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Post by arappaho on Nov 12, 2010 20:28:00 GMT -5
Some slabs from the last few months. There's more to rocks than 'just' crystals!  The only personal find is this first one, NC Spherulitic Rhyolite  Horse Creek Chert from Tennessee   Blue Mtn Jasper from Oregon, (low grade)   From the same area, some so-so Willow Creek Jasper,  Kona Dolomite, Michigan, (not Hawaii)  Apache Jasper, out west somewhere,  Lastly, I don't know what to call this stuff but it's from out west somewhere, too   Thanks for looking, Joe |
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Post by mickey on Nov 12, 2010 20:33:36 GMT -5
Nice slabs Joe and I especially like the Apache Jasper.
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Post by papat on Nov 14, 2010 17:12:50 GMT -5
love that apache thanks showing them ther all great
Tim
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Post by rons on Nov 15, 2010 12:16:27 GMT -5
last two pics look similar to bog wood/GaryGreen/larsonite
maybe or maybe not lots of variety of that material....that Rhyolite
and Arizona are killer slabs...nice batch
Ron
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Post by rockshine on Nov 15, 2010 16:03:13 GMT -5
Nice slabs. Is the Horse Creek any relation to Horse Mountain west of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee? Back in the eighties Horse Mountain agate was a hot item due to the iris effect when backlit in ultrathin slabs.
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Post by arappaho on Nov 15, 2010 20:36:38 GMT -5
Glad you enjoy the pics. Yeah, Ron, I'm going to have to look into that last one. I cut it for someone else and don't have any, but am now more curious about it. It was such mixed up stuff, at the time I was happy to call it Jasper. ;D Rockshine, Yes I believe that's the general vicinity for the Horse Creek. I was told it was found in several creeks and rivers in south-central Tennessee, but don't know any names or extent of area where it's found. To me, this is pretty rare or hard-to-come-by material. As far as I know the nodules are only found as float in the creek and river beds of this area. The agate you mentioned and this chert would be or are still pretty Hot Items in my book! I would love to see some of that agate and the iris effect. Now get out there and find us some!  Joe |
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Post by Ryan on Nov 15, 2010 21:32:36 GMT -5
Nice work dude! I really like the first one also. The Sulphurr...sulferilli...sulpheruiol...ravioli...
errr I like the Rhyolite. Anyways, I know I owe you a pyrite package, but Im gonna check out flint ridge ohio here in the next few weeks before the yankee soil freezes. If I grab you a bunch o' purty flint, would you cut me a slab?
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Post by arappaho on Nov 16, 2010 23:16:50 GMT -5
Well, Good Luck on your trip to Flint Ridge, Ryan. Take lots of pics of the rock in the ground for us to see and I'm sure we can work out something about getting some slabbed for you. Joe |
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Post by colorshapetexture on Nov 17, 2010 0:03:39 GMT -5
That there is some niiiccce. Slabbage. I say. Right nice Slabbage.
I like the obeculor, orbeculer, orbeckula, aw hell. the one with the little circles. Cool stuff. Jim
Hey Ryan. I might trade you a couple of pendants finished from some of your flint. Later Jim
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Post by Ryan on Nov 23, 2010 0:10:27 GMT -5
Jim and Joe, I had to grab some fossils this week so I didnt get out to Ohio, Im trying to go out the week after Thankgiving. Ill have a report and pics if / when I go. Ill let u know and be glad to send some your way. I always take too much stuff home. Sharing is good.
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