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Let's Rock => Rough and Slabs => Topic started by: fossilman on January 22, 2017, 04:22:37 PM

Title: Slabbing finally...
Post by: fossilman on January 22, 2017, 04:22:37 PM
Rains have let up,so drug the saw out to cut a few.......Some Ohio Flint Ridge...Moss agate,green-Arizona jasper-yellow moss agate-Arizona agate...More yellow moss,from Arizona..
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on January 22, 2017, 04:24:23 PM
Great colors! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: Jhon P on January 22, 2017, 06:13:25 PM
hey, the third picture, green moss agate. where did that come from? I got a rock that I made a sphere out of that looks just like that. I got it form a friend of mine, it was collected by her father many years ago and she has saved all of his rocks. He was so worried about his rocks and what would happen to them when he died. She has pieces of pet wood that that must weigh 500 lb  she wouldn't let me take one to sphere.
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: erichK on January 22, 2017, 06:24:02 PM
Nice slabs there Fossilman, that Ohio Flint Ridge can have some amazing colors.
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: fossilman on January 22, 2017, 08:15:37 PM
hey, the third picture, green moss agate. where did that come from? I got a rock that I made a sphere out of that looks just like that. I got it form a friend of mine, it was collected by her father many years ago and she has saved all of his rocks. He was so worried about his rocks and what would happen to them when he died. She has pieces of pet wood that that must weigh 500 lb  she wouldn't let me take one to sphere.



I'm thinking Arizona...........
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: fossilman on January 22, 2017, 08:17:09 PM
Nice slabs there Fossilman, that Ohio Flint Ridge can have some amazing colors.


I got a few more to slab,than I will cook a batch up,the colors should really pop than........
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: hummingbirdstones on January 23, 2017, 06:09:40 AM
Cook a batch up?  Do you literally heat it to enhance the colors?  I haven't heard about doing that for Ohio Flint.
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: Orrum on January 23, 2017, 06:36:54 AM
I agree that green mossy slab is mind blowing!
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on January 23, 2017, 08:00:25 AM
I am guessing the green mossy may be from Horse Canyon. I was just working with a similar piece a few days ago.
Title: Re: Slabbing finally...
Post by: fossilman on January 23, 2017, 08:49:46 AM
Cook a batch up?  Do you literally heat it to enhance the colors?  I've haven't heard about doing that for Ohio Flint.

Yes,I heat it up in an old turkey cooker...........A buddy of mine gave me the heat recipe.....It's easier to knapp too...(as my friends tell me)..