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Jersey55

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What type of jasper is this?
« on: January 07, 2017, 07:59:50 PM »
Hi - this is my first post so I hope it comes out okay.  I'm wondering what type of jasper this is. I thought it was Owyhee but my friend who sanded and polished it said it was tougher to work than he expected.  Any suggestions what it might be?  (Update - I tried to post this before and the photo came out MUCH too big. If it happened again please let me know how to get the photos to post at a proper size.  Thanks!)

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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2017, 08:21:27 PM »
Hi and welcome to the forum!  I resized your picture to 600 x 800 pixels, which is what we recommend for posting on the forum.  You can use any resizing software program to accomplish this.  I personally use FastStone Photo Resizer that you can get here for free:

http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2017, 08:28:24 PM »
Thank you very much for resizing the photo.  This is a great website.
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2017, 08:44:57 PM »
Hans Gamma has a site that has a few Oregon pictures jaspers id. This is undoubtedly one of them. All jaspers can vary in silica content.
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2017, 08:56:48 PM »
Could be Biggs, but my own first thought was of some African Queen I've seen (not the freckled type).
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2017, 05:42:33 AM »
Welcome from N. Utah, there's a wealth of knowledge in thi forum!
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2017, 08:06:58 AM »
i have some identical to this, well without the cool scene.
mine is dechutes river Oregon picture jasper.

Smells like swamp bog when i cut it too.
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2017, 01:56:30 PM »
Looks like Owyhee Picture Jasper to me. 

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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2017, 04:39:22 PM »
   Rocky Butte picture jasper from the Owyhee area of eastern Oregon. I went through my slabs and checked with a local jasper collector. I have 4 slabs in my Rocky Butte collection that are twins to your piece so I am pretty confident on this.
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Re: What type of jasper is this?
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2017, 10:36:40 AM »
Thanks all. I appreciate the info.
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