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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 21, 2024 22:12:05 GMT -5
victor1941 - I also like the new one! (But I loved the old one too) jasoninsd - Very nice cab fine sir. Very pretty, indeed. realrockhound - is that a Montana agate or a Real Montana Agate? This is that real montana that got me in hot water lol  That's not a Montana...that's a Plume-tana! LOL |
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Post by tribeunited on Sept 22, 2024 9:45:05 GMT -5
I don't think you're going there, but when I see this I immediately go to Frank Zappa Camarillo Brillo. "Is that a real poncho? I mean is that a Mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho?" Of course it is on the same album as Montana. Like Coke and Coke Zero? Or Punk vs Kohl's Punk? I wasn't trying commenting on the stone or the cab - both are spectacular in my book. I was just teasing realrockhound - and I assumed jasoninsd was in on those antics. Based on the "Plume-tana" from the grand collection of grade A museum specimens owned by RRH (and pictured above.) |
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Post by chris1956 on Sept 24, 2024 18:15:04 GMT -5
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Post by tribeunited on Sept 24, 2024 19:51:23 GMT -5
I don't know what either is, but they both came out prefect! Little rippers!!!!!
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Post by victor1941 on Sept 24, 2024 22:05:13 GMT -5
The first cab looks like petrified wood.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 24, 2024 22:09:57 GMT -5
+1 to petrified wood. Could the second one be Unakite? The pattern looks like a paper map.
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 24, 2024 22:24:43 GMT -5
This is that real montana that got me in hot water lol That's not a Montana...that's a Plume-tana! LOL 100% true |
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Post by cabby on Sept 25, 2024 5:47:57 GMT -5
chris1956 I am not very familiar with Lake Michigan materials, but could the second one be a silicified sedimentary stone or micro breccia? Looks like small bits of brecciated jasper, in some type of sandy “muck”, with some layers having copper staining. No clue if Lake Michigan has much of those kinds of things, but looks like a copper variation of some of the things I find around here (pinks and browns of course)
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Post by RockNerds on Sept 25, 2024 6:08:33 GMT -5
chris1956 they both turned out great. I am a Michigan guy too but i dont recognize either  but Lake Michigan has some awesome rocks . A+
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 25, 2024 7:07:48 GMT -5
chris1956, those are top notch. Great job on both.
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 25, 2024 7:09:37 GMT -5
Very nice, super bright colors, good entry. |
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 25, 2024 7:11:51 GMT -5
jasoninsd, beautiful Montana agate cab, perfection at its best.
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 25, 2024 7:14:20 GMT -5
rocknrob, very nice fossil cab. I love it.
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 25, 2024 7:16:08 GMT -5
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Post by chris1956 on Sept 25, 2024 8:05:29 GMT -5
I don't know what either is, but they both came out prefect! Little rippers!!!!! Thanks! The first cab looks like petrified wood. I was going to mention that it resembled pet in the post but forgot. +1 to petrified wood. Could the second one be Unakite? The pattern looks like a paper map. Funny you mention Unakite. In one of the recent Michigan Rocks videos Rob had a rock that was similar to this and he thought it might be Unakite. But it doesn't look like a granite to me but I could be wrong. chris1956 I am not very familiar with Lake Michigan materials, but could the second one be a silicified sedimentary stone or micro breccia? Looks like small bits of brecciated jasper, in some type of sandy “muck”, with some layers having copper staining. No clue if Lake Michigan has much of those kinds of things, but looks like a copper variation of some of the things I find around here (pinks and browns of course) You could be right. There is certainly a lot of copper in the UP and I think it shows up now and then in Lake Michigan in some rocks. chris1956 they both turned out great. I am a Michigan guy too but i dont recognize either but Lake Michigan has some awesome rocks . A+ Thanks! There are some awesome rocks. Too bad it is hard to find the same thing twice. But on the other hand, always something new. chris1956 , those are top notch. Great job on both. Thanks! |
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Post by miket on Sept 25, 2024 8:24:40 GMT -5
Was it ever decided if Palm Root is eligible? Just wondering...  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 25, 2024 16:55:56 GMT -5
Was it ever decided if Palm Root is eligible? Just wondering...  ...at this point...sure! LOL |
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Post by miket on Sept 25, 2024 19:16:42 GMT -5
Was it ever decided if Palm Root is eligible? Just wondering... ...at this point...sure! LOL Just curious, I think I paid 5 or 7 dollars for the slabs- either way is fine with me honestly. 🙂 |
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Post by lapidary1234 on Sept 26, 2024 20:40:52 GMT -5
Hello friends! I skimmed through a few pages of the comments here but did not read every last word so if I missed something important and this doesn't qualify just lmk and ill make something else. That said, I've been trying to get into the habit of taking photos before cabbing and I managed to for this one. This is "mine run" imperial jasper, not the fancy royal stuff. I like this stuff a lot though as there is soo much variation between chunks of rough. It is available from thegemshop.com for $6.00/lb. Here is a screenshot. I encourage anyone who's interested to pick some up. Obviously better if you can go there in person to dig through the barrels!  WI thought further adieu, here is my cab. I've been working on a new method using the nova discs as endplates which enables me to do low dome (almost flat) topped cabs. I have been trying to pay extra attention to a well defined girdle.    Thanks for looking and good luck to everyone  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 26, 2024 20:44:42 GMT -5
lapidary1234 - Great entry for the contest! I think that price qualifies! 
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but Lake Michigan has some awesome rocks . A+ 
