Suiseki iceberg
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Suiseki iceberg
Have had this stone for many years and would love to know if it would make a good Suiseki. It has always reminded me of an iceberg.
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
I would love that stone, but I would be afraid it would melt. Very nice indeed.
Get a nice Blue suiban tray made for it with some light coloured blueish white glaze on the inside for display. What are the dimension's of the stone?
Iwill post a picture of a suiban that I have to give you some idea.
Cheers
Pup
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Get a nice Blue suiban tray made for it with some light coloured blueish white glaze on the inside for display. What are the dimension's of the stone?
Iwill post a picture of a suiban that I have to give you some idea.
Cheers
Pup
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
Thanks for the idea. The dimensions are 14 cm long and 8 cm high overall.Pup wrote:I would love that stone, but I would be afraid it would melt. Very nice indeed.
Get a nice Blue suiban tray made for it with some light coloured blueish white glaze on the inside for display. What are the dimension's of the stone?
Iwill post a picture of a suiban that I have to give you some idea.
Cheers
I got the stone from an old gem collector many years ago and I believe it come from the Minyon Falls area near Lismore NSW.
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
What is it? Looks like a calcium/ lime / quartz deposit...? 
Very interesting indeed!
Like Pup, a rock I would love in my collection...
Very interesting indeed!
Like Pup, a rock I would love in my collection...
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
Mitchell wrote:What is it? Looks like a calcium/ lime / quartz deposit...?
Very interesting indeed!
Like Pup, a rock I would love in my collection...
Mitchell, The green band in the middle of the rock is Crysopraise (not too sure of that spelling) I assume the rest is weathered matrix
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
hi mate
interesting piece, what about a daiza instead of the suiban? I could see it with a nice mahogany stain that would contrast brilliantly without taking from the stone.
jamie
interesting piece, what about a daiza instead of the suiban? I could see it with a nice mahogany stain that would contrast brilliantly without taking from the stone.
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
In English? 
Sorry layman here... I can google it but, I wanna hear it from you.
Sorry layman here... I can google it but, I wanna hear it from you.
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Re: Suiseki iceberg
Sorry Mitchell, It is a form of chalcedony but that proably does not make it any clearer LOLMitchell wrote:In English?
Sorry layman here... I can google it but, I wanna hear it from you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysoprase Try this link , I am sure it will explain it much better than I could
This sort of stone was very sort after and on a sad note two men were killed when they dug to deeply into the creek bank and the hole colapsed on them. To my knowledge after this the site was closed.
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