Finding the Picture in Picture Jasper

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Excellent explanation. Collecting out in the field requires more effort too. Lots of sorting ....to find the preferred image potentials. The suspicion and excitement build in your quest for that perfect picture. Heartbreaking...sometimes. Boring....never!

[@patriciamckean4186]

Picture jasper is awesome. Going from raw rock to a finished project is very time intensive. Thanks for sharing.

[@largent45]

Wow! You got quite a few really nice slabs out of your rocks! And you have quite a bit of rock left over from each. And those two rocks that you are giving away on the members side are really nice and generous indeed. I love picture jasper. The pictures that you can get out of them, is just amazing to me. Jasper just doesnt get the love that agates do, and it should. Its beautiful in all its forms! Thank you for the picture jasper tutorial! Its just lovely!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I agree with you there, jasper often gets overlooked by people.

[@RagnarRocks]

Sweet scenery!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@sandmaker]

You drew quite the picture. Those slabs were really good with some really pretty scenes. I see some really beautiful cabs in your future. Thanks for sharing! 😷⚒

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm pretty happy with how these came out.

[@kylaabegglen1275]

Beautiful material. Thanks for explaining this process with picture jasper. It can actually be applied to other rocks as well. This is a great video for everyone, people who already make slabs and cabs and those of us who want to start doing so. Thank you for another fantastic video Jared!✌️🤠

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you I'm glad you liked it!

[@bigfoot7.350]

Wow that beautiful material! Nice work!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@graemero5532]

That picture jasper looks great for arts & crafts

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

Thanks! Happy Halloween to all 🌟Be The Light🌟

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh my gosh! Thank you so much! I hope you have a lovely Halloween. :)

[@offyarocka]

Very cool cuts!!! I love using the big saws at my lapidary club and working out the best ways of getting cool patterns of the stone

[@diannejames9213]

Your top notch! The very best Rockhounding videos on you tube!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@isaiahbreckbill1741]

Great video! The one thing I would say about trade names, while they have zero scientific value, is that they're often referencing a specific location or deposit. So while a name like "starry night jasper" is just marketing jargon, it does reference a specific deposit in the McDermitt caldera

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Very good point.

[@craftycrafter1960]

Love hearing all the info, I learn so much, thanks 😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@amberandrews6842]

Excellent video. Beautiful stones!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@ocklawahaboyrocks]

I made the mistake of buying some of that stuff off Ebay. It was a great way for someone to offload some really plain jasper on someone, in this case, me. From now on, only in person.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's really disappointing that people do things like that.

[@BabyBoomersDoomer]

Cool.thank u

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@markattardo]

Awesome topic! That is such a cool material.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@Algoldprospecting]

Cool jasper. I have found some jasper but no picture jasper.

[@ResortDog]

Thanks for sharing. There were a lot of other videos out there on specialty jaspers from a single location which will not show in search anymore. Try it for your local stones that were not world famous.

[@keithcunningham7925]

Very nice man I love how you take your time to show us how you do things thank you so much

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! I like making videos just like this.

[@patrickkillilea5225]

Cool video.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! :)

[@danmichell7516]

excellent video ... travel, ,consumable input costs not mentioned .i'm guessing are also high

[@1sec2midnight]

Getting a good quality picture from the rough is a little in the luck of the cut, or many cuts, and even then it's hit or miss. Thanks for explaining and demonstrating what drives up the costs. Looking forward to the projects with those slabs.

[@bustedhammer]

Another great vid Jared! I've been getting some really nice picture jasper out of the "double-mint" green on my jasper claim. I'll try to send you a sample. And yes, it can be a lot of work, especially when you start by hammering it out of a 100' tall cliff and packing it down a treacherous canyon😝

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh man that sounds like you're really getting into some lovely material. Are you have to work on ropes to get at it?

[@bustedhammer]

Luckily there has been plenty at the base so far. Not sure how long it may be before I have to start climbing though.

[@lizkee1379]

Nice to see your work and good timing for us. We are currently working through some material we got from the Biggs junction area. Always fun and interesting to see what comes out after a cut.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I love chasing some good pictures in the rock but it sure can be time consuming.

[@lizkee1379]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Thats for sure! Good thing we are homebodies with lots of other stuff we can work on while the saw runs 😁

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

Thanks! Happy Black Cat Day 10/26…🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh my gosh! Thank you!

[@cactusmann5542]

Well, ive found "patterned jasper". Looks like a forest stream or such. It uh...well youll think its agate but its not...

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Cool vid buddy, I think people should know how much time lapidary work realistically takes

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It can be a real time sink at times but for me I find it to be worth it. I really enjoy the process.

[@powderhound109able]

Well, now I have a better direction to go with that green jasper I sent you a pic of, maybe even instead of the flagstone patio idea 😂

[@hotimportknight]

Have gold claims in Owyhee county, and have been saving some cool looking rocks over the years, just learning what Jasper all looks like, and I've got probably 5 10 lb pieces. At least one is Bruneau it looks like to me, one bright red, and one tan with some dark lines like these. Going back out next month and will have to look for more as we dredge down through the creek bottom. Have one unidentified boulder left still from deep down in the silica hard packed layer last time that just didn't fit for the area. We're in rhyolite lava cliffs and I assume the cool stuff washes into the canyons and gets stuck. Where is a good place to post a picture of that Unid'd rock? It's probably a good 40 lbs and weathered strangely with big open pockets around it. I just dragged it out the other day and washed it down to take pictures.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The best bet is to find someone that is familiar with the areas material and get them to look at it.

[@rockprincess]

Awesome slabs!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@houndofrock]

Another great video. I wonder if there's any jasper up in the deep NE Wa?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You can find jasper up by Metaline which is orange, brown and red. Message me about it.

[@spetkovsek57]

Yes, you are correct in that Jaspers in general are all Jasper. However, you can get some really nice stuff with location specific names. Owyhee is one. There is also the Bruneau Jasper eggs (and yes, they are Thunderegg!), Willow Creek Thunderegss are beautiful as well. You mention McDermitt, in that area is Larsonite, aka. Gary Green, now known as Freedom Jasper. WTH? Anyway There are Biggs and Deschutes which are right next to each other geologically. There's Ochoco Rim Jasper aka Batcave Jasper near Prineville Reservoir. The White Fir Thunderegg are Jasper filled eggs. Most of the Petrified Wood from Hampton Butte is a Jasper replacement. There is a fairly uncommon Jasper found in the Ochocos called Vistaite. I think the first slab you showed was from McDermitt? There are a couple of locations there beside the Gary Green. There is Disaster Peak Picture Jasper and Chicken Track (neither of which polish very well). Then you can get into the more expensive stuff like Morrisonite and Blue Mountain and/or Rocky Butte Picture Jasper. I think there are enough Jasper location in the northwest you could write a book just on Jaspers. If you have questions about any of these, I've worked all of them over they years and collected about half of these locations too.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh for sure! I have heard of many of those locations and hope to someday make a personal visit to them. There is a book called Picture Jaspers of the Northwest by Hans Gamma but I don't have a copy.

[@mikesim-k5r]

Where do you get the silicone carbide disc?... Great video as always

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You can buy them on Amazon.

[@donblevins1181]

WHAT I HAVE SEEN AS PICTUER ROCK CAME FROM SUCCOR CREEK AREA BUT IT HAD GOOD SKY AND GROUND ALSO I KNOW WHERE IT IS

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's nice.

[@thomascovenant665]

Speaking of trade names... Ever hear of Purple Sage agate out of Oregon? Got some in the 90's its kinda like Holly blue.. Anyways great video thanks !!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have heard of it but its not something I know much about.

[@TarnishedViking.]

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[@vance7354]

Woot First comment!

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Kudos...Nice work! 👍👍

[@vance7354]

Man If I had the extra Money I would send you enough to cover a large flat rate box of all your discards, end cuts and broken slab rejects lol For real tho, the stuff you discard I would be thrilled to find. Great vid man. If I ever get a saw I have a plan of attack now!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think we all have a journey we go down of high grading materiel. What you find exciting your first few years rockhound will be very different years and years in.

[@vance7354]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Oh no doubt, but that is also based on what you can collect within driving distance and how far you can afford to drive for better material.

[@gatchrocks]

Is 'picture jasper' primarily these color tones? I find a lot of mostly smaller stones with designs that form pictures to me, but I have an overactive imagination maybe. These aren't always brown/earthy tones though. Jasper categorizing is confusing to me.

[@DR-dudders]

It varies wildly based on region. Pintrist happens to have a ton of interesting jasper if you try a search there.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You can find it all kinds of different colors.

[@gatchrocks]

@@DR-dudders thank you. I find some orby jasper but I'm not in Madagascar. Lol.

[@gatchrocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding thanks. Appreciate the help. Have a rockin weekend.

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

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