cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Nov 1, 2015 22:31:16 GMT -5
A couple of cabs got finished.
carnelian
an Agate out of the river
same stone
Priday polka dot
green and tan jasper out of the river
some kind of weathered basalt that I picked up out of the river
chalcedony
montana agate
thanks for looking
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Roger
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by Roger on Nov 1, 2015 22:39:27 GMT -5
Nice cabs I wish I lived by your river lol That second river agate is terrific.
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timloco
has rocks in the head
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Post by timloco on Nov 1, 2015 23:19:21 GMT -5
Love how you shaped the second one down with the V shape, nice colors in it too. Great rocks, nice shine!
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Post by orrum on Nov 2, 2015 7:04:20 GMT -5
The shape, composition and colors are incredible!!! What river?
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 2, 2015 8:49:51 GMT -5
Like the icy polka dot and the first river agate.....Mel
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Nov 2, 2015 9:44:45 GMT -5
orrum, the Willamette, it has one of the highest erosion rates of any river and drains a vast area of volcanic basalt. Lots of variety. Most of the stuff I bring home is the common iron jaspers (tan, yellow red, green) and a very light carnelian. Most of the carnelian only has color skin deep, and is white chalcedony inside. My strategy is to bring a lot home and let the saw sort it out. I end up doing a lot of rock hound catch and release.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 2, 2015 10:20:27 GMT -5
Great cabs, but my fav is that chevron river agate. Super framing on those!
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Post by orrum on Nov 2, 2015 14:06:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, I need to go there!!!
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Nov 2, 2015 14:44:49 GMT -5
it is a fun place to hound in the spring, and can get picked over in the heat of the summer. I don't show a lot of the 'duds'. River hounded stuff can be fractured, which is my biggest source of disappointment. Here is an example, a cab made out of an awesome petrified wood cobble, but every piece was fractured. I also pick up odd stuff to see how they will look, sometimes cool, sometimes borderline. Here is a piece of mineralized basalt that smelled like sulfur when cut.
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Post by mohs on Nov 8, 2015 20:47:05 GMT -5
translucency smooth!
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