rockhoundoz
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Post by rockhoundoz on Jan 18, 2018 21:52:15 GMT -5
Also, I collected probably 50+ pounds of this stuff back then, but gave most away to the 'ex' from that time, since she was really into fossils. Think I still have more from that site, but there was literally an infinite amount of similar material out there ... Probably still there since it was kind of an odd site for 'hounding.
I had cut one piece back then, but since the colors were pretty drab on the inside, compared to the colorful exterior, ended up tossing it aside somewhere. Probably could find it after the snow melts.
Maybe the 2nd piece is just figurative shi* rather than literal, but the 1st piece looks awesome no matter what π
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Post by rockhoundoz on Jan 18, 2018 21:46:19 GMT -5
Hi all, These were pieces that I collected in southern California, maybe 5 years back. When I picked them up, thought they could be bone, but really don't know anything about petrified bone/other animal products (π©π
) at all. 1st three photos are the same piece, I really don't want to cut it since the colors are so great on the outside, & this material seems to be much less colorful on the inside. I guess it could be wood, but the texture is so different from all the pet. wood I've found before. Then a couple pics of a cut piece, which only thing that comes to mind is fossilized poop? Idk really though, just because of the weird texture, but maybe just some conglomerated/concreted quartz material. What say y'all?
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 13, 2017 9:34:57 GMT -5
Never knew wrapping could look so fine! After seeing this & the other skilled wrappers in this forum, really inspiring!
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 13, 2017 9:11:56 GMT -5
Thanks pat, hope you're stayin outta the smoke in CA! Both my sisters live out there & I love hunting for nephrite up around the Eel river drainage.
Accidentalrockhound, yeah, the fosssils/orbs are really interesting & may as well be π½ to me, no idea what it really is... Up close, the orbs almost look to have DNA type patterns inside!
Sabre52, that bear canyon agate is one of my favorites. It was a broken outer chunk & it actually opens up into fortifications on the more inner side. had one more slice from that pieve but gifted it years ago, heh...
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rockhoundoz
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 11, 2017 19:55:28 GMT -5
Haha, Adam, well no worries, if you stumble upon our agate land we'll treat ya well...
... as in we'll make it reeeeal quick πββοΈπ»πΊπͺπ½ππ₯ (lol, j/k man obviously, as you & I both know, KY folks are amongst the most reasonable people out there & the rumors are mostly silly, notice the 'mostly' though, ha). Anyways, just checked out yr KY agate threads & that sagenitic one is a beauty! Also, rockcastle/madison have some great stuff when you can find a good spot, only place I've seen 12"+ agate geodes, usually just find a broken half though & wonder if some old timer rejected it 50 years ago, seems to often be the case throughout the state... Good to hear there's more KY people on this board : ).
Fossilman, it's mostly corals of course, but there are a lot of interesting fossils in the chert too, often scenic, & I hope to get around to posting some of those. Hope the eggs were good ; ).
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 11, 2017 10:23:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome y'all!! I've enjoyed checking out the pictures of everyone's great rocks on here, & figured it was only fair to share.
Yes, 99% of my rocks are self collected, after logging in at least a million miles driving all over the creation rockhounding, haha.
I've probably spent over 9,000 hours hunting KY agate alone since moving back to KY 9 years ago. Have made friends out all over agate country & also just went in on some prime KY agate land with a few friends, so we can actually dig for rocks now! Should be interesting.
Captbob, preciate it, about the hard earned KY agate intel, think I feel about it roughly how S.W. turquoise experts feel about their locations/mines, lol (obvious large $ discrepancy, but just love the ky material). I'm always up to trade location hosting though, trade one hunting trip in a rare location for another ;-).
Only piece I didn't find myself here is the yellow & pink KY agate slab, got that one from Roland McIntosh. A friend named that the 'unicorn galaxy' π¦π.
Fossilman, I mostly collect them, cut slabs, & hack out the occasional rough jewelry or carving, but mostly love the hunt, & see the piles of rough as a retirement investment... I would really like to learn some real jewelers skills though! Guess I figure to pile up the rocks while able & then I'll have plenty of material to process as I get less mobile π€ . Based on the name, have you ever fossil hunted in KY? There's a ton of non-agate fossils here & most collectors are totally uninterested...
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 10, 2017 22:40:13 GMT -5
Hi all, I'm fairly new, here, great forum! First a few Kentucky agates: This next one isn't the most 'conventionally beautiful', but just so amazing & one of my favorite types (crushed/shattered then healed ; ), what a fascinating story it could tell! Some interesting KY moss agate: A KY iron ore/magnetite piece with fossils (ID anyone? Algae?) Some secret location Oregon desert moss agate (the pic doesn't come close to true orange & pink colors!) A Scottish agate from my collecting trips: & finally, from one of my favorite bear canyon finds, an end cut.. Sorry for the variable photo quality π
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 10, 2017 12:52:18 GMT -5
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Post by rockhoundoz on Oct 10, 2017 12:48:20 GMT -5
Hi, I can definitely supply some yellow Kentucky agate material for tumbling. What sizes & how much are you interested in? I could cut & shape it however you'd like, though of course lots of time on the saw would be more expensive. As far as I'm concerned, you could just hit it with a small sledge hammer to get the desired sizes, but then you do risk unnecessary breakage & it's unpredictable material given the fractures. Here's some pictures of the types of rock I would send, the yellow is the same shade/tone in all of these, but it just looks brighter when contrasted with black. & these have all been kept in the dark & totally unpolished/grimy outta the saw. After washing, ky agate color really brightens up when left out in the sun & polished: ). Also, I live in Kentucky, Oz is just a reference to my name; ). Let me know if you're interested, pm would work too.
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rockhoundoz
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Post by rockhoundoz on Mar 20, 2017 15:38:18 GMT -5
Just signed up/ new member, but would like to buy box 4, the carnelian if it's not against policy ; ) ?
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