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Let's Rock => Rough and Slabs => Topic started by: Sandsave on March 09, 2017, 05:54:31 PM

Title: Birthday Rocks
Post by: Sandsave on March 09, 2017, 05:54:31 PM

My kids must really like me, they all pitch in the last few birthdays and get me some crazy material. I should be able to get a couple nice spheres from these with plenty of cab material also.
Beats the hell out of a golf shirt or something along those lines.

The Tigers Eye is 3 1/2" x 8"
The Zoisite 5 1/2" x 9" never seen a sphere made of this, but I will soon!

Title: Re: Birthday Rocks
Post by: hummingbirdstones on March 09, 2017, 05:59:32 PM

What great kids!  They did good (and so did you)!  Happy birthday!   :WEEEE:

Title: Re: Birthday Rocks
Post by: Sandsave on March 09, 2017, 06:07:43 PM

They are great kids I'm very lucky. Keep your eye on the sphere section!

Title: Re: Birthday Rocks
Post by: crazyjays on March 09, 2017, 06:12:04 PM

what is the one on the bottom? the tiger eye is cool

Title: Re: Birthday Rocks
Post by: Ranger_Dave on March 09, 2017, 07:20:09 PM

Put that zoisite and ruby under a LW UV. The ruby part should glow cherry red unless there's some iron in it.

Title: Re: Birthday Rocks
Post by: Slabbercabber on March 10, 2017, 04:42:00 AM

That's a really great piece of ruby zoisite.