ktg
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Member since March 2009
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Post by ktg on Mar 21, 2009 18:45:51 GMT -5
I am very new to all of this. I found the smaller stones at Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA. The larger rocks came from CO, TN, & KY. I'd appreciate any help in identification as well as tips on tumbling. I just bought a tumbler but haven't tried it out yet. Thanks for any help. KT
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 21, 2009 21:04:00 GMT -5
I can follow the URL to see the images, but they are not coming up in the IMG tags here. Possibly your server does not accept BB IMG requests.
The big blue one looks like a slag glass.
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Post by NatureNut on Mar 22, 2009 7:56:10 GMT -5
Images lookin' good now! Good job! The bottom white one in the second pic looks like a quartz conglomerate. The white one above it could be a quartz or a chert.
Jo
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ktg
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Post by ktg on Mar 22, 2009 10:12:30 GMT -5
Thanks Jo. Once I got Photobucket that worked. Of the 3 bigger rocks, the bottom one, I found in Colorado and, though it's kind of hard to see in the picture, does have quartz in it along with a kind of silvery looking substance and a really pretty pink splotches of color. The blue one was found at Land Between the Lakes in KY and is definitely not glass, it is rock but has a very smooth feel. The top white one seems very hard and smooth feeling as well. I don't believe it is quartz. Couple questions: In your experience, would the beach stones polish well and on the bigger stones would you break or cut those stones apart before tumbling?
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Post by beefjello on Mar 22, 2009 19:52:11 GMT -5
Hi KT! You should be able to get lots of great tips and helpful hints on the two tumbling sub-boards. As far as ID's, I can't be much help other than it looks like theres a few red jaspers in there. Have fun and good luck!
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