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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: drnihili on May 10, 2015, 11:52:39 AM

Title: I see a tornado.
Post by: drnihili on May 10, 2015, 11:52:39 AM

I keep meaning to work a bit more on this one, but true to form I keep getting distracted away from it.  So I guess I had better go ahead and post it before I forget about it entirely.

This is a nice piece of genuine WA idunnoite that I found in my yard.  There's a few more slabs left in the rock, so if you're lucky, Teresa will take a shine to it and we'll see something good come from it.   The cab is 1.5"x.75" and stands 3/8" high. 

Title: Re: I see a tornado.
Post by: lithicbeads on May 10, 2015, 12:24:04 PM

Great color intensity. About 1.5 % iron in the green chert and about 8 in the red stained areas. Iron is an amazing element. If you have ever looked into the physics of iron as an atom you know how special it is.

Title: Re: I see a tornado.
Post by: Bentiron on May 10, 2015, 02:21:23 PM

Nice looking stone, sure glad it weren't a real tornado, there have been enough of those in the central plains already this spring. :nono: