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 Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 07, 2012 14:51 Subject: Re: Here's another |
| My diamond wheels would disagree with you but thanks for the links. I do appreciate them. | |
| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 07, 2012 05:21 Subject: Re: Here's another |
| agate is harder than jasper. | |
| Topic: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
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| tommytowne Replies: 6 Views: 13383 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 07, 2012 05:03 Subject: Re: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
| Yep, thanks Peter
Gem Quality Lepidolite |
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| Topic: Just wondering what these were and if anyone could identify them |
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| tommytowne Replies: 2 Views: 7442 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 07, 2012 05:01 Subject: Re: Just wondering what these were and if anyone could identify them |
| Rhyolite Wonderstone. One day in a rockhounding forum and done. Thanks | |
| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 07, 2012 05:00 Subject: Re: Here's another |
| I really don't think this forum is for rock identification. I posted these pictures in a yahoo rockhounding group yesterday and got them all named by 4 different members.
This is Kambaba Jasper |
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| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 13:39 Subject: Re: Here's another |
| No it is not hard enough to be agate. Perhaps this is the wrong forum for my rocks. Does anyone know of a rock id forum that is for rockhounds and lapidary types? | |
| Topic: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
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| tommytowne Replies: 6 Views: 13383 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 05:03 Subject: Re: the last one for now |
| 2 - LOCALITY,? I got it from my rock club in southern California so it may be local
3 - MATRIX, soft like chalcedony 4 – COLOR, purple and off white 5 - LUSTER semi porous and a little flakey ... |
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| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 04:59 Subject: Re: Here's another |
| I will try to add such details from the link you posted in the future. Thank you.
2 - LOCALITY,? 3 - MATRIX, I would compare it to a jasper from the way it cut. 4 – COLOR, completely opaque ... |
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| Topic: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
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| tommytowne Replies: 6 Views: 13383 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 04:33 Subject: Re: the last one for now |
| Any idea what this stone is? | |
| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 04:31 Subject: Re: here's another |
| sorry the guy who gave it to me had no idea what it was. It's hard stuff like a jasper in hardness I guess. I am new here and will learn how to post better in the future with better details. | |
| Topic: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
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| tommytowne Replies: 6 Views: 13383 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 00:10 Subject: The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? |
| Thanks!!! | |
| Topic: Here's another |
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| tommytowne Replies: 12 Views: 21004 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 00:06 Subject: Here's another |
| Sure is pretty | |
| Topic: Just wondering what these were and if anyone could identify them |
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| tommytowne Replies: 2 Views: 7442 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 06, 2012 00:00 Subject: Just wondering what these were and if anyone could identify them |
| Thanks in advance and I'm happy to be new to the forum!! | |
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