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Title: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: sealdaddy on November 01, 2014, 03:45:52 PM

I found a cobble of this material here in Atlantic Canada about 2 weeks ago.
It is Unknown, so I'll be "naming' it soon.... what a Treat.
It is very solid and fine grained...about 6.7 mohs...so, polished extremely well.
(the hole is not finished yet, but thought I'd show it now anyway)

Thanks for looking, Y'all

http://youtu.be/2ktIqutKBTw

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: lithicbeads on November 01, 2014, 05:43:05 PM

This is very exciting , way to go !

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Enchantra on November 01, 2014, 05:59:00 PM

Very nice find!  Looks like Poppy Jasper.  You could call it New Brunswick Poppy Jasper.   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Minkos61 on November 01, 2014, 06:06:20 PM

Awesome looking material Don.

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: sealdaddy on November 01, 2014, 06:43:08 PM

Thanks, guys~!!
I guess I found what nowbody had before, becsuse of my plactise of cutting local material to discover what it looks like, cut and polished.

Now, I'm on a big hunt to find more of it and locate it's source.

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Itsandbits on November 02, 2014, 05:08:20 PM

That sure looks nice Don, and polishes up great!!!
 Good luck finding more because you'll be able to find lots of takers...
Lloyd

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Bentiron on November 04, 2014, 03:04:08 PM

Nice polka dots on that slab, you'd better find lots more of that material for sure. :headbang:

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: sealdaddy on November 08, 2014, 10:36:40 PM

Quote from: Itsandbits on November 02, 2014, 05:08:20 PM

That sure looks nice Don, and polishes up great!!!
 Good luck finding more because you'll be able to find lots of takers...
Lloyd

I have a clue of where it came from...an abandoned manganese mine nearby. I've got to look thru the tailings before snow covers them.  I'm going this Monday.

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Itsandbits on November 08, 2014, 10:58:31 PM

Good luck on the hunt Don :headbang:

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Minkos61 on November 09, 2014, 09:52:56 AM

 Good luck in finding more Don hope it works out for ya!!

Ernie

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: sealdaddy on November 10, 2014, 04:33:41 AM

Can't go today...need our only vehicle to get copies of photos of my wife and my Canadian wedding for my residency application I need to file ASAP, before customs throws me out.

I'm doing research now of the curious dark green perimorphing and what/where it was formed.  I think that locatio is wrong now anyway.
Rosasite (copper)?

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: sealdaddy on November 10, 2014, 06:19:23 AM

It occurs to me that you wouldn't know why I'm researching those, if you haven't seen the photos of the rough.
Here are some:
And here's another video of a bead, showing quartz in a part of the green.
http://youtu.be/7Up89ttQjk4

Title: Re: Video of the new material I found and will "name" soon
Post by: Itsandbits on November 10, 2014, 09:03:52 AM

PM'd you regarding this Don