Applying to join this forum, you HAVE to activate your membership in YOUR email in the notice you recieve after completing application process. No activation on your part, no membership.

Lapidaryforum.net

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome new members & old from the Lapidary/Gemstone Community Forum. Please join up. You will be approved after spam check & you must manually activate your acct with the link in your email

Congratulations to Auscarver for his Tigereye carving of Saturn!

www.lapidaryforuum.net

Another cabochon contest coming soon!

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Learning  (Read 5674 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Learning
« on: December 19, 2016, 08:41:10 AM »
Hello,

I'm learning.  I'm trying to identify many rocks that I was given along with equipment.

If anyone could help me identify them, I'd really appreciate it.

Nathan
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2016, 08:59:01 AM »
I apologize.  I have to break this up to try to make it work.

Nathan
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2016, 09:03:36 AM »
Last one for a while.

Nathan
Logged

Slabbercabber

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 513
Re: Learning
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2016, 04:32:41 AM »

the first two appear to be obsidian and prairie agate.  The others will need to be wetted.
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2016, 01:31:59 PM »
Do you mean just wet them down and do another picture?  Ican do that and post tomorrow.  If you mean something else, I'll need clarification so I can do what will help identify it. 

I apologize, but I'm a complete newbie to this.

Nathan
Logged

hummingbirdstones

  • Opalholic and General Rock Nut
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3055
    • Hummingbird Stones Lapidary Services
Re: Learning
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2016, 06:28:34 PM »
Hi Nathan,

Yes, just wet them down and take pictures of them wet.  It's easier to see colors and patterns in rough when it is wet.  Also gives a better idea of what the stone will look like polished.   :icon_sunny:
Logged
Robin

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2016, 06:37:57 PM »
Cool, thanks!  I'll get some pictures tomorrow and post again.  I have 4 boxes I was given.

Nathan
Logged

55fossil

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 858
Re: Learning
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2016, 07:21:25 PM »
    Is that first piece Monk Stone. Just asking due to what seems like sparkle in it.
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2016, 07:27:08 PM »
There is a lot of sparkle to that first stone.  It is purplish in color and the sparkle.
Logged

ToTheSummit

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1011
Re: Learning
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2016, 08:04:35 PM »
Pretty sure that first piece is goldstone.  Its man-made.
Logged

55fossil

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 858
Re: Learning
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2016, 07:39:45 AM »
   Monkstone is old name for a group of manmade stones such as Goldstone. I believe the new names were used to differentiate all the colors of Monkstone. The history of Monkstone ios fun to research. Cuts and polishes great whatever you want to call it.
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2016, 08:23:17 AM »
Here are the wetted pictures.  I added one that is like the purple one, wondering, is that like the Monkstone?

Green stone 1, blue stone 2, brown (petrified wood?)3
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2016, 08:27:53 AM »
I really appreciate all the help on these.  I can't even find the agates on the beach like my wife and kids can.  They think its funny.

Possible agate 4, red stone 5

Nathan
Logged

Nk0525

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 15
Re: Learning
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2016, 08:29:36 AM »
These are the last.

I won't post more until I get a photo service to make it easier.

Monkstone 6, possible petrified wood 7, some crystalization 8.

Nathan
Logged

55fossil

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 858
Re: Learning
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2016, 11:41:38 AM »
   Could you name or number your pictures, please.   You have another piece of Monk Stone / Goldstone, the gold one.  The green wet one may be amazonite. Couple of pieces of petrified wood as well.
Logged
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.043 seconds with 50 queries.