elementary
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by elementary on Feb 7, 2010 20:08:15 GMT -5
Went back to that estate sale in Santa Paula on Saturday - still $1.00 a pound. Hunted two hours before nature decided the rocks needed to be wet and the downpour came. The unknown rocks before the ones I know: (Figured I'd just pile everything here instead of posting twice...) Jasper: ? location - I know there's a lot of places where similar material can be found, but one can hope... Bought about 15 pounds in four chunks of this. Unknown nodule-top and bottom Brazilian? Carnelian? Prairie? Fossilized brain? Heck if I know... From large to small nodules: Five or six of these were found trampled into the mud: There was quite a bit of this stuff laying around. I picked up a slab out of curiousity. and last unknown: Pretty slab with some yellow fortification banding mixed in: The known: Clutch of Dugway geodes - some showing wear as if they were collected on the surface (which I would assume dates them back quite a ways.) About 10 pieces of wonderstone: Limbs and casts: A few small chunks of copper minerals for my students: A few pieces of polka dot agate: About 10 pounts of 'pigeon blood' or whatever this stuff turns out to be. And finally my favorite (though smallest) purchase of the day: Royal Aztec Lace Agate Thanks for looking. Lowell
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 7, 2010 20:30:28 GMT -5
More interesting stuff Lowell. Those first jasper-agate specimens might be roostertail agate but like you've said, similar stuff comes from lots of places. Others I don't know. Got to see the big nodule cut to tell but may be Brazilian carnelian...Mel
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 8, 2010 2:40:50 GMT -5
We find carnelian here in the Pacific Northwest with the same outside skin colouring. Most people pass it by, but frequently it is pretty good material once cut. Woody
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Post by Toad on Feb 8, 2010 9:00:58 GMT -5
At a dollar a pound, you can hardly go wrong - and from the looks of those, you did really well.
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damammy
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Post by damammy on Feb 8, 2010 20:41:33 GMT -5
Your copper chuncks are interesting almost looks like azurite, but also looks like some linerate that I have, Some great rocks I would be going through those boxes several times $1. a pound isn't bad but with rocks it adds up fast. Donna
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Feb 8, 2010 22:10:54 GMT -5
Still some fine pickings at that sale, huh Lowell! Looks like you came out with a great assortment.
Nate
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