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Post by adam on Nov 27, 2017 16:45:56 GMT -5
JEEEE-sus, wonderful haul. That first moss un' is a killer. What does one do with those moss nodules? Cut em' in half?
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Post by adam on Nov 24, 2017 8:06:54 GMT -5
Cobble that baby up and throw some in the tumbler. Or you gonna cut it?
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Post by adam on Nov 21, 2017 7:37:52 GMT -5
Some newbie oughtta' buy that up real quick.
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Post by adam on Nov 12, 2017 19:51:36 GMT -5
That is a big un', and a bad un' and a wild un'. We's gonna call it... the big bad geode from Panamaahhh.
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Post by adam on Nov 12, 2017 11:30:34 GMT -5
Uber jaspers.
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Post by adam on Nov 10, 2017 16:04:30 GMT -5
Welcome from southern Kentucky.
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Post by adam on Nov 10, 2017 9:02:00 GMT -5
Forgot to mention I acquired this pegmatite in southern California's Imperial valley. I only thought the mineral may be Dachiardite because I saw that the same mineral was listed from a nearby source, but not in the exact location of which this specimen was found. I took a wild guess. I really have no clue what this is, I need professional input. lol
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Post by adam on Nov 9, 2017 16:51:33 GMT -5
I did the best with my Fujifilm T555, compliments of jamesp. Here's the best optimization this point and shoot camera can achieve. What could those zeolites in this granitic pegmatite be? www.mindat.org/min-6895.htmlThat's the best guess I have, so far. I might be fooled, though. What ya'll think? With these photos...
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Post by adam on Nov 9, 2017 12:12:02 GMT -5
Another option, if it's not a jasper, is some sort of orbicular rhyolite. Easy way to tell would be testing the hardness. You're probably right on the money. A lake Superior variety of orbicular rhyolite. Kewl...
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Post by adam on Nov 8, 2017 15:40:06 GMT -5
Unghhhh, those look scrumdiliumptious.
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Post by adam on Nov 8, 2017 15:38:49 GMT -5
Nice fortification agates and moss agates.
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Post by adam on Nov 6, 2017 6:56:38 GMT -5
Ya'll be blowing this thread up like crazy, what's the big deal. yo?
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Post by adam on Nov 3, 2017 7:30:09 GMT -5
Well, it's your job, so swallow your pride, and do the long hours with style. lol
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Post by adam on Nov 2, 2017 14:01:51 GMT -5
Welcome. I use tumblr for my photo hosting. I just click "Copy" after I right click a picture, then I go to hit "Insert Image", then I paste the link into the space provided.
Works like a charm.
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Post by adam on Nov 1, 2017 13:51:12 GMT -5
Picked a selection of various colors and textures. Will saw into about 1 inch slabs and then take the hammer to them. Had a blast self collecting near the Rio Grande at Zapata Tejas I'm getting an itch that I need to scratch... them agates are the bomb. Blue? Yellow? Red? And so much more. Now I'm wanting to hunt on the Rio Grande... I could imagine not leaving for fear I would be leaving rocks unturned.
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Post by adam on Nov 1, 2017 5:39:23 GMT -5
Update: Turns out, after close examination, this geode piece contains honey calcite, not quartz. Anyone else agree? Those crystals don't seem like quartz anymore. In the past, I have found deep orange crystals like these before in geodes, but I thought they were all quartz. Now I know, there must be both honey colored calcite and honey colored quartz occurring within geodes in the same area. Nice.
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Post by adam on Oct 31, 2017 4:23:26 GMT -5
Ungh, you did great on the lavic jasper, flawless stones, truly.
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Post by adam on Oct 25, 2017 5:58:25 GMT -5
Priday moss blows the competition out of the water, seriously.
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Post by adam on Oct 23, 2017 17:40:19 GMT -5
The ocean jasper is definitely my favorite. Has an orbicular blood stone appearance. Wicked stones!
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Post by adam on Oct 21, 2017 12:56:15 GMT -5
*talks with a deep southern drawl*
Welcome from southern Kentucky.
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