fossilman
spending too much on rocks
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Post by fossilman on Aug 20, 2007 0:08:00 GMT -5
Ok, I finally have a new home, I've returned to Austin, where I grew up. Any members down this way that are looking for collecting partners? I hate going out alone, though I've become used to it since the soon to be ex HATED rocks - if I only knew before we got hitched...
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firewalker45
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by firewalker45 on Aug 20, 2007 3:29:38 GMT -5
Hi Dan, glad to hear you have a new home. Hope you find a colectng partner soon. Hope things work out for you. Take care, Daniel
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on Aug 20, 2007 7:04:20 GMT -5
Hey Fossilman, I'm in Houston and my mom lives in Bastrop. I go to that area often to visit. Haven't done much rock hunting in the Austin area but I've been hunting in and around the Lost Pines. I've found flint nodules, calcite, jaspers and even an agate or 2 in that area. I've read that Pet Palm can be found in the Lost Pines area as well but I haven't been that lucky.
The next time I go to Bastrop I'll give you a shout and maybe we can meet up.
Dan
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Post by Lady B on Aug 20, 2007 7:33:52 GMT -5
Good Morning Fossilman, I hope you find peace and contentment in Austin. There's a fair-sized Rock and Mineral Club in that area you might want to check out. Could be some rock-hounding buddies just waiting there for you. Here's the link: www.austingemandmineral.org/Take care and get settled in so you can get hooked up to the Internet on a regular basis. Your friends here at RTH miss you. Lady B
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fossilman
spending too much on rocks
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Post by fossilman on Aug 21, 2007 11:17:19 GMT -5
I know about all the clubs there, I used to be a member in them in the 80's and 90's. I know the Austin area well, I grew up rockhounding here, and could show you a few areas that the city hasn't shut off the collecting in. But Bastrop is new territory to me, I hunted north and west.
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 22, 2007 21:46:17 GMT -5
Dan,
We might be neighbors some day We bought land about 30 miles West of Austin. We are participating in the Federation show in Arlington next weekend. Since you are the Fossilman and used to live in Texas do you know where we can collect Ammonites near Arlington? I heard they grow them big there. We will probably have an extra day to play while we are there.
John with JS Gems
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on Aug 23, 2007 12:43:37 GMT -5
I know about all the clubs there, I used to be a member in them in the 80's and 90's. I know the Austin area well, I grew up rockhounding here, and could show you a few areas that the city hasn't shut off the collecting in. But Bastrop is new territory to me, I hunted north and west. Dan - Does the name Mac Ellis ring any bells?
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fossilman
spending too much on rocks
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Post by fossilman on Aug 27, 2007 15:02:46 GMT -5
I used to buy rough with Mac years ago.
Turns out, according to the lawyer, I need to move back to Dallas during my upcoming divorce. Major bummer.
The Arlington ammonite sites are pretty much played out. I haven't collected them in a good 10 years, too many locals know abotu them.
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on Aug 27, 2007 15:29:01 GMT -5
Mac lives accross the road from my mom's place in Bastrop. He's still knapping and I buy slabs that he cuts and sells. I also buy from Loreen at the rock shop in Smithville, Mac sells his slabs there too. Small world eh?
Too bad about having to move to Dallas....
Dan
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fossilman
spending too much on rocks
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Post by fossilman on Aug 28, 2007 22:19:24 GMT -5
well isn't that a small world! I very much dislike Dallas, the club members are mostly rude and can't handle a fossilman like myself that tends to find all the fossils they missed wandering around I really hated it when I would set up at shows and they wouldn't buy a dang thing but would spend what seemed like hours copying down fossil ID labels so they could go hunt them by thenselves.
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