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Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: Gneiss Guy on April 29, 2020, 12:19:39 PM

Title: Need help!
Post by: Gneiss Guy on April 29, 2020, 12:19:39 PM

Hi everyone,
 I have been interested in Lapidary and geology for quite some time and found out a few years back that my grandfather was a lapidist. I have received all of his rough, half finished projects, settings, etc. I never met him but i want to carry on his work and learn to master this craft myself. I've identified quite a few myself, but frankly, I'm having a pretty "rough" time figuring out the rest. These are just a few, any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
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Thanks everyone and be safe!

Title: Re: Need help!
Post by: irockhound on April 29, 2020, 12:28:04 PM

Images 1, 6 and 7 are fancy Bloodstone from India.
Images 2, 5 and 9 are Ruby in Zoisite
Images 4 and 8 are a Moss agate
Image 3  is a Agate with copper rich silica causing the Blue, I find material similar to this West of the Cady Mtns in Ca

Title: Re: Need help!
Post by: Gneiss Guy on April 29, 2020, 03:55:58 PM

Thank you! If its not a big deal I have much more rough which i need help identifying, all of it is from late 70's to late 80's

Title: Re: Need help!
Post by: vitzitziltecpatl on April 29, 2020, 06:48:00 PM

Gneiss material so far.

If you could resize your photos down to maybe 800x600 it would still work.

Title: Re: Need help!
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on April 29, 2020, 07:03:45 PM

Dang iRockhound (Steve):  Knocked it out of the park! I was going to reply, but it is hard to beat perfection!