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Rock Art => Carvings and Sculptures => Spheres => Topic started by: Sandsave on July 15, 2020, 07:09:06 PM

Title: Breccia Chert
Post by: Sandsave on July 15, 2020, 07:09:06 PM

This was a tough one to make, a lot of different material some harder than others. 4”

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: VegasJames on July 15, 2020, 11:09:55 PM

Great looking sphere. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Jhon P on July 16, 2020, 10:04:05 AM

Cool. Make it difficult with the different materials

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Felicia on July 16, 2020, 10:32:56 AM

What a mixture, good job.

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Felicia on July 16, 2020, 11:28:01 AM

The more I look at it, the more interesting it gets. Not from simple shattered rock, left more or less in place, as often seen in breccias, these are different in pattern and color, then a mixing occured, but not enough to round things off. I always wonder what happened with rocks like these to form them. It looks like the one side is put  together with pink chalcedony.

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on July 16, 2020, 06:54:30 PM

Cool!!  It reminds me a bit of how Rainforest Jasper comes together, but made in America.  Where is the material sourced out of?

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on July 16, 2020, 06:59:24 PM

I really like this material.  Howe does a fellow sphere maker acquire some?  Hound, purchase, or trade?

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: hummingbirdstones on July 16, 2020, 07:40:34 PM

That is so cool.  Great looking sphere - there's so much to look at!

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Sandsave on July 20, 2020, 05:52:39 PM

I picked this up in quartzite last year one of the Aussie vendors can’t remember which one, I think Glen

Title: Re: Breccia Chert
Post by: Eddie P on July 25, 2020, 08:13:54 AM

Amazing colours.  Such a treat to see. So much more vivid and interesting that the largely red/brown brecciated spheres coming out of India and South Africa.