely an agate. It's got the same shape as
Graveyard Plume agate but I don't see the plumes.
Specimen 18 is an agate and ought to very pretty when cut.
Last but not least,
Specimen 19 is an agate and I'm going to guess Maury Mtn.
Mossy from Oregon.
Looks like a lot of your material is coming from the western part
of the US.
Whew, going to have to take a break before I tackle that other
batch.
I hope this helps some. Jasper and agates are great
cabbing materials. And it's easy to identify. Whenever you don't
know what a rock is, your best bet is to call it a jasper. ;D
What kind of saw do you have, or are thinking about getting?
Lots of Luck, Joe
And while you're at it, just as
