elementary
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Post by elementary on Jan 6, 2011 13:00:58 GMT -5
Christopher1234 posted material from this site recently. I visited this location a week after the CFMS field trip hit it. It looked like a giant vacuum cleaner sucked every loose rock off the ground. There was no obvious place to look and there wasn't much time to dig a hole as it was late in the day. So I dug in the piles of debris left by some of the older pits and came across some smaller pieces of what may be the agate (I haven't seen an official sample so I don't know.) Still, it's purty stuff. Two views:
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jan 6, 2011 18:39:59 GMT -5
That's very cool Lowell. Is it a small piece?
Nate
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elementary
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Post by elementary on Jan 6, 2011 18:54:43 GMT -5
Nate,
It's just a hair over 2 inches long so not very big, but it has some of the best contrast in color of all the pieces I picked up. Bill, the owner of Diamond Pacific who led us the day I found this, said that he pried out a 30 pound chunk back in the 50's. Ah, the good ol' days - before interstates and liability insurance...
Lowell
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Post by Toad on Jan 6, 2011 19:18:14 GMT -5
Very neat looking stone
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Post by rockrookie on Jan 6, 2011 19:36:43 GMT -5
NICE !! --paul
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jan 7, 2011 3:06:50 GMT -5
Yep that is the stuff. All the stuff I found there was small also....and I dug all day. But I did find a small geode that I am pretty proud of!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 7, 2011 9:50:38 GMT -5
Pretty specimen! I think I may have a piece or two around but from long long ago....Mel
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Post by tandl on Jan 7, 2011 16:06:23 GMT -5
Very nice !
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Post by beefjello on Jan 7, 2011 21:22:42 GMT -5
Man alive that's a beauty!! Great find!
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