My Tumbled Chrysoprase- And an Explanation of why it's not chrysoprase
My Tumbled Chrysoprase- And an Explanation of why it's not chrysoprase
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Hi, I’m new to your channel and to tumbling. Your stone are gorgeous I love the shine. How do you get that shine mine have never turned out like that. What’s your secrets?
Cool video Thanks.Not a mechanic but a new old car might be cheaper in the long run.?
There are alot of different ways opal can mix with things, great way to track it down. Awesome video mar, did ya dig into that plate material i sent? I still cant tell what it is.
I hope you can find the flow soon to make the motor whole again, I’ve bene there way too often, ….but I’m loving the jewelry !!
Mar you are so so good at this. I have been left far behind in my learning, dunmatter tho, I got you! The gloss you get on your stones is just perfection! Woah the microshots!
I was gonna get another tumbler but since i got the slant lap, ive found that the softer stuff still polishes out, as the tumbler just burrows into the softer spots. I already need new discs lol.
Dang, I wish I had an extra engine sitting around for you. Can I throw a monkey wrench in the works here a bit? Have you seen the site Gemdat? They list the tenacity of Chrysoprase as being brittle. They also list the Specific Gravity of Chrysoprase as 2.58 to 2.64. They are getting that from a 2001 book by Walter Schumann, Gemstones of the world. Question for ya, have you considered that the material could be dyed to get that color? Have you cut any of those stones in half to check to see if the color runs the full way through? One more thing to consider is that GemDat lists the Prase Opal as having a gravity of 1.98 to 2.25, the general color of apple-green, and the lustre of Vitreous which means it should be more glass like.
Also thanks for the shout out.
Green quartz hardness of 7 specific gravity is about right but it comes from Brazil, only one mine there produces all the world’s green quartz and has since 1950. It would be nice to know the environment. Where it was found, that would give more clues to exactly what it is. You know, why it’s green, what caused it, be it copper nickle chromium things like that. I would’ve never thought of prase opal, was surprised. Thank you, Good video, good process, and very educational
Have you figured out what they are yet? Looks similar in color to Garnierite.
Now this! This is rock detective work at its finest! Look at you mar! I haven’t ever done this before, I like to think one day I will, but I’ll be able to do it better because of what you’ve shown here. (Of course with the help of currently rockhounding’s specific gravity vid.) I found that one so interesting. Man. Keep doing what you do Marlaina. You’ve come so flippin far in so many ways. Your grandad would be so damn proud. I really mean that. He’d be so hooked watching this! Keep the creating going mar! Sending love!
Edit: I forgot to mention, I’m so sorry about the car. They can be so useful, but when they break… it’s horrible. I hope you’re able to get out there hounding soon. I wish I could do something to help. I do love these videos you’re doing anyway. I really do.
What is the name of the stone that appears at the beginning of the video and is green / Thank you We watch you from Iraq
I found some similar material up in Vermont I thought was chrysoprase but after doing further research i may be leaning more towards a variety of Nickel Ore. This looks very could be similar.
Fascinating! I really like the prase opal that has all the inclusions in, it’s so pretty!
That pitting, It’s almost like some of the host-rock is disseminated through the material, and it may be somewhat soluble…
2.33 is not quite 2.25…
XRD will tell you %100 for sure.
Oh, Marlaina, sorry to hear about your engine! I’ve had that happen before – it sucks. 🙁
that’s the problem when you tumble certain rocks too much…. the matrix breaks down. I know because I’ve ran into the same thing
Sure enjoyed the closeup of the agates you found and shared.
I rock fam why don’t we all join together to help out girl out . Idk how many subscribers she has but if we chipped in ten bucks we can get that vehicle fixed and get some new videos