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 Post subject: Mystery Rock
PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:40 pm 
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I was sent these pictures of a rock which was found at South Umpqua River in Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
I thought I'd post them to get some thoughts from all of you. So, what do you think?
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 Post subject: Re: Mystery Rock
PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:55 am 
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Brecciated jasp-agate. Typical kind of material for the area, I would think. All sorts of agates and jaspers come out of there.

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 Post subject: Re: Mystery Rock
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Seems like a little drusy business on the left hand side. What do you make of the green? Odd color for jasper.


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Pockets of drusy like that are a pretty typical feature for jaspers or agates. If you can artfully compose them in a cabochon they're nice, but they're can be a bad sign for the solidity of the rough.
The green is rather intriguing, though not unheard of. I would say I'm pretty sure the rock is mostly chalcedony of one sort or other but of course I can't be sure. Just a contextual and educated guess.

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 Post subject: Re: Mystery Rock
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And here I was doing a good job of keeping my Inside Voice inside, as it was saying, "some kinda jasper/agate with some kinda copper action in there."

I guess my Inner Smartass wasn't terribly far off the mark.

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 Post subject: Re: Mystery Rock
PostPosted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 4:59 pm 
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Look what I found?
Check it out, it even explains the green on the brecciated jasper. =D>
https://books.google.com/books?id=XfzvA ... on&f=false


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Cool! I had some brain flatulence--that's a nickel green, not a copper green

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iron green I think


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I'm thinking the brownish golden tone is the result of copper, not the green, IMO.


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