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Post by christopherl1234 on Aug 26, 2011 2:13:30 GMT -5
Lowell these volumes are a great resource. I appreciate all the work you have put into these. Thank you.
Christopher
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Post by tandl on Aug 26, 2011 8:09:43 GMT -5
Lowell , beings i have some material from Illinois , this did stick out in the revision . I also have alot of pictures of mostly Western states material . Is there any way i can help you on the database ? Ted
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Post by elementary on Aug 27, 2011 22:00:51 GMT -5
Ted,
Thank you very much for the help, and it's easy to do. Anything you have will be welcomed, whether local or national. The only prerequisite is that you make sure the photos are as clear as possible and in a good light so the colors are easy to see. Any blurring worsens tenfold when I convert the index to a PDF.
The easiest method is to create a post in the Rock ID section. Post your pictures there in the largest file possible. Make sure they are labeled with their location as close to the source as possible. At least the nearest town would be great, but if you are trying to protect sources, I'd like at least the county.
I will drag the photos from the thread and save them to my computer. They'll then be added to the indexes as I update them. I have individual files on my computer for each participant.
I would like to use your name (first last) and you can either post it with the photos or email me. Otherwise I will use your idname from this forum.
I probably told you more than you needed, but I hope this helps. And again, thank you for anything you want to add.
Lowell
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Post by tandl on Aug 31, 2011 18:43:36 GMT -5
Thanks, Lowell , I do have some pictures in the id section , under keokuk . I will be redoing most or all ,and adding alot more .  |
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Post by elementary on Feb 22, 2012 3:07:59 GMT -5
Initial Volume of 2012 American Agate/Jasper Index is released:
Volume 1: Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado
245 pages. 55 MB. 230 pages of color material. With indexes.
See revised message at top of this thread!
We hope you like it,
Lowell and Mel
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Post by talkingstones on Mar 1, 2012 8:23:15 GMT -5
This is amazing!
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Post by unclestu on Mar 1, 2012 15:35:34 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this it is an awesome piece of work. I had trouble downloading on MSM. I was able to do so with Firefox
Stu
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Post by talkingstones on Mar 2, 2012 7:18:38 GMT -5
Downloaded it and thank you for posting. Haven't had the opportunity to go through the entire thing yet, only a couple of volumes, but I've got a stone that I bought on ebay as I fell in love with the design. I bought it slabbed as "unknown jasper." I'm tumbling some of it in a Lot O right now and working on cabs with it and would really like to know what this stuff is! Here are some photos of the slabs. It takes a porcelean shine at 14000. I'm working it with some Willow Creek in the vibe and the Willow is definitely a softer stone. While workin it I have had some problems with fractures. Best description I can give is that it is brittle with a tendency to crack and chip if worked with too much pressure. Shards are pretty sharply edged. I'm thinkin it might be a variant of British Columbia Ocean Rock, but it seems more agatey than quartzy... Photos!     Any help is greatly appreciated! Cathy |
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Post by elementary on Mar 10, 2012 23:00:10 GMT -5
There is a new requirement to download the 2nd edition file that hasn't been there before. I am checking on why a person now needs to sign up to download the file.
Lowell
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Post by elementary on Mar 26, 2012 20:05:59 GMT -5
It appears the former limitation for downloading this file has been removed and you can download it without a problem.
Let me know if you find otherwise.
Lowell
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Post by Tonyterner on Mar 31, 2012 16:00:48 GMT -5
Lowell,
It appears that you still need to sign up in order to download the file. I did sign up using my junk email address and then I could download the file.
Tony
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Post by Tonyterner on Mar 31, 2012 16:01:26 GMT -5
P.S. It looks great!!!!!!
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Post by elementary on Jun 10, 2012 1:08:03 GMT -5
Note: All files have been converted to a new file share system for ease of downloading.
No sign ups necessary for use.
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Post by NatureNut on Jun 10, 2012 1:21:22 GMT -5
Thank you Lowell!!!
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Post by elementary on Jun 29, 2012 20:08:05 GMT -5
2012 American Agate/Jasper Index Vol 2: Northwest - Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington added
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Post by dbryans on Jul 3, 2012 7:43:45 GMT -5
thanks for yer hard and teidous work...wow..what a great reference!!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 3, 2012 10:02:38 GMT -5
Lowell, I just clicked on this link: www.mediafire.com/file/l0lfnh6duy....sper-Fossil.pdffor Volume 10B: California Jaspers and Fossil Material, and Kaspersky blocked it. Not good. Kaspersky PURE ACCESS DENIED The requested URL could not be retrieved URL: 199.91.152.173/qadz51z82hjg/l0lfnh6duyv80f2/2010+agate+index+vol+10b+ california+jasper-fossil.pdf Blocked by Web Anti-Virus Reason: malicious URL Click here if you think the web page has been blocked incorrectly! Message created: 7:57:59 AM Kaspersky PURE Jean |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 3, 2012 15:28:38 GMT -5
Has anybody else tried to download Volume 10B: California Jaspers and Fossil material from the link on the first page of this thread? Or is Kaspersky just really sensitive to something here? Actually, the problem is not when the link itself is clicked, but when you hit the download button. I'll try a couple more of them, and see what happens. Jean
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 3, 2012 15:41:42 GMT -5
Okay, I was able to download that one, and also tried another one. Did not get the warning message on that one. I'm thinking Kaspersky may be a tad oversensitive, or has something going on with it. It didn't like the URL for whatever reason. I guess better safe than sorry? Jean
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Post by elementary on Jul 5, 2012 13:52:12 GMT -5
Jean,
Thanks for posting your warning - and thanks for posting your follow up.
Just to let you know the process the files follow in their creation and posting:
The files are created using Pages for Mac. I then convert them into PDF files. I download the files into Media Fire (formerly used File4Share), retrieve the file share link, then post those links here.
Occasionally the file share sites themselves change or have problems - the File4Share site - back in March - changed so that you had to be a member to download files (which I hated - as did everyone else cause my downloads plummeted). They also on occasion went 'down' during maintenance windows.
I have only been on Media Fire since June 9th but have had no problems with it, and have found the system extremely easy to use. Maybe they experienced a problem for a while and rectified it. Using other people's systems leaves you at the mercy of their viability. Even though I do these indexes, I should not be considered tech savvy by any means.
I'm glad you finally got through.
Lowell
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app for that 
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