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Post by Rockindad on Jan 21, 2019 21:00:28 GMT -5
Hello all. I am joining the forum for myself and my 10 year old son as we are jumping into tumbling with all four of our feet. He has always enjoyed rocks ("Rocks" has been his nickname since he was two or three)- collecting, breaking them open, looking at them under his microscope, etc. My wife and I decided to get him a tumbler for Christmas and we have been up and running ever since, and have already added a second tumbler. In our quest to learn as much as possible we have been to many websites, read books, etc. and are happy we came across this tremendous resource. We are located between Buffalo, NY and Niagara Falls, NY and would like to do some rockhounding to get rough to add to what we have already purchased. If anyone has suggestions of nearby places to visit that would be great!. Also open to overnight trips as well.
Thanks, Al
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Post by MsAli on Jan 21, 2019 21:06:40 GMT -5
Hi Al and welcome from Fresno, Ca
Lots of knowledge here
I'm not familiar with what's out your way but I do know Mindat.org is a wealth of information as may be some local clubs
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Jan 21, 2019 21:08:38 GMT -5
Hi Al!
I am not familiar with places near you to get tumble rough, but there are some other things you might like.
If you're into fossils there are some nice sites near you. In Hamburg there is the Penn-Dixie quarry. Great trilobite and some other fossils there; they also do some rock programs and some astronomy programs.
There are also some pyritized fossils in Alden, which I didn't find, and some fossil coral in the creeks, which I thought was pretty cool for New York state!
Have you been to Herkimer county for the doubly-terminatated quartz crystals? Hard digging, but sometimes you can get lucky and find some beauties by pawing around or popping some smaller rocks.
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Post by stonemon on Jan 21, 2019 21:38:37 GMT -5
Welcome to you both from Oregon!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 21, 2019 21:45:43 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern Arizona!
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Post by aDave on Jan 21, 2019 21:51:34 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. If I recall correctly, members from your area tend to indicate it's pretty lean when it comes to rock hounding. That's just my recollection.
Don't let that discourage you. If you're really serious about this, nice stuff can be obtained online. Glad to see you here.
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Post by Pat on Jan 21, 2019 21:55:05 GMT -5
Welcome from California. Not a tumbler, but I think this site is tumbler heaven.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 21, 2019 21:58:35 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from Southern Nevada.
Kind of hard to find ricks under all that snow right now.
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Post by johnw on Jan 21, 2019 23:05:41 GMT -5
From sunny Phoenix, Arizona. Cheers, johnw
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Post by johnw on Jan 21, 2019 23:07:06 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from Southern Nevada. Kind of hard to find ricks under all that snow right now. vegasjames: never met a rick I didn't like. Cheers, johnw
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 22, 2019 3:42:24 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from Southern Nevada. Kind of hard to find ricks under all that snow right now. vegasjames : never met a rick I didn't like. Cheers, johnw Well you know he is back there is mob territory. Never know.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 22, 2019 8:06:33 GMT -5
The rocky shores of Maine and Nova Scotia could always justify a summer vacation and Im sure those rocks come in part from inland areas. Granites prepolished by the surf can be good tumbler fodder. Enjoy and trade. I can't believe Ontario and New York are barren of good rocks.
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Post by Rockindad on Jan 22, 2019 22:49:26 GMT -5
Thank you all! Not really planning on going out now digging through the snow for rocks but we are creating a list for ourselves of places we want to explore- both local and across the country as we are hoping to do a road trip vacation this summer and would like to incorporate some sites into our plans. We would really like to add some stuff that we have found ourselves to our ever growing collection of rough that we have been finding online.
Al
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Post by Rockindad on Jan 22, 2019 22:51:15 GMT -5
Hi Al! I am not familiar with places near you to get tumble rough, but there are some other things you might like. If you're into fossils there are some nice sites near you. In Hamburg there is the Penn-Dixie quarry. Great trilobite and some other fossils there; they also do some rock programs and some astronomy programs. There are also some pyritized fossils in Alden, which I didn't find, and some fossil coral in the creeks, which I thought was pretty cool for New York state! Have you been to Herkimer county for the doubly-terminatated quartz crystals? Hard digging, but sometimes you can get lucky and find some beauties by pawing around or popping some smaller rocks. I am familiar with the first two places but not Herkimer, thanks for the tip! Al
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 24, 2019 13:10:10 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH. I think my son was 11 when he got his first rock tumbler. At that time I had zero interest in rocks. Fast forward 7 years and he is out of the hobby and I am hooked.
Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jan 24, 2019 16:19:14 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH. I think my son was 11 when he got his first rock tumbler. At that time I had zero interest in rocks. Fast forward 7 years and he is out of the hobby and I am hooked. Chuck My son was 11 or 12 too. The rest of my story is very similar to Chuck’s. My son and I had some good times rock hounding and polishing rocks. Even though it only lasted a couple years, they were a good couple to years.
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Post by miket on Jan 24, 2019 17:43:26 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH. I think my son was 11 when he got his first rock tumbler. At that time I had zero interest in rocks. Fast forward 7 years and he is out of the hobby and I am hooked. Chuck My son was 11 or 12 too. The rest of my story is very similar to Chuck’s. My son and I had some good times rock hounding and polishing rocks. Even though it only lasted a couple years, they were a good couple to years. My son and I got started a little bit later in life, he was 28 when he got into it and got me hooked. We go rock hounding almost every weekend together and sometimes take my grandson. And ever since I donated one of my six pound barrels to him (my son) for his rocks, he gets excited to come and check them every week. Even if it only lasts a couple of years I'm going to take what I can get and enjoy the time with him. And who knows, maybe both of your sons will get back into it someday.
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Post by Rockindad on Jan 24, 2019 20:13:45 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH. I think my son was 11 when he got his first rock tumbler. At that time I had zero interest in rocks. Fast forward 7 years and he is out of the hobby and I am hooked. Chuck I can see how that happens. While I hope his interest lasts, I know I will be in it for the long haul either way.
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Post by Rockindad on Jan 24, 2019 20:21:50 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH. I think my son was 11 when he got his first rock tumbler. At that time I had zero interest in rocks. Fast forward 7 years and he is out of the hobby and I am hooked. Chuck My son was 11 or 12 too. The rest of my story is very similar to Chuck’s. My son and I had some good times rock hounding and polishing rocks. Even though it only lasted a couple years, they were a good couple to years. I hear you, my primary motivation for getting into this was to have an activity that we could get into together. I was his baseball coach for years until he decided he didn't want to play anymore, that was a big chunk of time that we used to spend with one another. We'll see where this goes and I hope that he sustains his interest but if not I'm confident that I will!
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Post by TheRock on Feb 8, 2019 4:51:13 GMT -5
To RTH Forum Rockindad From ~Duke in S/W Michigan Cheers.
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