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Post by Son Of Beach on Dec 17, 2022 20:12:48 GMT -5
Flipping thru some old pictures tonight and forgot I took a picture some Wavelite in a rock shop
I think this material is stunning.
Curious if any members have any or have worked any. Didn't see much come up on a quick forum search...
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QuailRiver
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Post by QuailRiver on Dec 17, 2022 23:32:18 GMT -5
Yes I have some. I believe mine was from Arkansas or maybe Alabama. I haven't cabbed any of it but it can be cabbed.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Dec 23, 2022 0:15:07 GMT -5
There is a vendor at Quartzsite from Arkansas that I bought a small specimen from. He mines it locally from where he lives and had the nicest pieces I’ve ever seen in person. He even cabs it and explained his stabilization method to me but I can’t remember exactly what he used. The cabs looked great but were costly. I know it has to be tough stuff to work with even stabilized.
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 23, 2022 7:41:45 GMT -5
A Wavellite collecting trip was on the tenative agenda for the Arkansas trip this past Nov. After listening to the gentleman who was going to take us describe the less than settled nature of the various Claims and seeing the poor quality of the sample material we decided against it. One of our friends had brought us a few better specimens from a Quarry back east. It was pretty nice and as soon as the weather returns to a more normal level I will bring a couple pieces in and get some pictures.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Dec 23, 2022 7:51:23 GMT -5
That is an area I've never been to but has always been on my list of places to go visit. Maybe I could attempt a little collecting trip in the area. You'll have to let me know how it goes HankRocks .
I can see the locations here
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Post by RickB on Dec 23, 2022 8:14:30 GMT -5
I have a few pieces of Arkansas wavelite that I traded for many years back. They are nice specimens that I won't cab.
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 23, 2022 8:31:37 GMT -5
That is an area I've never been to but has always been on my list of places to go visit. Maybe I could attempt a little collecting trip in the area. You'll have to let me know how it goes HankRocks .
I can see the locations here
The problem is that the article is old and not sure who has the claim now. This area is north of Lake Ouachita near the little town of Avant. There is also an are near Mt Ida that has been dug for years. I believe the big new player in the area has bought up some of these claims.
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