bwcachick
having dreams about rocks
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Post by bwcachick on Jan 11, 2009 22:19:28 GMT -5
It was sooo hard! I would have a claw hammer in hand, get on my knees and hack away like a cave man! ;D Then after about 20 seconds, I would get tired, rest for a minute and start again. We also had to use our water(tucked away in our jackets to keep warm) to pour on the frozen dirt to thaw it a little, so we could hack at it SOME MORE!!! I gotta say, we were so tired by the end of the day. (and I hope we can get the stains outta my new gloves.) P.S. My mom and sis had to go pottie, so they went to a small little country restaurant, and brought back some fries right as we broke the rock free, so we had ourselves a little celebration meal for the BFR and we hauled it and our butts outta there(finally)!!!! ;D ;D ;D WE WIMMEN BE STRONG!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by akansan on Jan 11, 2009 22:21:20 GMT -5
LOL bwcachick! That's how my dad raised his wimmen as well. Who needs boys to haul something big.
All I can think is you might have waited for the ground to thaw out first...
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bwcachick
having dreams about rocks
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Post by bwcachick on Jan 11, 2009 22:36:16 GMT -5
But that would've been may or June! Then they steals's my preciousss! ;D LOL!
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turnedstone
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by turnedstone on Jan 11, 2009 23:06:53 GMT -5
Nice rock, great pics, nice family memories for sure. Think that is a native rock or a glacier deposit. George
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ejs on Jan 11, 2009 23:17:23 GMT -5
Great story, great pics, great rock! I hope I can involve my family in discovering and hauling a great rock like that some day. Thanks so much for sharing and keep us posted as to its final disposition!
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ejs on Jan 11, 2009 23:17:58 GMT -5
What's your guess on its total weight?
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NorthShore-Rocks
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jan 11, 2009 23:39:01 GMT -5
It's a glacier deposit rock of about 200-250lbs. or so. I'll have a better idea when I clean it up better. It felt like 600lbs last night. lol!
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88pathoffroad
spending too much on rocks
Oregon ROCKS!
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Post by 88pathoffroad on Jan 12, 2009 1:46:49 GMT -5
That's an amazing find. Call the local rock museum! lol
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Post by catmandewe on Jan 12, 2009 1:59:42 GMT -5
Wow, nice score!!!! The team of wimmen did good!! (Thats a good one Mel, had me laughing)
If you would like it sliced I would do it for you, but I vote for polishing it up and keeping it whole. Thats a family heirloom, worth more in memories than the crown jewels.
Nice find and recovery..............................Tony
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Post by MrP on Jan 12, 2009 7:49:44 GMT -5
Great story. I knew there was a reason I love the Duluth area.........MrP
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jan 12, 2009 13:33:39 GMT -5
Hey is there hematite in there? it looks all shiny & hematitey!
Love the pics & love the story! It,s great that you can do something like this together!
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Post by Tonyterner on Jan 12, 2009 13:49:16 GMT -5
Wow what a great story and a great rock.
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NorthShore-Rocks
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Post by NorthShore-Rocks on Jan 12, 2009 13:59:07 GMT -5
I think the consensus is Hematite and Jasper or "Jaspilite"
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Terry664
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Post by Terry664 on Jan 14, 2009 10:19:40 GMT -5
Now that is great rockhounding, great rock, and a great family doing it together. I love the heirloom idea, but I would have to cut an end off, make a cab, pendant, wrap, or whatever for each of you, so each of you will always have a piece of that day. Then polish the rest of the rock as an heirloom Terry
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DeanW
has rocks in the head
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Post by DeanW on Jan 21, 2009 15:12:45 GMT -5
Great story and great job having all your helpers! Definitely a keeper for the memories.
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Jan 21, 2009 20:08:17 GMT -5
I'm a little late to the party, but it's also called "banded iron formation". There's a lot of it in Minnesota, but that's the biggest chunk I've seen. Mel is right that it has the same basic ingredients of Mary Ellen Jasper, but MEJ is a stromatolite and banded iron seems to always be in horizontal layers (hence the name). That's what I've learned, anyway. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_iron_formationNice haul! I've got a number of smaller pieces that I was going to post photos of in the specimen section, but it looks like Steve beat me to it! I may still do it. I have a 10 lb. chunk in my basement that I was looking at the other day. I think it would be hell on a saw blade though; Binghamite/Cyunite/Silkstone has that reputation. Hard and muddy. Chuck
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