chaosdsm
starting to shine!
Member since April 2024
Posts: 37
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 4, 2024 18:46:12 GMT -5
I last had a rock tumbler as a kid back in 1979, I was to impatient back then.... IIRC, I think I used it with the rocks that came with it, but don't think I ever made it to the polish stage. But it has always been something I wanted to get back to, now, I think I'm ready! I just bought the Nat Geo tumbler kit which has way to much Dalmatian Jasper in it lol about 1/3 of the rocks overall. I'm actually tumbling most of the starter rocks plus some Garnet beads, and a few small rocks found in my yard. Some of the kit rocks I cut with a tile wet saw as they had odd long thing spikes or were overly long & slender with the largest one being about 2 1/2 long x about 1/2" around. Some of the garnets have considerable cracks in them already, and may break apart, so I also added some Ceramic media after day 3 to help soften the action and added some 36 grit silicon carbide as the Nat Geo grit hadn't really done much at that point... I'm a hobbyist by nature.... work is always getting in the way of my hobbies lol. Woodworking, guitarist, movie buff, computer builder, photographer, gamer, fossil hunter, rock hound, jeweler, amongst others... all in amateur capacity, with the last 3 being recently rekindled... I found a nice Native American coral point (first such find) last month in my yard while digging a hole for a Chestnut tree. According to a friend I work with who has been hunting these for over 20 years, this one has been reshaped many times and is possibly up to 5,000 years old. Here it is with backlighting: I decide to make a simple necklace wrap out of some 20ga .999 dead soft silver wire: I'll probably build a display box for it later this year!
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Post by vegasjames on Apr 4, 2024 19:06:55 GMT -5
Welcome from Southern Nevada.
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dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
Member since February 2022
Posts: 1,595
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Post by dillonf on Apr 4, 2024 19:44:49 GMT -5
Welcome
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 4, 2024 19:47:37 GMT -5
Welcome from Virginia!
That is beautiful. It glows with color.
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chris1956
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2022
Posts: 1,248
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Post by chris1956 on Apr 4, 2024 19:51:26 GMT -5
Welcome from Missouri.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 4, 2024 20:13:54 GMT -5
Nice piece, glad to have you around here.
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titaniumkid
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since June 2023
Posts: 195
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Post by titaniumkid on Apr 4, 2024 22:12:05 GMT -5
Hi from Australia
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 4, 2024 22:17:01 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota! Really sweet find on that point! I'm tagging RickB for you...he does know his points!
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Post by liveoak on Apr 5, 2024 6:18:29 GMT -5
Welcome from NW Florida (Panhandle)
That's a pretty nice point you found.
Good on ya figuring out how to post pictures right off !
Patty
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rockbrain
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2022
Posts: 2,532
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Post by rockbrain on Apr 5, 2024 9:03:05 GMT -5
Welcome from Central California. Beautiful find! Sounds like we have a bit in common. 6 of the 9 hobbies/interest you listed line up with mine.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Apr 5, 2024 11:52:19 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by RickB on Apr 5, 2024 18:12:08 GMT -5
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chaosdsm
starting to shine!
Member since April 2024
Posts: 37
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Post by chaosdsm on Apr 5, 2024 20:19:56 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! It would be neat to know exactly what I found! I've looked at pages of projectile points & still have no clue lol. My best guess is Hardee beveled, or Alachua, or Marion, or Gibson beveled.... I've emailed them photos and dimensions for better identification! Here's some rocks that my mom and I have gathered over the years. Some Quarts with Mica - all 4 rocks (2 sides of each shown) came from a Southern California mine near Joshua Tree National Park sometime around 1978 - 1980 this is all we have left out of about 200 pounds.... my mom's boyfriend of that time thought he would get lots of money off these rocks lol - coupon for scale: is same size as a credit card. The green coloration is from being outside all these years. Don't exactly recall where this one came from (3 sides shown), but I believe that it was traded for a large chunk of the Quarts / Mica rock. It was cut way back then and looks pretty interesting to me, with some quartz in it and orange, red, & brown coloring with a few traces of yellow. About 10% larger overall than the largest quartz & mica rock. I cut a small corner off it off & tossed it into the tumbler. It was VERY difficult to cut on the wet tile saw with Rubi continuous rim diamond blade for porcelain & ceramic tile.
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Post by liveoak on Apr 6, 2024 6:08:58 GMT -5
That's a great resource, Rick, thanks for posting that. Now I just need to find some points to ID
Patty
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