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Sept 5, 2022 23:20:23 GMT -5
Post by vegasjames on Sept 5, 2022 23:20:23 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH from Southern Nevada.
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vance71975
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 5, 2022 23:27:48 GMT -5
Welcome to RTH from Southern Nevada. Thanks man NW Ohio here, In a small town no one has ever heard of BUT everyone knows two products Made here or at least used to be, only one is still made here. Dum Dum Suckers and the Etch-a-Sketch.
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Post by markb on Sept 6, 2022 0:06:19 GMT -5
Welcome from NW Oregon. You have quite a variety of rocks there, some may tumble nicely, others not so much. But don't worry, we all start in the same place. For the ones that are probably too soft or porous to tumble or have too deep of pits in them, you can still keep them in what we call at our home the natural basket. They will never get tumbled, but we still enjoy them in their natural state. Sometimes when I'm tumbling rocks and clean out a barrel after a designated amount of time, not all the rocks in the tumble are ready to move on to the next grit size. If not, simply retumble them in the same level they just came out of and continue this evaluation after each tumble until they are ready to move on. Sometimes, I have high hopes for a rock I really want to try and tumble, but it just doesn't work out very well. I call these my "nopes", and they soon live outside in my rock area and get no further tumbling treatment. To help you understand about the different types of rocks, do a Google search on "mohs scale of hardness". The Mohs Hardness Scale is used as a convenient way to help identify different minerals. A mineral's hardness is a measure of its relative resistance to scratching, measured by scratching the mineral against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale. The hardest mineral known at a 10 level is the diamond, and the softest at the 1 level is talc. Common tools to test a mineral hardness are a fingernail, cooper wire or coins (penny), a knife, a piece of glass, and a steel file. Find a mohs scale help card to determine what level can be scratched with what instrument. Sometimes I just try to scratch one rock with another. If it scratches it, then it's harder, or if not it could be the same or softer. In a short time you will learn the different hardness of different minerals. When tumbling rocks it is best to tumble those with the same hardness for best results. This is because if you tumble hard rocks with soft rocks, the soft ones will tumble away to nothing or get all damaged. For beginners tumbling rocks like jaspers, agates and petrified wood works pretty well, as they are all close if not the same hardness on the mohs scale. Another good idea is to tumble rocks together than aren't all the same size. This means you should mix some smalls, mediums and a larger rock or two into a tumble, because different sized rocks result in a more efficient tumble than if they are all the same size. Well, you have lots of information here to get you going. I'll let others here try to identify the rocks you are wanting to know about. It may be helpful if you know where (location, area, and state) you found them specific to each rock. Have fun! markb
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Sept 6, 2022 0:13:25 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Sept 6, 2022 0:13:25 GMT -5
Welcome from California. Not a tumbler, but many tumbling experts here.
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vance71975
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Sept 6, 2022 0:14:29 GMT -5
Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 0:14:29 GMT -5
Welcome from NW Oregon. You have quite a variety of rocks there, some may tumble nicely, others not so much. But don't worry, we all start in the same place. For the ones that are probably too soft or porous to tumble or have too deep of pits in them, you can still keep them in what we call at our home the natural basket. They will never get tumbled, but we still enjoy them in their natural state. Sometimes when I'm tumbling rocks and clean out a barrel after a designated amount of time, not all the rocks in the tumble are ready to move on to the next grit size. If not, simply retumble them in the same level they just came out of and continue this evaluation after each tumble until they are ready to move on. Sometimes, I have high hopes for a rock I really want to try and tumble, but it just doesn't work out very well. I call these my "nopes", and they soon live outside in my rock area and get no further tumbling treatment. To help you understand about the different types of rocks, do a Google search on "mohs scale of hardness". The Mohs Hardness Scale is used as a convenient way to help identify different minerals. A mineral's hardness is a measure of its relative resistance to scratching, measured by scratching the mineral against another substance of known hardness on the Mohs Hardness Scale. The hardest mineral known at a 10 level is the diamond, and the softest at the 1 level is talc. Common tools to test a mineral hardness are a fingernail, cooper wire or coins (penny), a knife, a piece of glass, and a steel file. Find a mohs scale help card to determine what level can be scratched with what instrument. Sometimes I just try to scratch one rock with another. If it scratches it, then it's harder, or if not it could be the same or softer. In a short time you will learn the different hardness of different minerals. When tumbling rocks it is best to tumble those with the same hardness for best results. This is because if you tumble hard rocks with soft rocks, the soft ones will tumble away to nothing or get all damaged. For beginners tumbling rocks like jaspers, agates and petrified wood works pretty well, as they are all close if not the same hardness on the mohs scale. Another good idea is to tumble rocks together than aren't all the same size. This means you should mix some smalls, mediums and a larger rock or two into a tumble, because different sized rocks result in a more efficient tumble than if they are all the same size. Well, you have lots of information here to get you going. I'll let others here try to identify the rocks you are wanting to know about. It may be helpful if you know where (location, area, and state) you found them specific to each rock. Have fun! markb Awesome thanks man! The all came from Bryan Ohio, NW Cornor of Ohio about an Hour west of Toledo.
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Sept 6, 2022 0:15:36 GMT -5
Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 0:15:36 GMT -5
Welcome from California. Not a tumbler, but many tumbling experts here. Thanks Ma'am. Never to late to start tumbling!
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Post by Pat on Sept 6, 2022 0:19:14 GMT -5
Tried tumbling years ago. When the rocks weren’t done by dinner time, I knew tumbling was not for me!
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Sept 6, 2022 0:38:46 GMT -5
Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 0:38:46 GMT -5
Tried tumbling years ago. When the rocks weren’t done by dinner time, I knew tumbling was not for me! Totally Understand. I have ADHD so Hobbies I can start and forget about for a week or two are great for me
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Post by fernwood on Sept 6, 2022 3:00:02 GMT -5
Welcome from WI. The first yellow rock might be quartzite, AKA sugar quartz.
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Sept 6, 2022 6:28:42 GMT -5
Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 6:28:42 GMT -5
Welcome from WI. The first yellow rock might be quartzite, AKA sugar quartz. Awesome thank you!
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Post by Peruano on Sept 6, 2022 6:51:01 GMT -5
You need a rock book. Several of the grainy rocks you have look like quartzite, and at least one other was granite. Several rock shops in the great lakes area have id guides on line for aid in identifications of stuff carried around by glaciers. I'd be careful of wholesale ids based on photos; you are best off if you can hold it, feel its texture, ponder its cleavage possibilities, color, crystalization, hardness, and yes {overall impression, which is what identifications from photos are in actuality. Good luck in finding sources of guidance in books and on the web. We all have to go through the process in order to bring home the good stuff and talk to our neighbors about what they bring to your door.
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Sept 6, 2022 7:15:04 GMT -5
Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 7:15:04 GMT -5
You need a rock book. Several of the grainy rocks you have look like quartzite, and at least one other was granite. Several rock shops in the great lakes area have id guides on line for aid in identifications of stuff carried around by glaciers. I'd be careful of wholesale ids based on photos; you are best off if you can hold it, feel its texture, ponder its cleavage possibilities, color, crystalization, hardness, and yes {overall impression, which is what identifications from photos are in actuality. Good luck in finding sources of guidance in books and on the web. We all have to go through the process in order to bring home the good stuff and talk to our neighbors about what they bring to your door. An Id book is on the list to get, can you suggest a really good complete Id book that covers rocks, minerals and gemstones?
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 6, 2022 7:18:20 GMT -5
It is much better for everyone if you number the pictures. You have some unakite, but I keep losing track of what number it is.
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Sept 6, 2022 7:35:26 GMT -5
Post by ericabelle on Sept 6, 2022 7:35:26 GMT -5
Ditto on the quartzite - several of the lighter yellowish white rocks and peachy colored ones look like quartzite.
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 9:24:58 GMT -5
It is much better for everyone if you number the pictures. You have some unakite, but I keep losing track of what number it is. Sorry about that Still figuring out the photo sharing here.
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Post by vance71975 on Sept 6, 2022 9:25:19 GMT -5
Ditto on the quartzite - several of the lighter yellowish white rocks and peachy colored ones look like quartzite. Awesome thanks!
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