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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 1, 2017 17:27:38 GMT -5
I guess, I could google this, but RTH has taken over as my go to place to ask rock questions.
Can someone please tell me just what the Feds did that made gem bone so hard to get? Is it strictly off limits now? I soooo badly want some good stuff and it is terribly hard to find.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 1, 2017 17:59:29 GMT -5
I may be wrong but I think all gem bone now must come off private land with owners permission. Collection of vertebrate fossils is not allowed on state and federal lands now and the government takes it "very" seriously now. Big fines, possible jail time etc. I suspect most private landowners no longer allow collecting too so it's one of those scarcity leads to higher costs things. I've been collecing rocks most my life and good dino bone was never cheap..Mel
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 1, 2017 18:06:45 GMT -5
Thanks, Mel. Wish I knew someone with land out there. *sigh*
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Post by captbob on Mar 1, 2017 18:34:08 GMT -5
Hey Tela, I don't collect dino bone. So I don't understand, but would like to know, the difference between dino bone and "gem" bone. I looked on eBay and didn't see much difference in what folks were calling "gem".
Something specific make it gem bone?
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Don
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Post by Don on Mar 1, 2017 18:38:02 GMT -5
Hey Tela, I don't collect dino bone. So I don't understand, but would like to know, the difference between dino bone and "gem" bone. I looked on eBay and didn't see much difference in what folks were calling "gem". Something specific make it gem bone? It's basically marketing. The stuff with the best colors and is highly silicated gets the "gembone" moniker.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 1, 2017 18:48:48 GMT -5
Hey Tela, I don't collect dino bone. So I don't understand, but would like to know, the difference between dino bone and "gem" bone. I looked on eBay and didn't see much difference in what folks were calling "gem". Something specific make it gem bone? What Don said. Generally speaking, though- I think most all dino bone is now called gem bone, but it wasn't always like that.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 1, 2017 21:27:31 GMT -5
My Uncle hounds on private land,I will ask him...............
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Post by broseph82 on Mar 15, 2017 17:08:07 GMT -5
Hey Tela, I don't collect dino bone. So I don't understand, but would like to know, the difference between dino bone and "gem" bone. I looked on eBay and didn't see much difference in what folks were calling "gem". Something specific make it gem bone? What Don said. Generally speaking, though- I think most all dino bone is now called gem bone, but it wasn't always like that. I've worked some low-grade stuff and I didnt really like it that much (undercuts, bleeds, and such). There are some gem-bone lovers groups on FB. People have like 20lb chunks and up.
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Post by QuailRiver on Mar 16, 2017 1:26:12 GMT -5
I had heard the same as Mel reported as to the ban on collecting dinosaur bone on public lands.
And had always thought gem grade Dino Bone refereed to the highly silicated material that was hard enough to be durable for wearing in jewelry. Not all of the colorful material is hard and may need to be stabilized before using in jewelry. But even after being stabilized the later would still not be considered gem grade and should be acknowledged as having been stabilized when being sold.
Larry C.
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Post by parfive on Mar 17, 2017 12:55:51 GMT -5
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 20, 2017 12:54:55 GMT -5
Great read,sounds like a road trip in the near future............Always liked that area,for it's colors and charm..... Thanks for sharing the article...............Two thumbs up
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