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Offline Thwackaddict

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Can you ID this rock?
« on: August 25, 2010, 12:51:08 AM »
Ok rock knockers,Can anyone tell me what this is?The lady I got it from said it was wyoming tiger stripe?I dont know what it is ,only that its beautiful and i'm not touching it til i am confident i can!(Or until I can find someone to do it for me ;D)
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Offline AncientArcher76

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Re: Can you ID this rock?
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2010, 05:05:58 PM »
Yeah thats the south western striped sheetrock usually come 4 1/2 x 8  but found also in smaller outcrops along the road!

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Offline arappaho

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Re: Can you ID this rock?
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 06:56:13 PM »
Well thwack, there's an old saying in the wide world of rock identification;
"If you aren't sure what it is, call it jasper."
My guesses would be rhyolite or jasper, but wyoming tiger stripe fits. ;)
Might want to take a little flake off it and see how that goes.
Pretty piece.
Joe

Offline Thwackaddict

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Re: Can you ID this rock?
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2010, 07:44:46 AM »
Thanks Joe will do
Hello everyone.My name is Randy and I am addicted to THWACK!!

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